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A man from Macomb County won a $500,000 lottery prize from the Spectacular Wild Time instant game, according to Michigan Lottery officials

The winner said he used to only buy $2 tickets until about a month ago — then he switched it up

The man told officials he plans to retire and bask in his winnings with his family

A man in Michigan picked a very fortunate time to upgrade his lottery ticket buying habit, which resulted in winning a prize worth $500,000.

“I used to only play $2 tickets, and about a month ago I started playing the $5 tickets,” said the 69-year-old winner from Macomb County, who chose to remain anonymous, told Michigan Lottery officials . “I’m glad I made the move up to the $5 games because it sure paid off!”

According to lottery officials, the man purch

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