A Michigan lady claimed she won a $500,000 lottery jackpot after an unforeseen change of plans for the weekend. Traci Verbowski, a resident of Kawkawlin, told Michigan Lottery officials that she credits her lucky break to a postponed vacation.
“I really wanted to go on a vacation a few weekends ago, but we ended up staying home and went out to dinner that Saturday night instead,” Verbowski stated. “After dinner, I remembered I had a few Detroit Lions winning tickets, so I stopped to cash them and purchased some more. I put the tickets in my purse until I got home later that night.”
Later that evening, Verbowski learned that it had been wise to forgo the trip.
“When I scratched one of the tickets and saw I won $500,000, I yelled: ‘I think I just won a lot of money!’ I showed my family the ticket and no one could believe what they were seeing. I haven’t slept a full night since because I have been so anxious and excited to come claim my prize,” she stated.
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The 7-Eleven location on Wilder Road in Bay City is where the $500,000 winning Detroit Lions scratch-off ticket was bought.
“I’m so glad we ended up not going on vacation that weekend, because if we did, I wouldn’t be here claiming $500,000,” Verbowski said.
The winner declared that she will purchase a boat with a portion of her winnings.
