The man, who wished to remain anonymous, won a $1 million prize from Michigan Lottery's Major Cashword instant game — which he didn't plan on playing at all, the state lottery said in a news release.

He said he only plays Cashword games occasionally and it was “totally a fluke” that the cashier gave him one. “I asked the cashier for a different game, and she mistakenly handed me this Major ...

A Michigan man said a store cashier's mistake turned out to be lucky when the scratch-off lottery ticket he didn't ask for turned out to be a $1 million winner.

A Michigan man won $1 million after he was accidentally given the wrong lottery ticket. Then, when he discovered his big win, ...

The 45-year-old player from Van Buren County recently won $1 million on the Michigan Lottery's Major Cashword game, according to the Michigan Lottery. The player, who chose to remain anonymous ...

A trip to a local Acme Fresh Market turned into a six-figure payday for one lucky Ohio man after he won $100,000 playing the ...

A Michigan man won $1 million after he was given the wrong lottery ticket by mistake. Then, he put it in a jar and buried it in his yard to keep it safe.

He later stopped by lottery headquarters to claim the prize as a lump sum of roughly $634,000. The man told lottery officials ...

A Michigan man was given the wrong instant lottery ticket that turned out to be a big winner that he kept safe by burying in the backyard. The 45-year-old player from Van Buren County recently won ...

A Michigan man won a $1 million jackpot after getting the wrong lottery ticket. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Michigan man became a millionaire after a store clerk handed him the wrong lottery ticket.