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While millions of Detroit Lions fans were grieving the team\u2019s surprising playoff exit last month, a Wayne County man found a reason to celebrate that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI purchased this VIP Cashword ticket during the Lions\u2019 playoff game,\u201d said the winner, who chose to stay anonymous. \u201cObviously, everyone knows how the Lions game ended, but scanning the ticket and seeing $500,000 was a nice way to ease the disappointment!”<\/p>\n

\u201cIt still feels surreal to have won, but I\u2019m thrilled to help my family and save some for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winner bought his ticket at the Marathon gas station, located at 22063 Ryan Road in Warren.<\/p>\n

For updates on Michigan Lottery, visit the official Michigan Lottery site, which also provides more details on instant tickets, raffles, and other lottery games.<\/p>\n

The last Michigan players to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot were the Breakfast Club lottery group, who claimed an $842 million prize in June 2024. They plan to use the winnings for a Florida home and travel.<\/p>\n

While lucky, players should always check their tickets immediately, as a $1 million Mega Millions prize sold in Southfield in 2023 went unclaimed and instead benefited the state\u2019s School Aid Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While millions of Detroit Lions fans were grieving the team\u2019s surprising playoff exit last month, a Wayne County man found a reason to celebrate that day. \u201cI purchased this VIP Cashword ticket during the Lions\u2019 playoff game,\u201d said the winner, who chose to stay anonymous. \u201cObviously, everyone knows how the Lions game ended, but scanning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"\nAfter Detroit Lions' playoff loss, a disillusioned fan scores $500K lottery jackpot. - 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