LANSING, April 14, 2009 – A very lucky Hazel Park man is $10,000 richer after matching all eight numbers in his 8-spot Club Keno game.

Keith Golembriewski told Lottery officials in the Sterling Heights office that he was excited when he saw his numbers show up on the screen. He enjoys playing Club Keno in his free time and plans to pay bills with the prize money.

Golembriewski purchased the lucky winning own-pick ticket was purchased at House of Shamrocks, 23420 John R., in Hazel Park.

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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