When I revealed the tenth word, I was in disbelief!' DeBlauwe told CBS Detroit. I revealed six words, then seven, and once I got to nine, I thought that was it, and was thrilled to have won $1,000.

'I bought my tickets as usual one day and started scratching them off. FOX 2 Detroit reported on DeBlauwe's good fortune after he revealed the tenth word on his ticket, catapulting his excitement from a $1,000 prize to a staggering $300,000.

David DeBlauwe, who religiously purchased $10 Cashword tickets every day from the same Marathon gas station on Van Dyke Avenue in Utica, experienced a windfall that he describes as not just life-changing but lifesaving. In a remarkable twist of fate, a 74-year-old Clinton Township man's unwavering daily ritual has incredibly paid off, landing him a $300,000 prize from a Michigan Lottery scratch-off ticket.