SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Mich. — A man from Macomb County assumed he had just made a few bucks off a Michigan Lottery instant game, only to find out that he had hit a $500,000 jackpot.

“When I was scratching the ticket, I saw I matched the number six, but I finished scratching the rest of the ticket before revealing the winning amount, which I assumed was $5 or $10,” said the 69-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “When I scratched the amount, I saw one zero, then another, and another and that’s when I knew I won big! It was unbelievable."

The anonymous winner was playing Michigan Lottery's $5 Spectacular Wild Time instant game that he purchased from Little Mack Beer & Wine, located at 28480 Little Mack Avenue in Saint Clair Shores.

“I used to only play $2 tickets, and about a

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