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Michigan man bought winning lottery ticket just before store closed

A Michigan man arrived at a BP gas station just before closing time and bought a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $300,000. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
A Michigan man arrived at a BP gas station just before closing time and bought a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $300,000. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

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June 28 (UPI) -- A Michigan man who won a $300,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket said came to the store just in time to buy the winning ticket.

The 44-year-old Jackson man told Michigan Lottery officials he arrived at the BP gas station in Osseo moments before it closed.

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"I made it to the store just before they were about to close and decided to purchase a lottery ticket while I was there," the player recalled.

The man selected an Emerald Green Wild Time scratch-off ticket.

"I scratched the ticket right after I purchased it and couldn't believe it when I saw I'd won $300,000," he said.

The winner said he plans to use his prize money to buy a home.

"Winning is an unbelievable feeling and I'm still waiting for it to sink in," he said.

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