Michigan Lottery Connect

LANSING, January 3, 2007 – Are you tired of the cold and snow?  The Michigan Lottery has just the ticket with two great new Instant games that can send you to where it’s warm!

The $2 Ultimate Dream Trip ticket offers 50 chances to instantly win the vacation of a lifetime.  Winners will their choice of a trip to the Riu Paradise Island Resort in Nassau, The Bahamas; the Rui Jalisco Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; or a Royal Caribbean Cruise from Florida to the The Bahamas.

Each trip is all-inclusive and includes round trip airfare for two, five days and four nights lodging, all meals and entertainment.  In addition to the vacation prizes, players will have the chance to win up to $20,000 instantly! 

If California is more your style, grab a new American Idol Instant ticket and you and a guest could be on your way to the show’s final round in Los Angeles. 

The $2 American Idol ticket has top prizes of $20,000 and in addition to the cash prizes available the game includes a second chance drawing!  One second chance winner will receive all-expense paid trip to the American Idol finals and four grand prize winners will each get a 46-inch liquid plasma, wide screen TV.  Five hundred prize packs stuffed with American Idol goodies will also be awarded.

To enter the American Idol second chance drawing, players must submit three non-winning American Idol Instant tickets either by mail or online through Player City, the Lottery’s free Internet VIP Club.  To join Player City or find more details about the drawings, go to https://www.michiganlottery.com/

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, December 27, 2006 – Douglas Ballor is the latest winner in the Michigan Lottery’s Holiday Celebration Instant ticket grand prize drawing.  He walked off Ford Field on Dec. 24 $500,000 richer!

Ballor, 35, was the winner of the grand prize in a drawing Sunday afternoon during halftime of the Detroit Lions game at Ford Field.  He has “big plans” for his prize money.

The lucky winner was one of five finalists randomly selected from over 65,000 players who sent in a non-winning Holiday Celebration Instant ticket.  The other finalists in the drawing, each of whom received $5,000 for their participation in the event, included Renay Roumayah of Highland, Carla Bonk of Howell, Dan Kechak of Lansing, and Kay Armour of Marshall.

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, December 21, 2006 – Pamela Ready from Canton won a $50,000 prize by matching nine out of 10 numbers in the 10-spot Club Keno game. 

The normal payout for this match is $5,000, but the lucky woman bet $5 a draw, increasing her prize to $25,000.  That’s not all – she kicked up her winnings by two because she selected the Kicker option.

The lucky winning easy pick ticket was purchased at Rusty Nail Lounge, 43845 Ford Rd., in Canton.

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, December 21, 2006 – A lucky woman claimed a top $35,000 prize in the Michigan Lottery’s Cashword Instant game.

The woman, who opted to remain anonymous, learned of her good fortune from a Lottery retailer.  She hid the lucky winning ticket in her closet before redeeming it at the Lottery’s Wyoming office.  She enjoys bowling and watching golf in her free time.

The winning ticket was purchased at The North Pole, 711 N. Westnedge Ave., in Kalamazoo.

Cashword 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, December 21, 2006 – The new Pink Panther ticket proved lucky for one man.  He instantly scratched his way to the top $20,000 prize!

The man, who opted to remain anonymous, plans on paying bills with his prize money.

The lucky ticket was purchased at Mendon Deli Mart, Inc., 633 W. Main St., in Mendon.

Pink Panther 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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