LANSING, May 4, 2006 – A very lucky player scratched a winning Diamond Cash ticket and claimed a $25,000 prize!

Isam Zaitona is a regular player who enjoys the Instant games and has no immediate plans for the prize money.

The lucky ticket was purchased at Rochester Oil Inc., 24 N. Rochester Rd., in Clawson.

Diamond Cash is just one of many Michigan Lottery Instant tickets available at more than 10,000 Lottery retailers statewide.

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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