LANSING, June 22, 2006 – Chriss Benjamin is a very lucky man!  He won $10,000 after matching four white balls, plus the Mega ball in the February 10 Mega Millions drawing.

The lucky winner said he was going through a stack of old tickets and was “excited” to find a big winner after so much time had passed.

He has been playing the Lottery for about 20 years and enjoys snowmobiling, four-wheeling and fishing.

The lucky easy pick ticket was purchased at Reading Amaco, 603 S. Main St., in Reading.

Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game in Michigan, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.  Wagers cost $1 each and tickets may be purchased at more than 10,000 Michigan 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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