A St. Clair County woman had to recheck her $1,000,000 Deluxe Cash ticket daily to make sure she wasn’t seeing things after winning the game’s $1 million top prize.

The lucky 76-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her winning ticket at the Kroger store, located at 66900 Gratiot Avenue in Richmond. Richmond is about 25 miles southwest of Port Huron.

“Every time I buy Lottery tickets, I buy $20 worth, so I purchased two $1,000,000 Deluxe Cash tickets on my way out of Kroger,” said the player. “I scratched the tickets when I got in my car, and when I saw I’d won $1 million, I thought to myself: ‘This can’t be real!’

“I took the ticket back into the store and scanned it. When I got a message to file a claim at the Lottery office, I knew it was real! I have looked at the ticket every day since I won to make sure I’m not just seeing things.”

The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. She chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000 rather than annuity payments for the full amount. With her winnings, she plans to pay bills and then save the remainder.

“This prize is going to provide a nice financial cushion for me and my husband,” said the player.

Players have won more than $9 million playing $1,000,000 Deluxe Cash, which launched in April. Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $1 million. More than $42 million in prizes remain, including two $1 million top prizes and 44 $2,500 prizes.

In 2023, Lottery players won nearly $1.8 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at any of the 10,500 retailers across the state.