Oakland County Player Claims $1 Million Ruby 7s Top Prize After Adding Ticket to Purchase

A $10 Ruby 7s ticket turned an ordinary stop at a Rochester retailer into a $1 million win for a 62-year-old man from Oakland County, Michigan. The player accepted a clerk’s suggestion to add the instant-game ticket to his purchase and ultimately claimed the game’s top prize.

The winning ticket was purchased at the Speedway at 1010 South Rochester Road in Rochester, Michigan. The player was making a purchase at the store when a clerk asked whether he wanted to add a Ruby 7s ticket. He agreed, creating the chance for the $1 million prize that followed.

The ticket cost $10, the standard price for Ruby 7s. After leaving the store, the player scratched the tickets in his car. He discovered that the Ruby 7s ticket carried the game’s $1 million top prize while his daughter was with him.

The Michigan Lottery said the player recently visited lottery headquarters to claim the prize. The visit completed the process of claiming the winning instant-game ticket, although the exact date of that visit was not provided.

For the payout, the Oakland County player selected a one-time lump-sum payment of about $693,000. The alternative was annuity payments totaling $1 million, but he chose to receive the smaller immediate payment instead.

The player said he plans to use the money for college funds for his children, a house and other personal spending. Those plans give the prize a number of intended uses, including education savings and a home purchase.

Ruby 7s launched in June 2026. The game offers prizes ranging from $10 to $1 million, placing the ticket purchased by the Oakland County player at the top of the game’s prize range.

The Michigan Lottery said players had won more than $16 million playing Ruby 7s at the time of its report. That total reflects prizes already won on the game before or by the time the Oakland County claim was announced.

More than $29 million in Ruby 7s prizes remained at that time. The remaining prizes included two $1 million top prizes, 15 prizes worth $10,000 each and 613 prizes worth $1,000 each.

Those remaining-prize figures describe the game inventory at the time of the Michigan Lottery’s report and can change as tickets are sold and prizes are claimed. Readers seeking current Michigan lottery information can consult the latest Michigan lottery results page.

The Michigan Lottery also said players won more than $1.7 billion playing instant games in 2025. The Ruby 7s claim is part of the lottery’s instant-game activity, but the official information does not provide a broader ranking for this particular prize among Michigan’s instant-game wins.