Michigan lottery player had $1 million winning Powerball ticket in wallet for nearly two months

Unknowingly carrying around a million-dollar prize in a spot that often goes overlooked

By Kate Northrop

A Michigan man was unknowingly walking around with a million dollars in his pocket for nearly two months before he discovered that he had a $1 million winning Powerball ticket in his wallet.

One Michigan lottery player had been living in ignorant bliss of a $1 million winning Powerball ticket sitting in a spot that he had daily access to for nearly two months.

Michael Vander Lugt of Wyoming, Michigan, had carried around several Powerball tickets, including one special ticket from the Aug. 8 drawing, before an innocent stop for a soda had finally brought it into the spotlight.

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