Man who won £220 on lottery instantly buys another ticket and 'starts shaking'

A Michigan man’s decision to try his luck on the lottery has paid off with a life-changing windfall. The 39-year-old's luck began when he bought a Jumbo Jackpot Slots Fast Cash ticket for $30 (£22.30) and won ten times the amount as the prize.

Feeling lucky, the American decided to spend $20 (£14.86) of his winnings on a Super Lucky 7s ticket at the Exit 76 — Meadowbrook on Town Center Court Southeast in Grand Rapids.

Arguably the best decision he’s ever made, buying that ticket led to him winning an eye-watering prize fund of $714,891 (£531,335).

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Speaking of his surprise, the winner, who has chosen to stay anonymous, said: “When I cashed that ticket, I used $20 of my winnings to buy a Super Lucky 7s ticket.

“I scanned the ticket on the Michigan Lottery app and started shaking when I saw I’d won $714,891. The first thing I did was walk over and give the cashier a hug!”

According to a press release from Michigan Lottery officials, the lucky man doesn't have the typical plans of a lottery winner.

Instead of a lavish holiday or a fancy car, he is instead planning on paying some bills, putting some of the amount into his children’s college funds, and then saving the remainder.

Fast Cash is an instant-win game with “a progressive jackpot that can be won instantly,” lottery officials state. Tickets range in price from $2 (£1.48) to $30.

According to officials, all of the Fast Cash games feed into one jackpot, which grows with every ticket purchased.

The jackpot can be won at any time, and a new jackpot begins after the last one is won.

He isn’t the first lottery winner with an extraordinary story behind his jackpot.

Back in 2013, retired HGV driver David Long and his wife Kathleen won a staggering £1million on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker prize.

In a surprising turn of events, the couple beat the odds of 283billion to one and scooped £1m for a second time two years later.

Giving an update 10 years on from their first win, David told The Sun: "We’re not extravagant people.

“We still live in a mobile home, believe it or not. We’ve done it up nice, mind - we’ve extended it, put in a modern kitchen and added a conservatory.”

The couple also used some of their funds to pay for their wedding, after a 12-year engagement.

Things were almost very different for the lucky millionaires after buying their first winning ticket however.

After David initially misread the numbers, he believed he'd only won £2.70 and threw his ticket in the bin.

Deciding to give it a final check at his local shop, he fished it back out and then realised it was "worth a heck of a lot more".