The winner of the biggest prize in Michigan Lottery history -- a $337 million Powerball jackpot -- says he plans to see the world.

"I can go anywhere in the world I want. That's what I'm going to do," said Donald Lawson, 44, a father of two and a railroad engineer from Lapeer until he retired two weeks ago after he realized he had picked the winning number.

Lawson opted for the cash payout, which is worth $224.6 million. He also won $4 on another set of numbers from the same ticket.

Lawson and family members were introduced to the media Friday morning in Lansing. Lottery rules say the winner of the Powerball must be identified to assure the public that announced winnings actually go to real people. Lawson, a large man with a puckish sense of humor, walked out of the news conference with an oversized check.

Lottery Commissioner M. Scott Bowen said Lawson's prize was the largest in Michigan Lottery history and the seventh largest payout in U.S. history. It was the third biggest Powerball winning.

Originally from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Lawson has lived in Lapeer for 10 years. He said he would continue to live simply, eating at McDonald's. He said he has no taste for lobster or filet mignon.

Asked what he had purchased in the weeks since he won his millions, Lawson replied, "A pack of bubble gum."

He also said he plans to share his newfound riches. Some close family members have also retired recently.

"The rest of my family is going to be taken care of, which is important to me," Lawson said.

 "We come from poor people. He knows the value of a dollar," his mother told reporters.

Lawson said he walked into the gas station where he buys lottery tickets and picked his own numbers because there was a long line. 

"Something from above to me," he said.

His numbers were: 6, 27, 46, 51, 56 and Powerball 21. He bought his ticket from the Sunoco station on Main Street in Lapeer

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Asked why he had moved to Michigan from Arkansas, Lawson had a succinct answer.

"To play the lottery," he said.