Dec. 26 (UPI) — A Michigan man said winning a $100,000 prize from a second-chance lottery drawing made for the “pretty great early birthday gift.”
Safa Behnam, 45, of Sterling Heights, informed Michigan Lottery officials that in order to be eligible for the second chance drawing, he always makes sure to use the Michigan Lottery app to scan his non-winning 500X Money Maker tickets.
On November 30, Behnam was declared the winner of the $100,000 500X Money Maker Second Chance award.
“I have been playing the 500X Money Maker game a lot, hoping to win one of the big $6 million prizes, and then scanning the non-winners for a second chance,” Behnam stated. “I assumed it was a hoax when I received an email from the lottery claiming I had won a $100,000 jackpot. I was startled to learn it was real when I phoned the lottery headquarters to make sure it was simply a scam email.”
“My birthday is in a few days, so winning is a pretty great early birthday gift,” he stated.
Behnam stated that he intends to take his family on a Mexican trip with his riches.
“Winning means less stress and more vacations and relaxing for me and my family,” he stated.
“I have been playing the 500X Money Maker game a lot, hoping to win one of the big $6 million prizes, and then scanning the non-winners for a second chance,” Behnam stated. “I assumed it was a hoax when I received an email from the lottery claiming I had won a $100,000 jackpot. I was startled to learn it was real when I phoned the lottery headquarters to make sure it was simply a scam email.”
“I have been playing the 500X Money Maker game a lot, hoping to win one of the big $6 million prizes, and then scanning the non-winners for a second chance,” Behnam stated. “I assumed it was a hoax when I received an email from the lottery claiming I had won a $100,000 jackpot. I was startled to learn it was real when I phoned the lottery headquarters to make sure it was simply a scam email.”
