An Oakland County man feels like “a weight has been lifted from his chest” after winning $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Super Raffle game!

The 30-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, won the big prize when his Super Raffle number – 172580 – was selected as a $1 million winner in the drawing on Nov. 19. He bought his winning ticket at Kakoz 2 LLC, located at 36950 Dequindre Road in Sterling Heights.

“My brother told me about the Super Raffle game, so I asked him to buy me a ticket when he went and got one for himself and I ended up getting lucky,” said the player. “When I saw my raffle ticket was a $1 million winner, I couldn’t believe it. I had to check it several times before it started to sink in that I really won. I feel stress free and like a weight has been lifted from my chest!”

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 $693,000, rather than annuity payments for the full amount. He plans to save his winnings.

Super Raffle featured the richest payout of any raffle game offered by the Lottery. It offered a top prize of $6 million and two $1 million prizes. Other prizes were: $100,000 (12), $500 (3,500), and $100 (15,000).