A truck driver wins a big jackpot worth of $1 million in Illinois

A truck driver from Illinois won $1 million on a Michigan Lottery scratch-off ticket he bought while traveling for work.

"I’m a truck driver, so I’m in Michigan a lot and like to buy Lottery tickets while I’m here," said the winner, who chose to remain anonymous.

"I scratched the barcode and scanned the ticket right when I purchased it. When I got a message to file a claim, I assumed I had won one of the $2,000 prizes."

The 48-year-old old scratched off the ticket in the parking lot of the Speedway gas station at 24118 Cole Avenue in Mattawan and realized he didn't win $2,000.

"I scratched the ticket when I got back in my truck and couldn’t believe it when I saw I’d won $1 million.

I didn’t believe it was real until I called the Lottery office to confirm my prize," he said.