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.

FARMINGTON HILLS — An Oakland County man said he thought he was “going to fall over” after learning he'd won $6 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s $300,000,000 Extraordinaire instant game.

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, according to the Michigan Lottery.

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 winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased online to a Michigan Lottery player registered to Fairgrove, Michigan.