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Teenage lottery winner gives nearly all $500,000 to parents Teenage lottery winner gives nearly all $500,000 to parents
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A Michigan teenager won the lottery and gave nearly all his winnings to his mother and father.  A teenager who won $500,000 (£401,000) on the lottery, has given nearly all of his winnings to his parents. 
The 19-year-old, who has asked to remain anonymous, won on a scratch-off instant lottery game. The 19-year-old, who has asked to remain anonymous, won on a scratch-off instant lottery game. 
He said the plan is to invest $5,000 of his winnings, but the rest will go to his parents.  He said he planned to invest $5,000 (£4,000) of his winnings, but the rest will go to his parents. 
In a statement released by the state lottery bureau, the Williamston, Michigan teenager said “my parents have done so much for my sister and me...Helping them takes a big weight off of their shoulders and mine.” “My parents have done so much for my sister and me," he said in a statement. 
No word yet on whether his sister will also get a cut of the winnings.  The teenager from Williamston, Michigan, added: "Helping them takes a big weight off of their shoulders and mine.”
He bought the winning $10 Golden Wild Time ticket at a Sunoco gas station in Lansing, Michigan and scratched it off in the store.  It was unclear whether his sister will also get a cut of the winnings. 
The man bought the winning $10 (£8) Golden Wild Time ticket at a Sunoco gas station in Lansing, Michigan and scratched it off in the store. 
Initially, he thought store clerks were playing a prank on him but then saw their genuine excitement, he said in the statement. Initially, he thought store clerks were playing a prank on him but then saw their genuine excitement, he said in the statement. 
On 27 February, the Florida Lottery bureau announced that Carlos Carranza Casas, also 19, of Alachua, Florida won $500,000 in a scratch-off instant lottery game.  His win comes shortly after another 19-year-old also won $500,000 with an scratch-off instant lottery game. 
Lottery officials confirmed to USA Today that $18.5 million in prizes and 45 $10,000 cash prizes remained in the Golden Wild Time game.  Carlos Carranza Casas of Alachua, Florida, was also successful, but it is unclear if his parents received any of his winnings.