Be a hero this holiday season by giving Michigan Lottery tickets to friends, family and co-workers on your gift list!

With no need to find the right size or color, giving Lottery tickets as gifts makes your shopping easy and fast. The only thing to decide is if the people on your list prefer instant games or a chance at big multimillion-dollar jackpots!

For the instant game lover on your list, the Lottery offers tickets ranging from $1 to $30 with prizes of up to $4 million. The Lottery’s holiday themed tickets – Holiday Cash, Holiday Luck, Surprise Package and Winner Green – make great choices this time of year. With prizes up to $300,000, these holiday themed instant game tickets really could make the season merry and bright for a lucky person on your list.

What to get for someone who has everything? How about a chance to win a multimillion-dollar Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot? Mega Millions and Powerball tickets may be purchased for just $1 and $2 per play and give players a shot at enormous amounts of cash! Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is $70 million. Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot is $40 million.

The Lottery’s new online game card makes a perfect gift for the tech-savvy person on your list. Beginning Tuesday, this new option allows players to buy a prepaid card at a Lottery retailer and use it to play the Lottery’s online games. Each card cost $20, but a $5 bonus is added when it is redeemed online. Players may receive that $5 bonus for up to five Online Game Cards per week!

Lottery tickets are available at the Lottery’s 11,000 retailers around the state.

To see a complete list of Michigan Lottery retailers, please visit our website: www.michiganlottery.com.