LANSING, November 6, 2006 – Holiday Celebration, Michigan Lottery’s newest Instant ticket, means it’s time to start celebrating the holiday season!

Holiday Celebration has two top prizes of $500,000.  But that’s not all.  One will be awarded through the ticket and the other will be given away in a live, second chance drawing on Dec. 24 at Ford Field during halftime of the Detroit Lions – Chicago Bears game. 

To enter the drawing, just mail one non-winning Holiday Celebration ticket to the address on the ticket by the Dec. 13 deadline.  Five lucky finalists who will participate in the drawing for $500,000 will be selected by the Michigan Lottery on Friday, Dec. 15.

Holiday Celebration tickets are now on sale, so make sure to get yours today.  You could be half a million dollars richer on Christmas Eve!  Michigan Lottery Instant games.  It’s how holiday fun is done!

Holiday Celebration is just one of many Michigan Lottery Instant tickets available at nearly 11,000 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 2006, the contribution was $686.3 million.

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

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