"I immediately started thinking about all the things I could do with the money," Michael Sopejstal said An Illinois man won $25,000 a year for life after playing the lottery game Lucky For Life in Michigan,

A mistake by a store clerk led to an Illinois man winning $25,000 a year for life in the Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game.

A man from Illinois won $390,000 after a gas station employee's mistake, according to the Michigan Lottery. Michael Sopejstal, 60, won the Lucky For Life lottery after he purchased the winning ticket Sep.

Things are looking up for one Interlochen man after he purchased a $1 million Mega Millions lottery ticket last month, the Michigan Lottery announced on Monday.

Michael Sopejstal, 60, chose to take the lump sum and plans to use the money to travel and put the rest in savings, Michigan Lottery officials said.

Michael Sopejstal of Illinois won a Lucky For Life lottery game after a gas station clerk printed out his wrong order.

A clerk’s mistake led to a huge payday for an Illinois man. Michael Sopejstal, 60, won $25,000 a year for life playing the Michigan Lottery’s Lucky For Life promotion. According to a news release from the Michigan Lottery, Sopejstal decided to take a $390,000 lump sum after buying the ticket at the GoLo gas station in New Buffalo.

A Michigan clerk’s error turned out to be a big win for an Illinois man purchasing a lottery ticket in New Buffalo.

An Illinois man visiting Michigan to eat at his favorite restaurant left the state as a lottery winner after a "lucky mistake."