Emily Hickox, a 25-year-old from Indiana, won a $500,000 prize from the Michigan Lottery's Detroit Lions instant game during a Christmas gift exchange. She won the ticket after her father won it in the exchange and gave it to her as a gift.
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“I scratched the ticket off and thought I won $50,000. I downloaded the Michigan Lottery app and created an account to check the ticket on the app scanner. I was expecting to see $50,000, so when I saw the extra zero, I was speechless!" she added.
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