LANSING, July 10, 2006 – Carol Snider is a very lucky lady!  She matched four of the five white balls, plus the Mega ball in the June 16 Mega Millions drawing to win $10,000!

The player, who has been playing the Lottery for about one year, hid the ticket in a safe.

The winning ticket was purchased at Cracker Barrel, 30203 Southfield Rd., in Southfield.

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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