LANSING, July 15, 2009 – Mohinder Singh is a very lucky Lottery player. He scratched a winning Million Dollar Mega Play ticket worth $10,000!

The Battle Creek man hid the winning ticket in his wife’s purse before cashing it at Lottery headquarters in Lansing. He has made no special plans for the prize money.

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at Cliff Grocery Store, 81 Cliff St., in Battle Creek.

Million Dollar Mega Play 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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