LANSING, January 13, 2009 – Linda McHugh of Clinton Township was happy to learn she won $10,000 on the Lottery’s Casino Game Book!

The lucky winner plans to take a vacation with some of the prize money.

The winning Instant ticket was purchased at Moravian Liquor Shoppe, 35906 Utica Rd., in Clinton Township.

Casino 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 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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