LANSING, June 23, 2009 – A Lottery player from Troy the lucky winner of the $200,000 Instant 200 Grand Instant ticket top prize!

The lucky winner plans to share the prize money with his sons.

The winning instant ticket was purchased at Long Lake & Dequindre Shell, 2970 E. Long Lake Rd., in Troy.

Instant 200 Grand 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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