Valerie Williams won a $1 million prize from spinning the wheel for the Michigan Lottery's Electric Giveaway. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery
Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said a phone call that she initially thought was a scam turned out to be an important step along the road to her winning a $1 million lottery prize.
Valerie Williams, 65, of Westland, told Michigan Lottery officials she had been using the lottery app to scan her non-winning tickets, not realizing that by doing so she was earning entries into a second chance giveaway.
"When I saw an incoming call from the Michigan Lottery one day, I was hesitant to answer because I assumed it was a scam, but I ended up answering to see what it was about. I was shocked to find out that I was chosen as a contestant in the $1,000,000 Electric Giveaway," Williams said.
She was invited to spin the prize wheel Sept. 19 at Comerica Park in Detroit.
