LANSING, October 18, 2007 – A West Bloomfield winner walked away with a cool $20,000 after scratching a winning Lucky Times 12 Instant ticket.

The longtime Lottery player said he hid the ticket in his back pocket before claiming the prize.  The winner plans to use the prize money to pay off credit cards.

The winning ticket was purchased at Ten & Greenfield Inc., 25000 Greenfield Rd., in Oak Park.

Lucky Times 12 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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