LANSING, March 21, 2011 – A lucky Lottery player has claimed a $137,471 prize from the March 18 Fantasy 5 drawing.

The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased the own-pick ticket at Elmo’s Bar & Grill, 116 2nd St., in Trufant.

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 2010, the contribution to schools was $701.3 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to education in Michigan.

For information on all Lottery games, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at   www.michiganlottery.com.

“The Michigan Lottery. All across the state good things happen.”

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