Sanilac County man wins $1 million on Michigan Lottery instant ticket

A Michigan man's sudden decision to buy an instant lottery ticket ended with a $1 million prize.

The 32-year-old Sanilac County man, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased the winning Diamond Wild Time instant game at Scott's Quik Stop in Marlette, according to the Michigan Lottery .

Marlette is about 50 miles east of Saginaw.

"When I stopped at the store, I bought five lottery tickets on a whim," the man told the Michigan Lottery. "I started scratching them off when I got in my car, and when I saw the star symbol with ‘1MIL’ underneath on my Diamond Wild Time ticket, I didn’t believe it. It wasn’t until my girlfriend scanned it on the Lottery app and $1 million came up on the screen that it finally hit me that I really won! It is an unbelievable feeling."

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Diamond Wild Time tickets cost $20 each. The game has three top prizes of $1 million and one is still unclaimed.

The Sanilac County winner recently claimed his prize and opted to receive a one-time lump sum payment of about $634,000 instead of annuity payments for the full amount.

He plans to save the money.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Sanilac County man wins $1 million on Michigan Lottery instant ticket