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A lottery player from Michigan won a $ 4 million jackpot with a scratch-off ticket, and ensured that her Retirement plans will come earlier than planned.
The woman won the $ 4 million jackpot by playing the Scratch-Off “$ 150 Million Cash Explosion ”from the Michigan Lottery .
An Oakland County woman is exhaling after winning $ 4 million playing $ 150 Million CA $ H Explosion! ➡️ https://t.co/GhkAfH7HfZ pic.twitter .com / GWkwLVONhq
– Michigan Lottery (@MILottery) March 22, 2021
“I scratched the ticket once I got to my car,” said the player Oakland County resident who chose to remain anonymous. “I took my time crossing out the numbers and all I could say after seeing the ‘4MIL’ symbol was: ‘Are you kidding me?
I told my husband that it would be better if he sat down because he had news. When I told him, his reaction was a little more colorful than mine! We are both elated! ”
The player told the Michigan Lottery officials that she would take the one-time payment of $ 2.5 million after taxes, and she would invest it in retirement for herself and her husband.
“My husband and I have been talking about retiring and after doing the math, we felt we would be fine. Now we know that we are going to be fine ”, said the lucky winner of the lottery .