JACKSON, MI -- It's safe to say that one man's children will never be able to top this year's Christmas gift.

A Jackson man won $300,000 on a $5 scratch-off ticket bought at Vandercook Lake's Shell station, 1302 E. McDevitt Ave.

His children gave him the ticket -- the Michigan Lottery's Holiday Ice instant game -- as a Christmas gift, according to a news release from the Michigan Lottery.

The man, who chose to remain anonymous, picked his winnings up Monday morning, Dec. 28, at the lottery's Lansing office. He plans to help his family and send his children somewhere nice for spring break as a show of thanks, according to the release.

Players from all over Michigan have won nearly $9 million since the Holiday Ice instant game launched in October, the release said. The game gives players the chance to win prizes ranging from a $5 refund to the $300,000 grand-prize.