Michigan Lottery: Man Wins $ 1 Million Mega Millions Prize: “Feels Unreal”

A Lake County man “almost had a heart attack” when he realized he had won a $ 1 million Mega Millions prize from the Michigan Lottery.

Gerald Carrig, of Irons, matched the five white balls drawn – 04-44-58-59-70 – in the Jan. 29 draw to win a $ 1 million prize. He bought his winning ticket at the Meijer gas station, located at 3900 West US Highway 10 in Ludington. Irons is about 40 miles northeast of Ludington.

“I bought some Mega Millions tickets and forgot about them,” Carrig said. “One day I saw them sitting at my desk and decided to check them out. I saw that it had matched the first number and then it continued to match more. When I realized I had won a million dollars, I had a heart attack! ”

Carrig, 73, visited the Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. He plans to use his earnings to pay for the new home and help his family.

“It seems unreal to me to win a million dollar prize, I still can’t believe it,” Carrig said.

Announcements

Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play only costs $ 2. For an additional $ 1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megapplicator” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes up to five times. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington DC and the US Virgin Islands.

Mega Millions tickets can be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com and to the 10,500 Lottery retailers across the state by 10:45 p.m. on the day of the draw.