LANSING, April 6, 2009 – Joshua Hurd of Coldwater was happy to learn he won $10,000 on the Lottery’s Casino Game Book!

The 19-year-old hid the winning ticket in his mother’s purse before cashing it at the Lottery’s Lansing office. The lucky winner plans to save the prize money.

The winning Instant ticket was purchased at Eddie’s Stop N Go, 106 W. Chicago St., in Quincy.

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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