LANSING, December 6, 2006 – Gary Downing is a very luck man!  He scratched a winning Holiday Celebration ticket worth $10,000!

The Clinton Township man “couldn’t believe it” when he scratched the winning ticket.  He has been playing the Lottery for 15 years and this is his largest win to date.

He plans to use the prize money to pay bills.  The winning ticket was purchased at 7-11 #13452, 37195 S. Grossbeck Hwy., in Clinton Township.

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 $688 million.

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

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