An Oakland County man purchased a Michigan Lottery instant ticket at a BP in Farmington Hills that won him $6,000,000.

A man who occasionally buys Michigan Lottery scratch-off tickets said he thought he was going to fall over when he discovered that his recent purchase made at a Farmington Hills gas station was a $6 million winner.

A Michigan man was about to “fall over” when he scratched off the top lottery prize. Photo by Michigan Lottery Connect A 36-year-old took a roundabout approach to finding out if his Michigan lottery ticket was a big winner.

An Oakland County man took a chance on a $10 dollar ticket and won $1 million from Michigan Lottery's Million Dollar Madness instant game, lottery officials announced. The 51-year-old, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his ticket at East Holly Oil in Holly Township, according to a Michigan Lottery press release on Thursday.

The largest Michigan Lottery prize won or claimed in October was from an instant game. Michael Buckner of South Carolina, who works in Escanaba, purchased a $2,000,000 Mega Multiplier ticket at the Gladstone Mobil located at 2009 Lake Shore Drive in Gladstone,