I found out I won $390,000 in the lottery in the middle of the night - I thought I was dreaming, so I had to ask my wife

A Michigan man realized he had a winning Lucky For Life lottery ticket in the middle of the night.

Donald Heilig, 69, has been identified as the winner of a $390,000 lottery prize off a ticket he bought at Hub Sports Bistro in Macomb Township.

According to Click On Detroit, Heilig's numbers matched the digits on the white balls that were drawn on April 19: 05-08-24-28-34.

'I play lottery regularly, usually Daily 4, but on April 19, I decided to try Lucky For Life,' Heilig told the outlet.

'It really was hard to know if I was dreaming or if I had really won big because it was the middle of the night.'

Heilig showed the ticket to his wife the following day, and after they scanned over it 'at least 10 times,' the couple went to claim their prize at the Michigan Lottery Headquarters.

Donald Heilig, 69, purchased a Lucky For Life lottery ticket at Hub Sports Bistro in Macomb Township. His winning ticket earned him a $390,000 cash prize

Heilig couldn't believe that he had chosen the winning numbers when he found out the results of the lottery in the middle of the night. He showed the ticket to his wife the next morning, and they found that he did indeed win

Heilig is one of eight lifetime Lucky for Life prize winners so far this year and the owner of the first winning ticket purchased at the Hub Sports Bistro (pictured)

Lucky For Life is one of the many lottery games that anyone in Michigan and 25 other states can play just by purchasing a $2 ticket online or in-store.

The drawing for the Lucky For Life game takes place daily, and its current top prize is $1,000 a day for life.

Players who match all five winning numbers can win the top prize, while others who match the chosen digits but not the Lucky Ball will win $25,000 a year for life.

Heilig, who won the $25,000 a year for life prize, decided to receive a lump sum of $390,000 instead of the annual payments.

He revealed to Click On Detroit that he plans to buy his wife a new car with the lottery winnings and will save up the rest. 

There is more than one way for someone to claim a winning lottery ticket, and depending on a player's winnings, they can simply receive the money online.

In Heilig's case, he needed to claim his prize at the Lottery headquarters in Lansing since he was receiving more than $100,000.

The lottery winner, who chose a sum of $390,000 instead of a $25,000 a year prize, was required to claim his winning ticket at the Michigan Lottery Headquarters in Lansing

Heilig is one of eight lifetime Lucky for Life prize winners so far this year.

As of now, he has yet to mention what other lottery games he's played in Michigan and whether he's won any other big prizes from playing them.

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot prizes have not been awarded to someone in Michigan since 2021.

According to Michigan Live, members of the Wolverine FFL lottery club claimed a $1.05 billion jackpot in March of that year.

It's also best to double-check lottery tickets as soon as the winning numbers of a Mega Millions drawing are selected.

One person who bought a 2023 winning ticket in Southfield did not claim it and what would've been their prize of $41 million went to Michigan's School Aid Fund.

If Heilig had not brought in the lottery ticket by the deadline, he, too, would have lost out on his prize winnings.