LANSING, December 22, 2008 – The December 14 Fantasy 5 ticket worth $123,043 has been claimed by a very lucky anonymous person.

The lucky winning own-pick ticket was purchased at Louie’s Fresh Market-St. Helen , 1025 N. St. Helen, in St. Helen.

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 $740.7 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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