In 2019, lottery players won nearly $1.2 billion when playing instant win games. That is a lot of cash there, and it makes for that game market very appealing.
One man in Detroit was able to be a part of that statistic for 2020. After an evening of a power outage at his home, he decided to walk over to a local store and grab a cold beer and a scratch-off.
Lo and behold, that must have been one lucky beer. Either that or it was fate because he was able to become $300,000 richer afterward. That is one heck of a return. I would gladly trade in $5 for $300,000 any day of the week.
Game Snapshot
Top Prize: $300,000
Price to Play: $5
Overall Odds of Winning a Prize: 1 in 4.07
Winning Hand
On the Poker Multiplier scratch-off that the winner had, the dealer section had a strong hand of a flush. It was 3, 4, 8, 10, Ace, and they were all diamonds.
The winner had 10 lines of hands to scratch off and play to his advantage. Hand number 3 revealed a four of a kind that had four fives and an Ace.
Once the player realized he won, he scratched off the side where it showed the prize amount. This was where he revealed that he had won the $300,000 scratch-off jackpot.
Poker Multiplier – How To Play
This game is a scratch-off only and in-store game. You would need to find your nearest Michigan Lottery retailer to play.
The game is fairly straightforward. You have to reveal the dealer’s hand and then scratch off your playable hands to see if you beat the dealer.
The following are the card ranks you need to look for:
- Royal Flush – A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit.
- Straight Flush – Five consecutive cards of the same suit.
- Four of a Kind – Four cards of the same value.
- Full House – Three of a Kind and Two of a Kind.
- Flush – Five cards of the same suit.
- Straight – Five consecutive cards not of the same suit.
- Three of a Kind – Three cards of the same value.
- Two Pairs – Two cards of the same value in addition to another two cards of the same value.
- One Pair – Two cards of the same value.
