Michigan Man Wins $4 Million Lottery Scratch Card Game, Again

Michigan Man Wins $4 Million Lottery Scratch Card Game, Again
A woman scratches a lottery ticket 2 in Kassel, central Germany on June 8, 2012.(Barbara Sax/AFP/GettyImages)
The Associated Press
6/22/2020
Updated:
6/22/2020

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich.—How does he do it? For the second time, a southeastern Michigan man has won a $4 million lottery game, officials said Monday.

Mark Clark of South Rockwood scratched a ticket with a coin that was given to him by his late father about 10 years ago. They often fished together after Clark won a different $4 million instant game in 2017.

“You don’t think you’ll win millions once, and you definitely never think it would happen twice,” Clark, 50, said in a statement released by the Michigan Lottery. “It’s hard to put into words exactly what I am feeling. ... I can’t help but think maybe that lucky coin helped me win this.”

Clark chose a lump sum of about $2.5 million instead of taking $4 million in payments over time.

“I’ve had a lot of ups and a lot of downs in my life, but everything is pretty amazing right now,” Clark said.