LANSING, January 16, 2009 – Kenneth Klaus, a regular Lottery player from Brighton, matched eight of eight numbers in an 8-spot Club Keno game and won $10,000!

Klaus learned of his good fortune by watching the monitors and was “surprised” when all eight of his numbers were selected. He plans to use his own-pick winnings to pay bills and take a vacation. He enjoys boating and fishing in his free time.

The lucky winning ticket was purchaed at Shamrock Lounge, 9859 E. Grand River, in Brighton.

Club Keno offers 37 different ways to play and win. Players can wager $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10 or $20 per drawing and tickets can be purchased for up to 20 drawings at a time. Players win Club Keno by matching some or all of the numbers they have selected to the numbers drawn. The more numbers matched, the more the player wins. The Kicker option allows players to multiply their winnings by up to 10 times!

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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