Flint business sells $500,000 scratch-off ticket
The winning ticket was sold at the Northend Market in Flint.
A Genesee County man’s heart started pounding when he found out he won $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Triple Red 777s instant game.
“I play the lottery a lot and have won smaller prizes such as $100, $200, and even $5,000 a few times,” said the lucky 51-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous.
A second look proves fruitful
“When I scratched this ticket, I thought I won $50,000 and I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited! Later that day, I looked the ticket over again and my heart started pounding when I realized it was actually a $500,000 winner. It was unreal.”
The player bought his winning ticket at Northend Market, located at G5272 North Saginaw Street in Flint. He recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. He plans to save his winnings.
“I haven’t decided how I want to use the prize money yet, so I’m going to put it in my savings account and think on it for a while,” the player said.
