LANSING, April 26, 2006 – A very lucky player has claimed his half of the April 18 Fantasy 5 jackpot, a whopping $102,786!

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at Meijer #29, 2333 S. Center Rd., in Burton.

Fantasy 5 is the Michigan Lottery?s game which replaced Michigan Roll Down.  Drawings for the game are held seven days a week.  Jackpots start at $100,000 and grow by approximately $5,000 daily.

All proceeds from the Lottery are contributed to the state School Aid Fund which supports kindergarten through 12th grade public education in Michigan.  In fiscal year 2005, the contribution was $667.6 million.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/.

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