The Tales Of The Tennessee Ticket and the Massive Michigan Instant Win

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Take a moment to take in the remarkable tale of the Tennessee ticket...

How It Started

It's hard for an average player to comprehend the feeling of winning the lottery. Tears, joyful screaming, hugs with strangers - they are natural and outward displays of emotions that do a disservice to the gravitas of such unbelievable triumph.

Nick Slatten of Sparta felt the exhilaration first-hand! He bought a winning Tennessee Lottery ticket from a store on the way home from a long day grafting, along with a beverage - but it wasn't until the morning after the draw that he realised he had hit the motherload.

In what must have felt like a daze, Mr. Slatten spent the morning running some errands and informing his fiancee of the fantastic news.

Here comes the twist! Around midday, Mr. Slatten realised he had lost the winning ticket! That on-rush of emotion at hitting the jackpot was replaced by blind panic, and a frantic search ensued.

According to Mr. Slatten, the wind was wreaking havoc in Sparta that day - he feared the ticket was floating around in no man's land.

He retraced every single step he took that morning - bringing him back to the car park of a car-part dealer, which he had been visiting earlier to buy a modification for his brother.

Miraculously - lying utterly untouched on the pavement outside the car-part store - was the winning lottery ticket. He hadn't signed the ticket yet, which meant anybody who'd have found it could have claimed the prize.

"It's a million-dollar ticket, and someone stepped right over it," Mr. Slatten mused.

How It's Going

Mr. Slatten and his fiancee must have felt like they won the lottery twice - but they're not going to let a second chance slip now. The two of them will continue to work at their respective jobs but are already planning on investing in a new property and better vehicles to get around.

Meanwhile in Michigan last week a Jackson resident couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw a $300,000 win before him in a "$300,000 Winter Spectacular" scratch-off ticket, bought at the Meijer gas station on East Michigan Avenue in Jackson.

"I haven't played an instant game in a while, so I decided to purchase a few while I was out," the happy customer told the Michigan Lottery.

What came next had him in disbelief.

"When I saw I had won $300,000, I couldn't believe it. I kept looking the ticket over thinking, 'This can't be right,”

"I called my son right away and had him come look the ticket over. He confirmed what I was seeing and we both stood there in shock."

The lucky player plans to invest some of the money and also help his family out.

According to the Michigan Lottery, there is still one of the $300,000 prizes up for grabs from the "$300,000 Winter Spectacular" and a total of $8 million in prizes.

Playing US Lotteries Online

Currently there isn’t an option for Tennessee residents to play lottery online. However there is a brilliant set-up for Michigan residents including the Michigan lottery, Fantasy 5, Lotto 47, Lucky For Life, Michigan Powerball, and Michigan Mega Millions.