A lucky turn of events in Michigan resulted in a $1 million lottery win for a man whose purchase was driven by a cashier’s mistake. A resident of Van Buren County, aged 45, experienced an unexpected windfall from a Major Cashword scratch-off ticket at a Speedway gas station located on South Kalamazoo Street in Paw Paw.
Initially, the man had requested a different lottery ticket, but the cashier mistakenly handed him a Major Cashword ticket instead. Although the cashier offered to rectify the error by providing the originally requested game, the man chose to keep the mistakenly given ticket, a decision that later proved incredibly fortunate.
The following morning, as he scratched the ticket’s barcode, his wife scanned it using a lottery app, revealing a $1 million prize. Overwhelmed with disbelief, the man initially thought it was a prank. Once convinced of the win’s authenticity, he devised an unconventional method to secure the ticket, placing it in a jar and burying it in his yard out of fear it might be lost or stolen if left inside the house.
The newly minted millionaire plans to use the prize money to pay off his home mortgage, manage bills, and save for retirement. The remarkable series of events illustrates how a simple mistake can lead to life-changing outcomes.