Man’s losing lottery tickets turn out to be a big winner. ‘I thought it was a scam’
A Michigan man won a big prize by utilizing his losing lottery tickets.
Safa Behnam, 45, won $100,000 on the 500X Money Maker Second Chance game.
Behnam earned entries into the game’s giveaway by scanning losing tickets on the Michigan Lottery app, according to a Dec. 26 news release from the Michigan Lottery Connect.
“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 said.
Benham was chosen in a random drawing Nov. 30. At first, he didn’t believe it.
“I saw an email from the Lottery saying I’d won a $100,000 prize, but I thought it was a scam. I called the Lottery office to confirm it was just a scam email, so when they told me it was real, I was shocked,” he said.
He said with his birthday just a few days away, the money is a great gift. He said he is going to take his family on a vacation to Mexico and save the rest.
“Winning means less stress and more vacations and relaxing for me and my family,” he said.
Players are able to scan non-winning 500X Money Maker tickets for a second chance to win a prize between $500 to $100,000. Players can scan the tickets on the Michigan Lottery mobile app ticket scanner by June 21, 2024. There are nine more second chance drawings to be conducted.
