Madison, Wis. -- One lucky dad's Father's Day gift has turned into a huge Wisconsin Lottery prize.

Connecticut man, Burton Chase, was given a Wisconsin Winnings scratch ticket from his Wisconsin-based daughter for Father's Day this year. The ticket won Chase one of the game's top prizes of $200,000.

A Vietnam Army veteran who has spent much of his life working on helicopters, Chase received a Father's Day card from his daughter a day before the holiday. After opening the card and scratching off the ticket, he realized he had won $200,000.

Chase immediately called his daughters in Wisconsin and North Carolina to tell them the news. Both thought he was joking so Chase had his wife text them a picture of the winning ticket.

Weeks later, plans were made for Chase's North Carolina daughter and her husband to travel with him to Wisconsin to claim the prize. The family planned their travels for the weekend of July 19 to celebrate Chase's Wisconsin-based daughter's 50th birthday. However, the weekend of July 19 proved to be a difficult time to travel for the entire country due to the global IT outages.

Despite a harrowing travel experience, the family did make it to Madison.

Burton told Lottery staff he plans on using his winnings to take his family on a vacation to the Turks or Caicos Islands. He said he will share what's left over with his family.

Burton's winning ticket was purchased at the Walmart SuperCenter on 8760 Northridge Way in Minocqua.

Wisconsin Lottery retailers who sell winning tickets over $599 receive a two percent Retailer Performance Winning Ticket Incentive, up to $100,000.

The Wisconsin Winnings game still has one $200,000 top prize remaining. The odds of winning the game's top prize are 1 in 372,000.