Southeast-Michigan man thought $390,000 lottery win was ‘a prank’
A Detroit man thought he was being pranked when he logged into his Michigan Lottery account and saw a $25,000 a year for life Lucky For Life prize pending.
Micale Garland, of Detroit, won the big prize when his Lucky For Life ticket matched the five white balls drawn on April 28: 16-19-20-33-40. He bought his winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.
“I have been playing Lucky For Life for a few years and I always buy my tickets online,” said Garland. “When I saw the email from the Lottery about claiming a prize, I logged into my account and thought I was being pranked when I saw my account balance.
“It wasn’t until I called the Lottery and confirmed the prize with them that I believed I’d really won. It still feels like I’m living in a dream!”
Garland, 64, visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim his prize.
He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of $390,000, rather than annuity payments of $25,000 a year for 20 years or life, whichever is greater.
With his winnings, he plans to take a trip and then save the remainder.
