He hit lottery jackpot 9 years ago. Now ‘luckiest person in Michigan’ wins big again

A man who won a lottery jackpot less than a decade ago just won another huge prize, potentially making him the “luckiest person in southeast Michigan,” lottery officials said.

Ronald Durham, 64, stopped at a convenience store in Southgate on May 2 and picked up a Lucky For Life ticket, according to a news release from the Michigan Lottery.

Durham, who buys a ticket every day, went online to check the winning numbers that morning and was “shocked” to see he’d won $25,000 a year for life.

“In 2014, I won a $250,000 KENO! prize, so it’s hard to believe I’ve won another big prize less than 10 years later! I feel like the luckiest person in Michigan,” he told lottery officials.

He chose to receive a one-time payment of $390,000 instead of annual payments of $25,000.

He plans to use some of the winnings to travel and will save the rest.

Southgate is located about 15 miles south of Detroit.

This story was originally published June 2, 2023 at 11:46 AM with the headline "He hit lottery jackpot 9 years ago. Now ‘luckiest person in Michigan’ wins big again."