{"id":122419,"date":"2026-01-06T18:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/122419\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:17:10","slug":"oakland-county-man-asks-brother-to-buy-him-ticket-wins-1m-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/122419\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland County man asks brother to buy him ticket, wins $1M prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winning ticket bought in Sterling Heights<\/p>\n<p>A 30-year-old Oakland County man won a $1 million prize playing the Michigan Lottery&#8217;s Super Raffle game. (Michigan Lottery)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. \u2013 An Oakland County man said he feels \u201cstress-free\u201d and \u201clike a weight has been lifted\u201d from his chest after winning a $1 million prize, Michigan Lottery officials announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The 30-year-old player, who decided to stay anonymous, won the $1 million prize when his Super Raffle number (172580) was picked as the winner in the Nov. 19 drawing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cMy brother told me about the Super Raffle game, so I asked him to buy me a ticket when he went and got one for himself and I ended up getting lucky,\u201d the player told lottery officials. \u201cWhen I saw my raffle ticket was a $1 million winner, I couldn\u2019t believe it. I had to check it several times before it started to sink in that I really won. I feel stress-free and like a weight has been lifted from my chest!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The winning ticket was purchased at Kakoz 2 LLC at 36950 Dequindre Road in Sterling Heights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Oakland County man decided to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000. 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