Michigan Teen Lottery Winner Says He’ll Pay Off Mom’s House

Birthdays, Christmas, Flag Day, National Grammar Day -- whatever the occasion, my kids are getting lottery tickets from now on.

An Ionia County teenager who won $100,000 in the Michigan Lottery says he plans to pay off his mother's house. After all, his mom gave him the ticket. Atta boy!

Gabe Smith tells WOOD-TV that when he scratched off the Bonus Ball Bingo ticket, he didn't think he'd won anything. But when he tried to enter it as a losing ticket in his Player's Club account, he got an error message. He contacted lottery officials who gave him the good news:  He'd just just won $100,000!

Smith says he plans to pay off his mom's mortgage, and buy a new computer for himself.