$1M Lottery Winner So Excited He Drove Off With Gas Pump Still In His Tank
A Michigan man was so excited when he found out he won $1,000,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket that he drove away from the gas station with the pump still hanging out of his tank.
The unnamed 59-year-old Genesee County man spoke with the told Michigan Lottery officials, and told them that he bought a Winning Millions ticket from a Speedway and scratched it off while he was filling his car up with gas.
"Winning Millions has been my favorite Lottery game since it came out," the man said. "I stopped at Speedway to get gas and decided to get a ticket while I was there. I started scratching the ticket while my gas was pumping."
When he realized he won, he was excited, shocked, and probably a bit skeptical.
"When I saw I'd matched the number 14 and then revealed the $1 million amount underneath, I started yelling: 'Are you kidding me?!'"
He was so excited that he accidentally damaged the gas station, but that's okay, because he's got money to fix that.
"I was so excited, I forgot I was filling up with gas and drove away with the gas pump still in my car," the winner said.
He said when he receives his winnings, he'll be buying a new house, new car, and going on a nice vacation.
"I have been playing since the lottery began and finally won big," he said. "Winning a $1 million prize is life-changing."
Surely, the gas station was at least a little bit understanding about his mistake.
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