LANSING, MI -- An 81-year-old man from St. Clair County couldn't believe he'd won a $1 million prize last week

"I checked my ticket on Saturday morning, and thought: 'No, this can't be real,'" said James Decker. "I didn't tell anyone because I didn't think it was real. It wasn't until I started researching online where the $1 million winning ticket was bought that I started to believe I was the winner."

Decker, of Harsens Island, matched the five white balls drawn - 05-39-54-63-66 - in Friday's Mega Millions drawing to win the prize. He bought his ticket at the Anchor Bay Market, located at 7205 Dyke Road in Algonac. The numbers he matched were made by an easy pick.

Decker says he's been buying his tickets at the same store for years and has formed a friendship with the owner. So much so that he has a partial plan for the money already.

"I've always told him that if I win the jackpot, I'd put his kids through college," said Decker. "When I walked into the store yesterday, he had a big smile on his face and said: 'It's you, isn't it?' I told him that I couldn't put his kids through college, but that I'd give him a nice bonus after I claimed the big prize."

As far as the rest of his winnings, Decker says he hasn't decided what to do with the money, but that he's happy to win. Decker visited Michigan Lottery headquarters on Wednesday to claim his winnings.