Woman Thought Call from Lottery Was Scam, Then Won $1M Prize

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Michigan woman Valerie Williams became a randomly selected finalist for the Electric Giveaway live event at Comerica Park after scanning her non-winning lottery tickets on a mobile app

She initially thought that a phone call from the Michigan Lottery was a scam

Williams ended up winning a $1 million grand prize at the event

A woman in Michigan is happy she picked up the phone for a call that turned out to be life-changing.

Valerie Williams, 65, of Westland, took home a $1 million prize from the Michigan Lottery after she was one of five randomly selected finalists for the Sept. 19 Electric Giveaway live event at Comerica Park, the lottery said in a Wednesday, Oct. 8, news release .

Williams was selected after she scanned some non-winning Electric Family tickets on the