Michigan Couple Wins $1M in Lottery Day After Wedding, Plans to Invest Winnings

57-year-old groom buys a Diamonds & Pearls lottery ticket as gift for his bride, secures $1M win which they agree to take as $693,000 lump sum payment.

• The couple won the lottery using a Diamonds & Pearls ticket that was bought by the groom as a gift for his bride, the day after their wedding, at an E-Z Mart in Livingston County.
• Upon realization of their winning, the couple read the instructions multiple times due to disbelief, describing the occurrence as an 'exciting couple of days'.
• Instead of accepting the winnings in annuity payments, the couple decided to receive the prize as a one-time lump sum of about $693,000, which gives them immediate access to the funds.
• Investing the winnings is their chosen approach, although it remains unspecified as to how they will handle the investment.
• The $10 Diamonds & Pearls game, launched in August, has already led to over $14 million in winnings, with two $1 million prizes and eighteen $2,000 prizes still available.

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