LANSING, November 3, 2008 – A very lucky man, who opted to remain anonymous, is Michigan’s newest Millionaire after he claimed $1 million on the Million Dollar Madness instant game! This is the second claim of 11 top $1 million prizes on the ticket.

Million Dollar Madness offers more opportunities for players to win $1 million than any other Michigan Lottery instant ticket. In addition to the $1 million prizes, the game also has 10,000 prizes of $100, over 150 prizes of $1,000, and 20 prizes of $10,000.

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at Food Basket II, 5703 S. Wayne Rd., in Wayne.

Million Dollar Madness 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 2008, the contribution to schools was over $740 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to education in Michigan.

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

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