Coldwater man wins $25,000 per year for life playing Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game

A Branch County man won $25,000 per year for life playing the Michigan Lottery’s Lucky For Life game.

Richard Morrill, of Coldwater, matched the five white balls drawn Dec. 16 – 08-10-17-38-48 – to win $25,000 a year for life. He bought his winning ticket at Super Liquor II, located at 487 West Chicago St. in Coldwater.

“I looked my ticket over the day after the drawing and thought I’d matched four numbers but decided to take it to the store to double check it,” said Morrill. “When I walked in, the store owner told me they had sold a winning Lucky for Life ticket the night before. I told him it wasn’t me because I’d only matched four numbers. When he looked it over and told me that I was the big winner, I was speechless.”

Morrill, 62, visited Lottery headquarters to claim his big prize. He 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.

With his winnings, he plans to purchase a new car and help his family.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Reporter: Coldwater man wins $25,000 a year for life playing Michigan Lottery