A bride and groom won $1 million on a lottery scratch card the day after their wedding: 'It was an exciting couple of days for us'

• A Michigan man decided to gift his wife a $10 scratch ticket the day after they got married.
• The couple was shocked to find out that they had won the maximum prize of $1 million.
• They chose to receive the winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of about $693,000.

The day after tying the knot, a groom decided to give his new bride a gift of a Michigan Lottery scratch card.

Much to their surprise, they won $1 million.