Michigan Man In Disbelief Over Giant Lottery Win: 'You Won The Jackpot'

One Muskegon County man is now hundreds of thousands of dollars richer after a lottery win he misinterpreted. According to Michigan Lottery Connect , the lucky winner initially thought he'd won $100 until the lottery app alerted him to file a claim.

"I play the Cashword games often. When I scratched this ticket off, I thought I won $100, but I scanned it to be sure. When a message to file a claim at the Lottery office came up, I thought: ‘What is going on? It’s only a $100 winner!’ I handed my ticket to the clerk and a few moments later she said: ‘You won the jackpot!'"

In utter disbelief, the fortunate winner showed the ticket to his son who immediately shared in his excitement .

“Later that day, I gave the ticket to my son and said: ‘Why don’t you take a look at this?’ He scanned it on his Lottery app and was stunned when $300,000 came up on the screen. It was so exciting to share the news with my family!”

The winner did not specify exactly what he would do with the jackpot, but cited "comfort" for the rest of his life.

“Winning $300,000 still doesn’t feel real! This prize is going to allow me to live comfortably."