LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Zeeland man has won $25,000 a year for life playing the Michigan Lottery’s Lucky for Life game.
55-year-old Scott Snyder matched the five numbers drawn on August 7 – 07-12-31-37-44 – to win $25,000 a year for life.
He bought his winning ticket at the Mobil gas station, located at 5 West Main Avenue in Zeeland.
“I started playing this special set of numbers in February, and I have played them every day since,” said Snyder. “I was checking some tickets at the store and got a message to visit a Lottery office when I scanned one of them. I scanned it again and got the same message, so I told the clerk I must have won big.
“The clerk told me they had recently sold a $25,000 a year for life prize and he printed off the winning numbers so that I could check my ticket. When I realized that I was the big winner, I tried not to get too excited at first because it didn’t seem real. I’m still having a hard time believing this is real,” said Snyder.
Snyder chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump sum payment of $390,000, rather than annuity payments of $25,000 for 20 years or life, whichever is greater.
He plans to buy a home with his winnings.
