LANSING, Mich. — A man from South Carolina won $2 million playing the Michigan Lottery.
Lottery officials say 58-year-old Michael Buckner chose to buy instant-win tickets at a gas station in the Upper Peninsula instead of taking a trip to the casino.
“I live in South Carolina, but I work in Escanaba,” says Buckner. “When I scratched off the $2,000,000 Mega Multiplier game and saw I won $2 million, I didn’t think it was real. I called my girlfriend to tell her what I won, but she didn’t believe it either. It still hasn’t fully sunk in!”
We’re told Buckner opted to receive a lump sum of $1.3 million over annuity payments totaling the full $2 million. He intends to pay his bills and share some of his winnings with family members before pocketing the rest.
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