LANSING, April 16, 2008 – A “shocked” winner claimed $10,000 after scratching a winning $10,000,000 Game Book ticket.

Lisa Pfluke of Chesterfield hid her winning ticket in a drawer before claiming her prize at the Lottery office in Sterling Heights.

She plans to use the prize money to pay bills. The lucky ticket was purchased at Tom’s Mini Mart, 30534 23 Mile Rd., in New Baltimore.

$10,000,000 Game Book 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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