LANSING, August 9, 2010 – Players, be sure check your cars, wallets, and secret hiding spots for a Fantasy 5 ticket from August 16, 2009. A winning ticket worth $239,407 is set to expire on August 16, 2010!

The winning ticket was purchased at Van’s Party Store in Eastpointe.  The winning numbers, drawn on August 16, 2009, were 01-20-21-28-33. The winner must match all five to win the prize.

The prize must be claimed by 4 pm in Lansing on Monday, August 16. The winner is urged to contact the Lottery’s Public Relations Division at (517)373-1237 to set up an appointment to claim the prize.

All Fantasy 5 prizes are valid for one year of the draw date. If the prize goes unclaimed, the money will be deposited into the state School Aid Fund.

Over 94 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 2009, the contribution to schools was $724.5 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information on Fantasy 5 and unclaimed prizes, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/.

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