LANSING, July 15, 2009 – Judy Rosenow checked her ticket 20 times before she believed she had won a $10,000 prize on the Lottery’s Million Dollar Mega Play Instant game.

The Rockford woman hid the winning ticket in the trunk of her car before claimed the prize at the Lottery’s Grand Rapids office. The regular Lottery player plans to pay bills with the prize money.

The winning ticket was purchased at Meijer #226, 2797 10 Mile Rd. NE, in Rockford.

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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