LANSING, July 6, 2006 – A Grosse Pointe Woods man was dumfounded by his $10,000 Mega Millions win.  M. Kmetz matched four white balls and the Mega ball to win the prize.

The easy pick ticket was hid in a safe before being cashed in at the Lottery’s Sterling Heights office.  He plans to use part of the prize money for his daughter’s graduation party.  In his free time he enjoys working and fishing.

The lucky ticket was purchased at Cy’s Food Center I, 24001 Groesbeck Hwy., in Warren. 

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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