Man follows father's advice, wins record-setting Rs 60 crore lottery
The 38-year-old resident of Wayne County won a whopping $7.19 million. According to reports, this is the largest prize in the history of the Michigan Lottery to date.
A man from the US state of Michigan has hit the jackpot, quite literally, by following the advice of his father. The 38-year-old resident of Wayne County won a whopping $7.19 million (around Rs 60 crores) from the Michigan Lottery's Lotto 47 drawing. According to reports, this is the largest prize in the history of the Michigan Lottery to date.
What is father said
The winner, who decided to stay anonymous, matched the winning Lotto 47 numbers on May 22. According to him, he is a frequent Lotto 47 player, but he chose the lucky numbers, 22-24-26-40-41-44, after following advice from his father. He said he used to always switch up his numbers until he got advice from his dad a few years ago.
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"One day, my dad told me I should pick a set of numbers and stick with them, so that's what I did. I purchased an online subscription and have been playing the same set of numbers for a few years," he said.
I was in shock
"I saw an email from the Lottery saying I¡¯d won a prize, so I logged into my Lottery account, and that¡¯s when I saw $7.19 million pending. I was in total shock and instantly thought how my dad had been right!¡± he said.
The man said he plans to invest some of his winnings and put some away for his children's college funds.
"Winning feels surreal. It still hasn't sunk in that I'm a millionaire," he said.
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Record prize money
"This record-setting Lotto 47 jackpot win comes with an incredible story," said Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. "It's not just the college funds of the winner's children that will benefit from Lottery dollars. All of Michigan Lottery's proceeds go to support public education programs in Michigan, and we are on track for a sixth consecutive contribution of more than $1 billion."
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This was the largest prize ever won on the Michigan Lottery website, with the previous record being $5.75 million.
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