'I Was In Complete Shock!': MI Woman Wins $2M On Scratch-Off Ticket

A Michigan woman got the shock of a lifetime after realizing she won $2 million on a scratch-off ticket after initially believing she won $5,000, according to lottery officials.

The 61-year-old woman, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her winning Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket at the USA 2 Go Quick Store, located at 4495 Holt Road in Holt, according to lottery officials.

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"As I was scratching my Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket, I noticed I had a lot of words on the third puzzle, but I didn't count them," the woman told lottery officials. "Once I was done scratching the entire ticket, I looked at the prize legend and assumed I'd won the $5,000 prize."

Once she scanned the ticket and learned she had won $2 million, she said she was in "complete shock."

"It didn't start sinking in that this is real until I pulled up to the Lottery office to claim my prize," she said. "I started shaking and said to myself: 'This is getting real now!'"

She chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.3 million rather than annuity payments for the full amount.

With her winnings, she plans to buy a new house, buy a vacation home in Florida and share with her family.