Grand Rapids Man Not Sure About Lottery Ticket Wins a Million

Can you imagine not being sure if you have a winning lottery ticket then you find out you won a million dollars? That happened to a Grand Rapids man.

Dreaming of Winning the Lottery

Many Michiganders dream of winning the lottery. I am one of them because I already know what to do with the money if I win.

If you play the lottery, please play responsibly. I may dream about winning but I don't play all the time just a few times a year because sometimes the chance to win is fun. I don't have the spare income to play weekly but a couple of times is fun. As they say, you have to be in it to win it.

Grand Rapids Man Unsure of Lottery Ticket Wins 1 Million Dollars

The Powerball lottery has some of the biggest jackpots and when the jackpots get way up there, people who don't normally play buy tickets. Someone has to win it right?

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In Powerball, you have to pick 5 numbers between 1 and 69 then you have a separate Powerball number you pick between 1 and 26. Get all 5 and the Powerball number and you win the jackpot. If other people are lucky enough to get those same numbers you will divide the jackpot evenly. What happens when you get the 5 numbers but not the Powerball number?

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According to WOOD, a Grand Rapids man got the 5 numbers and won $1 million. Juan Silvera wasn't sure what he won so he had a buddy scan his tickets using the Lottery app and couldn't believe he won the $1 million. Silvera is 69 years old and plans to save the money and keep working, for now.