LANSING, September 5, 2007 – A very lucky Shelby Twp. woman won $10,000 on two different July 31 Mega Millions tickets. Gloria Wilson matched four white ball numbers and the gold Mega ball on each ticket to win the prizes.

The occasional Lottery player had her dad keep her tickets prior to cashing them in at the Lottery’s Sterling Heights office.  She plans to pay bills with her prize money.

The lucky winning own pick tickets was both purchased at Meijer #55, 36600 Van Dyke Ave., in Sterling Heights.

In his spare time, the winner enjoys reading, gardening and going to the gym.

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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