‘Wake Me Up! This Can’t Be Real!’ Oakland County Man Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket

AUBURN HILLS, MI — An Oakland County man thought he was dreaming after winning $1 million on a scratch-off ticket, according to Michigan Lottery officials.

The 29-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning Lucky Match ticket at the BP gas station, located at 3700 Joslyn Road in Auburn Hills, according to Michigan Lottery officials.

The luck player told lottery officials he bought two tickets at the gas station after work and scratched them when he got home. After losing on the first one, he assumed the second one was a loser too, according to Michigan Lottery officials.

"I started scratching the ticket and won on the first line I scratched," the luck player said. "I thought the ticket was fake when I revealed the ‘1MIL’ symbol, so I scanned it on the Lottery app. When confetti came up with the amount of $1 million, I thought I was dreaming! I yelled: ‘Wake me up! This can’t be real!’ I called my family right away to tell them the good news."

He chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000, rather than annuity payments for the full amount, according to Michigan Lottery officials.

With his winnings, he plans to start a business and help his family, according to Michigan Lottery officials.