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Oakland County Woman Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket: MI Lottery
With her winnings, she plans to buy a new vehicle and then save the remainder, according to lottery officials.
![An Oakland County woman, who always believed she would win big one day, won $1 million on a scratch off ticket, according to the Michigan Lottery.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/25383440/20240812/090102/styles/patch_image/public/080124-hamilton-ig-643-1-million-anonymous-oakland-county___12085918400.jpg)
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — An Oakland County woman, who always believed she would win big one day, won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket, according to the Michigan Lottery.
The lucky 40-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her winning Hamilton ticket at the Meijer gas station, located at 1703 Haggerty Highway in Commerce Township, according to lottery officials.
"My husband and I play instant tickets all the time," the lucky player told lottery officials. "When we scratched off our Hamilton ticket and saw we won $1 million, we were ecstatic! We always had a feeling the day would come where we won big, and it’s a blessing that it really happened!"
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She chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000 rather than annuity payments for the full amount, according to lottery officials.
With her winnings, she plans to buy a new vehicle and then save the remainder, according to lottery officials.
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An Oakland County man won $2 million on a similar scratch-off ticket last week, according to lottery officials.
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