I couldn't imagine winning $4 million at any age let alone 26, but it happened when a father gave his daughter a Michigan scratch-off lottery ticket.

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Scratch-off lottery tickets can be fun. I will buy a few tickets but I'm cheap and only buy the $1 or $2 tickets.

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I can remember when lottery tickets were only $1. Then eventually there were $2 tickets and now you can pay as much as $30 for a single scratch-off ticket from the Michigan Lottery. Granted when you buy more expensive tickets the jackpot is a lot higher.

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I don't have much extra money to blow on lottery tickets but I will buy a couple for fun. I have never won a large amount of money but I also don't buy them like it's a part-time job either so be careful it can get addicting. It is exciting to find out someone in Michigan did win the big money but like a casino, the lottery is the one that always wins.

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26-Year-Old Michigander Won $4 Million With a Michigan Lottery Scratch-Off

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A 26-year-old Michigan woman was gifted a lottery ticket from her dad who said he did it just because.

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The ticket that Pop bought the woman was the Michigan Lottery $150,000,000 Spectacular and she won the full amount of $4 million. That's a pretty good return on a $30 investment.

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According to WZZM, the lottery ticket was purchased at Light House Liquor in Oak Park. The Oakland County woman who won the $4 million chose to remain anonymous and to receive a one-time payment of $2.7 million.  When the woman realized she had won she said, "I screamed. I cried. I was and still am shocked I won $4 million."

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