A Southgate man thought he was being scammed when he logged on to his Michigan Lottery account and saw a $200,000 Powerball prize pending!

Walter Pittman, 58, matched four white balls and the Powerball – 04-06-23-33-44, PB: 13 – in the Sept. 30 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $200,000. He bought his winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.

“I’ve been playing Powerball and Mega Millions online lately and got on the Michigan Lottery app one night to buy some tickets,” said Pittman. “As soon as I logged on, a pop-up came up saying I’d won $200,000. I thought it was some sort of scam, so I called the Lottery to find out what was going on.

“When they looked up my account and confirmed I’d won a $200,000 prize on a Powerball ticket I’d bought online a few days prior, I was in complete shock. It was a pretty nice surprise to say the least!”

Pittman recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. With his winnings, he plans to take a vacation and then save the remainder for retirement.

Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million may be added to any Powerball play for only $1. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Powerball ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $10 million in the nightly Double Play drawing.

The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and may be watched live online at: http://www.powerball.com. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.