LANSING -- A man from the little town of Gwinn, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, wont the Keno jackpot of $250,000 on October 25.

The man, who doesn't wish to release his name, didn't claim the prize for 12 days.

"I was so worried about where to keep the ticket, I went and put it in a safe deposit box," he said.

He said he found the entire situation hard to believe.

"I called the Lottery's 800 number three times to listen to those numbers again. Then I called my sister and asked her to call and listen," the winner said. "It took about seven days before it finally sank in."

The man plans to be low-key about his good fortune.

"I'm not going to splurge," he said. "I'm going to keep working and pay off my bills."

The Lottery staff did get the player to concede that there may be a flat screen TV in his future.

The winning ticket was sold at Quik Food Mart in Marquette.