A Lotto 47 ticket that was a birthday gift from a Michigan man to his father turned out to be a $1.1 million winner. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery
Feb. 27 (UPI) — A Michigan man bought his father a lottery ticket as a birthday gift and it turned out to be a $1.1 million winner.
The Macomb County man told Michigan Lottery officials he bought a ticket for the Dec. 14 Lotto 47 drawing at Liquor Land on East 9 Mile Road in Eastpointe, a store with special significance.
“I bought the ticket for my father as a birthday gift,” he said. “I don’t buy tickets often, but when I do I always buy them at Liquor Land because I remember my father always bought tickets there when I was a kid.”
The man presented his father with the ticket for his birthday.
“When my dad checked the ticket after the drawing, he had to look at it more than a few times to believe what he was seeing,” the son recalled.
The father and son said they plan to use the winnings to pay bills and invest in a business.
“What a memorable birthday gift for a son to give to his father,” Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli said. “Topping this gift will be nearly impossible, but sharing such a wonderful memory — and a jackpot win — with your family is priceless!”