LANSING, December 18, 2006 – The Lucky Valves Lottery Club, of Highland, are very happy!  They won $10,000 when their Mega Millions ticket matched four white balls, plus the Mega bal in the December 8 drawing.

The club representative said she checked the Lottery’s Web site and was screaming when she discovered the group had won big.

The winning easy pick ticket was purchased at Spring Valley Party Store, 2823 E. Highland Rd. #103, in Highland.

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 nearly 11,000 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 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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