A random pick when purchasing Lottery tickets led to a $300,000 win for a Lenawee County man playing the Michigan Lottery’s Safe Cracker Cashword instant game.

“I play all of the different instant games, so Safe Cracker Cashword just happened to be the game I randomly picked out that day while I was at the store,” said the 58-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous. “I scratched the barcode, scanned the ticket, and got a message to file a claim at the Lottery office, so that’s when I went through and played the game.

“I couldn’t believe it when I revealed 10 words for a $300,000 prize! It was a great feeling.”

The player bought his winning ticket at Busch’s, located at 1450 West Chicago Boulevard in Tecumseh. Tecumseh is about 30 miles southwest of Ann Arbor. He recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. He plans to invest his winnings.

Players have won more than $14 million playing Safe Cracker Cashword, which launched in December. Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $300,000. More than $21 million in prizes remain, including two $300,000 top prizes and 92 $1,000 prizes.

In 2024, Lottery players won nearly $1.8 billion playing instant games.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at retailers across the state.