Couple Wins $1M Lottery Prize on Scratch-Off Ticket 1 Day After They Got Married

Scratch-off lottery tickets.Photo:Getty

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A Michigan couple has hit two very different jackpots in just one week!

The ticket, which was purchased the day after the man got married, wound up being a winner, according to Wednesday’s press release.

“I bought the ticket the day after my wedding and gave it to my wife to scratch,” the man told Michigan lottery officials.

The man said both he and his wife “were in disbelief” when they realized the ticket was a $1 million winner.

Winning lottery ticket purchased in Prudenville.Michigan Lottery Connect

Michigan Lottery Connect

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“We kept reading the instructions over and over again to make sure we really won,” the man continued. “It was an exciting couple of days for us!”

The winner will receive the prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000, according to lottery officials.

The man, who still remains anonymous, “plans to invest his winnings,” though it is unclear how.

More than $14 million has been won playing the $10 Diamonds & Pearls game that launched in August, lottery officials said.

Two $1 million prizes are still up for grabs through the game, as well as 18 $2,000 prizes, they added.

source: people.com