An Oakland County man thought he was going to fall over when he won $6 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s $300,000,000 Extraordinaire instant game!

The lucky 36-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at the BP of Farmington Hills, located at 29434 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills.

“I play scratch-off tickets here and there,” said the player. “When I bought this ticket, I scratched the barcode and scanned it before leaving the store. I got a message to file a claim at the Lottery office, so I finished scratching it off when I got home.

“When I saw it was a $6 million winning ticket, I kept saying: ‘I’m going to fall over!’ Winning this amount of money is such a blessing.”

“Winning $6 million would be a dream come true for any Lottery player,” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “This lucky player is the first top-prize winner on our newest $50 instant game – $300,000,000 Extraordinaire – and the big win is going to help him fulfill his dream of starting a business.”

The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. He chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $4.1 million rather than annuity payments for the full amount. With his winnings, he plans to buy a house and start a business.

Players have won more than $64 million playing $300,000,000 Extraordinaire which launched in August. Each $50 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $50 up to $6 million. More than $274 million in prizes remain, including two $6 million top prizes, 67 $50,000 prizes, and 227 $5,000 prizes.

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

Lottery instant games may be purchased at retailers across the state.