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Midland Man Who Lost Everything in Flood Scores $2 Million in Michigan Lottery

Can you imagine losing everything and then becoming a millionaire? That’s the reality for a Midland man who just scored $2 million playing a Michigan Lottery instant game. “Last year,…

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Can you imagine losing everything and then becoming a millionaire?

That's the reality for a Midland man who just scored $2 million playing a Michigan Lottery instant game.

"Last year, I lost everything in a flood, so to win this prize is so overwhelming to me,” he said in a press release from Michigan Lottery.

According to the release,

The man purchased his winning "Lucky 7's" ticket at Anna's Market on Jefferson in Midland, according to the release. He says he doesn't usually play $20 tickets, but decided to give it a try, because "7" is one of his lucky numbers.

“I scratched it off when I got back to my car. When I saw I had a match, I thought: ‘Great, I won my money back!’ When I saw I had actually won $2 million, I couldn’t stop shaking. A few years back, I won $10,000 and I thought that was my once in a lifetime shot at winning the Lottery,” he said in the release.

He added, “Knowing my kids will be taken care of is the best feeling in the world."

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.