Michigan Lottery Connect

LANSING, November 21, 2007 – A very lucky Club Keno player cashed in when he matched all seven numbers in 7-Spot game.

The anonymous Bay City man wagered $10 per draw and with a 4X Kicker, the prize was multiplied to a whopping $80,000!

The winner, who works for Michigan North Mortgage, said this is his largest win to date. He previously won $50,000 with 10 winning Daily 4 tickets. He plans to save and invest his prize money.

The lucky own pick ticket was purchased at Town & Country Lounge, 3468 E. Huron Rd., in Au Gres.

Club Keno offers 37 different ways to play and win. Players can wager $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10 or $20 per drawing and tickets can be purchased for up to 20 drawings at a time. Players win Club Keno by matching some or all of the numbers they have selected to the numbers drawn. The more numbers matched, the more the player wins.

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 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/.

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LANSING, November 19, 2007 – Millionaire Raffle is back, just in time for the holiday gift buying season!

Millionaire Raffle tickets went on sale today at 6 a.m., and will offer 600,000 tickets at $20 each.

Six prizes of $1 million, 12 prizes of $100,000 and 2,000 prizes of $500 will be given away!

With a drawing date no earlier than January 2, 2008, Millionaire Raffle tickets will make great holiday gifts or stocking stuffers. You could be giving the gift of a million dollars!

Millionaire Raffle tickets will be available at all Michigan Lottery retailers including Club Keno retailers. Six digit tickets, beginning with 000001, will be issued in numerical order as sales occur across the state. When ticket number 600,000 is reached, sales will close. Players will not be able to choose their own numbers and must match the exact number as drawn by the Lottery.

Players will be able to check winning numbers on the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/, at Lottery retailers or at Lottery regional offices throughout the state.

Players with winning tickets of either $1 million or $100,000 will need to contact the Lottery at 517-373-1237 to schedule an appointment to claim their prize.

All proceeds from the Millionaire Raffle, as well as from all other Lottery games, are contributed to the state School Aid Fund which supports kindergarten through 12th grade public education in Michigan. In fiscal year 2007, the contribution was $748.9 million.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/.

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LANSING, November 16, 2007 – A very lucky woman claimed the top $35,000 prize on the Lottery’s Double Triple Cashword instant game.

The anonymous winner didn’t believe her good fortune and had to recount the number of winning words over and over! She plans to pay bills with her prize money.

The winning ticket was purchased at Wesco #45, 128 W. Washington St., in Greenville.

Double Triple Bingo is just one of many Michigan Lottery Instant tickets available at nearly 11,000 Lottery retailers statewide.

All proceeds from the Lottery are contributed to the state School Aid Fund which supports kindergarten through 12th grade public education in Michigan. In fiscal year 2007, the contribution was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/.

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LANSING, November 16, 2007 – John Grinnell of Lake Orion is $10,000 richer today! He matched four white ball numbers and the gold Mega ball number in the Nov. 13 Mega Millions drawing to win the prize.

The regular Lottery player was so excited with his win that he woke his wife up to tell her the good news. He put the winning ticket in his pocket and went straight to the Lottery’s Sterling Heights office to redeem it. He plans to put the prize money in the bank.

Grinnell purchased the winning own pick ticket at Kroger #637, 460 N. Lapeer Rd., in Lake Orion.

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.

All proceeds from the Lottery are contributed to the state School Aid Fund which supports kindergarten through 12th grade public education in Michigan. In fiscal year 2006, the contribution was $688 million.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/.

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LANSING, November 15, 2007 – Two Way Play was an “instant” success for Gasper Calandrino of Macomb! He scratched his way to the top $25,000 prize!

The regular instant Lottery player didn’t believe he really had a winning ticket! After Calandrino realized that he was holding on to a huge ticket, he hid it in a lock box before cashing it in at the Lottery’s Sterling Heights office.

The lucky winner plans on cleaning up his credit with his win.

The winning ticket was purchased at In & Out Market, 200 North Ave., in Mt. Clemens.

Two Way Play is just one of many Michigan Lottery Instant tickets available at nearly 11,000 Lottery retailers statewide.

All proceeds from the Lottery are contributed to the state School Aid Fund which supports kindergarten through 12th grade public education in Michigan. In fiscal year 2007, the contribution was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com/.

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