LANSING, October 29, 2008 – An anonymous man claimed the October 11 Fantasy 5 jackpot worth $162,716.

The winning easy-pick ticket was purchased at Speedway #2380, 3700 Gull Rd., in Kalamazoo.

Fantasy 5 drawings are conducted seven days a week. Jackpots start at $100,000 and grow by approximately $5,000 daily.

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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