LANSING, July 22, 2009 – Harry Sackeider of Saginaw matched four white balls and the gold Mega ball on July 3 to win $10,000.

Sackeider hid the winning ticket in a gun safe before cashing it at the Lottery’s Saginaw office. The lucky man used special dates for his own-pick ticket.

The ticket was purchased at Nikki’s, 104 W. Johnson St., in Saginaw.

Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game in Michigan, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Wagers cost $1 each and tickets may be purchased at nearly 11,000 Michigan 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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