Michigan man grabs lottery ticket right at store closing, wins $500,000 prize

Player nabs winning ticket right at the last minute

By Kate Northrop

It was either now or never for one Michigan lottery player who managed to grab a ticket right as the store was about to close and won $500,000.

The store was just about to shut its doors for the day when one Michigan man was about to head out the door, but he still had one last purchase to make.

The Wayne County man, who chose to remain anonymous, was wrapping up his shopping at the Kroger store on West 14 Mile Road in Commerce Township when the employees were shutting down the business for the evening. Part of the process includes shutting down the lottery vending machines.

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