LANSING, May 17, 2010 – The summer is heating up with the Michigan Lottery’s popular instant ticket, Lotto Soul™. Now, players have a second-chance opportunity to win a 4-day cruise for two that includes a live concert with The Four Tops, Freda Payne, and other former Motown artists.
To enter the second-chance contest, players must mail three (3) non-winning Lotto Soul™ tickets to Michigan Lottery, P.O. Box 40785, Lansing MI 48901-7985 by July 22. The drawing will be conducted on July 29.
The prize includes roundtrip airfare for two from Detroit to Miami and an ocean-view room aboard Carnival’s Cruise Line ship, the Imagination. The 4-day Western Caribbean cruise departs Miami on January 10 and returns January 14 with ports-of-call in Key West, Florida and Cozumel, Mexico.
There is another opportunity for Lottery players to meet former Motown artists featured on the Lotto SoulTM instant ticket, including LJ Reynolds of The Dramatics and Duke Fakir of The Four Tops. On May 29, artists will be at the following Lottery retail locations to meet players and sign Lotto Soul™ tickets:
Trade Winds Liquor & Wine Athens Grocery Store
17521 Livernois Ave. 527 Monroe St.
Detroit Detroit
12-2 p.m. 3-5 p.m.
The Michigan Lottery’s Lotto Soul™ ticket celebrates Michigan and the city of Detroit’s music heritage. The popular series features four different tickets, including Freda Payne; The Dramatics; Marvin Gaye; and The Four Tops.
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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