LANSING, March 6, 2009 – An anonymous Lottery player was the lucky winner of a $20,000 prize on the Lottery’s Criss Cross Bingo Instant ticket!

The lucky ticket was purchased at the Meijer #26, 550 Baldwin St., in Jenison.

Criss Cross Bingo 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 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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