LANSING, January 29, 2008 – An anonymous Lottery player claimed one of the top $27,000 prizes from the Doubling Red 7s instant game.

The winning ticket was purchased at Quaker Maid Dairy Store, 6614 Main St., in Cass City.

Doubling Red 7s is just one of many Michigan Lottery Instant tickets available at nearly 11,000 Lottery retailers statewide.

Over 95 cents of every dollar spent on Lottery tickets is returned to the state in the form of contributions to the state School Aid Fund, prizes to players and commissions to retailers. In fiscal year 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 billion to education in Michigan.

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

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