LANSING, July 5, 2007 ? She can’t wait to take a vacation! One lucky Fantasy 5 player is $140,473 richer and she plans to use the money to pay bills and take her family on a trip.

The anonymous winner used family birthdays to select her “own pick” numbers for the June 4 drawing. She has been playing the Lottery for “a couple of years”.

The lucky ticket was purchased at Alpena EZ Mart, 1035 W. Chisholm St., in Alpena. She was in the Alpena are to visit her father.

Fantasy 5 drawings are conducted seven days a week. Jackpots start at $100,000 and grow by approximately $5,000 daily.

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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