LANSING, November 19, 2007 – Millionaire Raffle is back, just in time for the holiday gift buying season!

Millionaire Raffle tickets went on sale today at 6 a.m., and will offer 600,000 tickets at $20 each.

Six prizes of $1 million, 12 prizes of $100,000 and 2,000 prizes of $500 will be given away!

With a drawing date no earlier than January 2, 2008, Millionaire Raffle tickets will make great holiday gifts or stocking stuffers. You could be giving the gift of a million dollars!

Millionaire Raffle tickets will be available at all Michigan Lottery retailers including Club Keno retailers. Six digit tickets, beginning with 000001, will be issued in numerical order as sales occur across the state. When ticket number 600,000 is reached, sales will close. Players will not be able to choose their own numbers and must match the exact number as drawn by the Lottery.

Players will be able to check winning numbers on the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/, at Lottery retailers or at Lottery regional offices throughout the state.

Players with winning tickets of either $1 million or $100,000 will need to contact the Lottery at 517-373-1237 to schedule an appointment to claim their prize.

All proceeds from the Millionaire Raffle, as well as from all other Lottery games, are contributed to the state School Aid Fund which supports kindergarten through 12th grade public education in Michigan. In fiscal year 2007, the contribution was $748.9 million.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/.

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