Finders, keepers.
A 33-year-old Michigan man offered to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket left behind by another patron at a Detroit convenience store — and hit a $1 million jackpot.
The lucky winner, who opted to remain anonymous, saw that another customer passed on paying for a $10 Blazing Suits drawing last week and to decided take his chances, the Michigan Lottery said in a news release.
The million-dollar scratch-off ticket bought in a Detroit store in Michigan’s Blazing Suits drawing. Michigan Lottery
“I scratched the ticket off and couldn’t believe it when I saw it was a $1 million winner,” he said in the release. “I never would have thought I’d win such a large lottery prize, so it’s truly a blessing.”
Lottery officials said he chose to take a lump sum payment of about $693,

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