Michigan Couple Wins ‘Life-Changing’ Lottery Prize from Detroit Lions Scratcher

A Michigan couple scored a financial touchdown after trying their luck at a Detroit Lions-themed scratch-off ticket game.

The Isabella County husband and wife, who chose to remain anonymous, recently won $500,000 playing that specific Michigan Lottery instant game.

The husband, 74, explained to the Michigan Lottery how they got lucky.

“I went to the store to buy a Powerball ticket, and my wife told me to get a few Detroit Lions tickets while I was there,” said the man, who bought his winning ticket at GCK Oil Inc. in Blanchard.

He continued, “I scratched the tickets the next morning and when I saw the $500,000 prize, I said to my wife, ‘Looks like we’re going to Lansing!’ ”

The newly minted winner recalled his wife’s stunned reaction.

“When I told her how much we’d won, she thought she was going to pass out,” he remembered. “We were both dumbfounded.”

The couple plans to spend their lottery prize by donating a portion, setting some money aside for their grandchildren and saving whatever is left.

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“The shock hasn’t worn off yet, so we still can’t think straight, but what we do know is that this prize is going to be life-changing for us,” he said.

The Detroit Lions instant game launched in August, and players have won more than $7 million off the new scratch-off game, which costs $5 per ticket.