In any field of a partnership, teamwork is critical. A good team enables its members to be successful. Both as a team and also as individuals with the added benefit of bringing the team members fun and closer to each other. At least that’s very true in today’s win story about a couple who won $1 million playing Michigan Lottery Emerald 10’s game. This Wayne County duo always plays together. That is how they won a top prize worth $1 million – playing Michigan Lottery’s Emerald 10’s instant game.
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They’ve played MI-Lottery games together for years, said the husband. So, sometimes the husband buys the tickets. And she’ll scratch them, and likewise, other times it’s the other way around.
However, on this fateful day, the husband happened to be the one who bought the winning ticket, and she had to scratch it off.
“When I scratched the ticket and saw ‘$1,000,000’ I started squealing and jumping around,” said the wife.” The butterflies still haven’t gone away. It’s a great feeling!”
This very lucky couple, who decided to remain unidentified, recently visited Mi Lottery’s headquarters in Lansing to collect their huge cash prize.
They chose to receive their huge prize as a one-time lump-sum payment. So, after taxes that turned out to be about $634,000.
But, if they had opted for annuity payments, they could have earned the total prize payout of $1 million.
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So, what does the couple plan to do with the winnings?
With their newfound fortune, the couple plans to pay off any outstanding bills and invest most of the remainder.
About Playing Michigan Lottery Emerald 10’s game
The game launched last October, and already Michigan Lottery players have won a combined $14 million playing Emerald 10’s.
Emerald 10’s tickets cost $10 each for a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $1 million.
Over $30 million in Emerald 10’s prizes remain, including two top prizes of worth $1 million each, 25 $10,000 prizes, and 89 $1,000 prizes.