LANSING, January 18, 2007 – A longtime Lottery player cashed in when he matched all five white balls, without matching the Mega ball, in the Jan. 5 Mega Millions drawing.

The win gave T. Hill a $250,000 prize!  The winning easy pick ticket was at Sprinkle Road Citgo #3, 7025 Sprinkle Rd., in Portage.

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/intro.

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