Ingham County man wins $2M from scratch off ticket

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– A man from Ingham County won $2 million from a scratch off ticket after grocery shopping.

Hugh Leach bought his winning ticket at a Mejier store located at 550 Hull Road in Mason.

“I buy a $20 ticket every two weeks. When I finished up grocery shopping, I stopped at the Lottery machine and purchased a ticket on my way out. When I got home and finished unloading the groceries, I scratched the ticket,” Leach said in a news release.

“When I saw I matched ‘02’ for a $2 million prize, I thought: ‘Wait a minute. This can’t be right.’ I looked the ticket over a few more times and then said to my wife: ‘I think I just won $2 million!’ I called the Lottery the next day to confirm it was real and schedule an appointment to claim my prize.”

“Going to the grocery store to fill your pantry and finding out you also filled your bank account must be an incredible feeling!” said Lottery Commissioner, Suzanna Shkreli. “I’d like to congratulate Hugh Leach on his big win and thank him, and all of our loyal players, for helping the Lottery contribute more than $28 billion to Michigan schools since 1972!”

Leach recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. He chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.3 million rather than annuity payments for the full amount.

With his winnings, he plans to purchase a new car and a new lawn mower, complete some home repairs, and invest.

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