Michigan dad gets $1.1 million lottery ticket as a birthday gift

Ben Hooper

February 27, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.·1 min read

UPI — A Lotto 47 ticket that was a birthday gift from a Michigan man to his father turned out to be a $1.1 million winner. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery

Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A Michigan man bought his father a lottery ticket as a birthday gift and it turned out to be a $1.1 million winner.

The Macomb County man told Michigan Lottery officials he bought a ticket for the Dec. 14 Lotto 47 drawing at Liquor Land on East 9 Mile Road in Eastpointe, a store with special significance.

"I bought the ticket for my father as a birthday gift," he said. "I don't buy tickets often, but when I do I always buy them at Liquor Land because I remember my father always bought tickets there when I was a kid."

The man presented his father with the ticket for his birthday.

"When my dad checked the ticket after the drawing, he had to look at it more than a few times to believe what he was seeing," the son recalled.

The father and son said they plan to use the winnings to pay bills and invest in a business.

"What a memorable birthday gift for a son to give to his father," Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli said. "Topping this gift will be nearly impossible, but sharing such a wonderful memory -- and a jackpot win -- with your family is priceless!"

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