Michigan Lottery Connect

LANSING, October 10, 2007 – John Collias of West Bloomfield is a very lucky Mega Millions player.  He matched four white ball numbers and the gold Mega ball number in the Sept. 28 drawing to win a third-tier $10,000 prize!

Collias purchased his lucky winning easy pick ticket at Meijer #109, 1703 Haggerty Hwy., in Commerce Twp.

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, October 10, 2007 ? A lucky 24-year-old matched 10 of 10 Club Keno numbers and won the top $100,000 prize!

Jared Krause, from Sandusky, was in shock as he watched all 10 of his own pick numbers pop up on the Club Keno screen. The lucky winner has no immediate plans for his prize money.

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at Liberty Lanes, 100 Kristian, in Sandusky.

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.

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/.

LANSING, October 10, 2007 – A very lucky Detroit woman scratched a $10,000,000 Game Book instant ticket and won a whopping $10,000 prize!

Rowena Reed-Phillips plans to pay bills with her prize money.  In her free time she enjoys dancing.

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at Conant Corner Party Store, 3468 Holbrook St., in Hamtramck.

$10,000,000 Game Book 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 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, October 10, 2007 – Rosemarie Ledwick is a lucky Wyandotte nurse that matched four white ball numbers and the gold ball number to win a $10,000 prize!

The Mega Millions winner used her own numbers, which were comprised of her age, as well as the ages of her sisters.

Ledwick, who told Lottery officials that she “never won more than $50,” plans to use her Aug. 28 prize money to take a vacation.

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at CVS Pharmacy, 2025 Fort St., in Wyandotte.

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, October 9, 2007 – Five lucky finalists who will participate in a drawing for $2 million will be selected by the Michigan Lottery on Friday, October 12.

The finalists will be chosen from those players who win $1,000 on one of the Lottery’s $20 Instant tickets: “Mega Bucks Jackpot”, “2,000,000 Cash Winfall”, “Millionaire’s Club”, “$2,000,000 Explosion”, and “$35,000,000 Riches”.  Claims of $1,000 prizes made before the close of business on Wednesday, October 10 will qualify for the drawing.  In order to claim a $1,000 prize, winners must redeem their ticket at a Lottery regional office or licensed bank claim center.

Finalists will be notified by phone that day and also by US mail.

Players who redeem $1,000 prizes after that date will be eligible for the next $2 million drawing, which will be conducted this winter.  The grand prize drawing will be conducted at Ford Field on Sunday, October 21, during halftime of the Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game.

Persons who have winning tickets for the “Mega Bucks Jackpot”, “2,000,000 Cash Winfall”, “Millionaire’s Club”, “$2,000,000 Explosion”, and “$35,000,000 Riches” Instant games and need to find a Lottery regional office or licensed bank claim center can visit the Lottery’s website at https://www.michiganlottery.com/ or contact the Lottery’s Public Relations Division at (517) 373-1237.

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