LANSING, January 15, 2009 – Two-thirds of the January 10 Fantasy 5 jackpot has been claimed. Three lucky players matched all five numbers in the drawing and split the jackpot. The lucky winners each won a $55,391 prize. Two anonymous winners have come forward to claim their portion of the $166,173 jackpot.
The winning tickets were purchased at 1-Stop Food Store #22, 6010 Davison Rd., in Burton and Angelo’s Party Store, 19328-19330 Kelly Rd., in Harper Woods.
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 $740.7 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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