Dearborn man hits big at local 7-Eleven
2nd winning tix sold during jackpot run
A Dearborn man found good luck in a Macomb County store where he recently won $1 million from the Michigan Lottery.
Waleed Abdulshafi, 65, won his jackpot through a Powerball ticket that he purchased at the 7-Eleven, located at 34951 Garfield Road in Fraser, lottery officials said Thursday.
Abdulshafi matched the five white balls in the Sept. 30 drawing to win the big prize: 19-30-37-44-46. He claimed his cash at the Lottery headquarters in Lansing.
Lottery officials did not say what the Dearborn resident planned to do with his winnings.
The prize was won during the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot run.
The run began July 22 and ended Oct. 11 when one ticket purchased in California won the $1.765 billion jackpot. That was the second largest lottery jackpot ever won. During the jackpot run, Michigan Lottery players won more than $13 million in prizes, including six prizes of $1 million or more:
• Aug. 26 — $1 million winning ticket was purchased at Wild Bills Tobacco Livonia III, located at 27424 6 Mile Road in Livonia.
• Sept 11. — $1 million winning ticket was purchased at Kristi’s Pour House, located at 211 East Main Street in Hart.
• Sept. 23 — $2 million winning ticket was purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.
• Sept. 30 — $1 million winning ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven, located at 34951 Garfield Road in Fraser.
• Oct. 2 — $1 million winning ticket was purchased at Purk’s Inc., located at 875 East Lincoln in Ionia.
• Oct. 7 — $1 million winning ticket was purchased at Northview Wine Shoppe, located at 23015 21 Mile Road in Macomb Township.