Monroe County Educator Wins Excellence in Education Award from the Michigan Lottery

Posted on November 16, 2021 by MI_Lottery

A Monroe County educator known for using diverse instruction methods has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery.

The award winner, Nicole Bahny, is a middle school English teacher at Dundee Middle School. The school is part of Dundee Community Schools.

The Michigan Lottery established the Excellence in Education awards in 2014 to recognize outstanding public-school educators across the state during the school year.

Winners of the weekly award receive a plaque, a $1,500 cash prize, and a $500 grant to their classroom, school, or school district. One of the weekly winners will be selected as the Educator of the Year and will receive a $10,000 cash prize.

Each winner also is featured in a news segment on the Lottery’s media partner stations: WXYZ-TV in Detroit, FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, FOX 47 in Lansing, and WNEM-TV in Saginaw. The news segment featuring Bahny will air this evening.

Bahny said she always wanted to be a teacher and the challenges presented by a career as an educator drew her to the profession.

“I have always wanted to be a teacher. I enjoy helping others and seeing how creative I can be in the classroom. I like to learn about new teaching tools and techniques and challenge myself to create new lessons and activities to keep things fresh for myself and my students.”

Bahny said the unique activities she does with students are her favorite part of being an educator.

“I really enjoy the annual events and special activities we do in class. The Bahny Awards is a time when we work to award the best characters, novels, and other lesson related things. It’s a big deal for students and allows them to show their creativity by dressing up as characters and walking the red carpet in my room complete with paparazzi for an awards show.”

A colleague nominated Bahny for the award. The nomination cited her creativity and ability to engage students.

“Mrs. Bahny engages her children using a wide variety of differentiated instruction. Each year she hosts the Bahny Awards where her seventh-grade classes read books throughout the year and nominate, books and characters for things such as ‘best book,’ ‘best main character,’ ’best supporting character,’ etc. The students wear dress clothes the day of the awards and Mrs. Bahny and her co-teacher wear formal attire. They have a red carpet and six-inch cardboard statues that are in likeness of the statue of the academy awards. This is a great way to engage students in learning at all levels, while having fun. This is just one example of Mrs. Bahny’s creativity and her love for teaching and engaging her middle-school students.”

Bahny earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Central Michigan University. She has been an educator for 12 years, seven with the Dundee Community Schools.

Outstanding public-school educators may be nominated for an Excellence in Education award at http://bit.ly/ExcellenceInEducation or through the websites of the Lottery’s media partner stations.

Excellence in Education award nominees are evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Excellence – Their work consistently helps students and/or their schools or school districts advance to higher levels of academic achievement.
  • Dedication – They consistently go above and beyond expectations to help students succeed.
  • Inspiration – Their work inspires others around them to exceed expectations either academically or professionally.
  • Leadership – They demonstrate clear leadership skills in their positions with their school or school districts.
  • Effectiveness – The nominee’s work has clear and positive results on the educational advancement of students within the school or school district.
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$1.15 Million Lotto 47 Jackpot Won; Winning Ticket Bought in Detroit

Posted on November 15, 2021 by MI_Lottery

A Michigan Lottery player is a millionaire after winning the $1.15 million Lotto 47 jackpot on Saturday night.

One ticket matched the winning Lotto 47 numbers drawn Saturday: 10-11-27-38-40-42. The winning ticket was bought at Mack’s Vandyke Mini Mart, located at 7961 Mack Avenue in Detroit.

This is the second time the Lotto 47 jackpot was won in the last two weeks. The Lotto 47 jackpot was last won on Oct. 30 when a Bay County woman won a $1.63 million jackpot.

The lucky player should contact the Lottery’s Player Relations division at 844-887-6836, option 2 to setup an appointment to claim their prize. Lotto 47 tickets are valid for one year from the date of the drawing.

Each Lotto 47 play is only $1. Players select six numbers from one to 47 for a chance to win a jackpot starting at $1 million and that grows until someone wins it. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Lotto 47 ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $1.5 million in the nightly Double Play drawing. For an additional $1 per game, players may add EZMatch to their ticket for a chance to win up to $500 instantly. Lotto 47 drawings take place on Wednesday and Saturday at 7:29 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at a retailer or online at MichiganLottery.com until 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.

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Bay County Woman Wins $1.63 Million Lotto 47 Jackpot

Posted on November 15, 2021 by MI_Lottery

A Bay County woman got spooked when she checked her Lotto 47 ticket on Halloween and learned she won a $1.63 million jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.

The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the winning Lotto 47 numbers drawn Oct. 30: 04-07-12-13-30-32. She bought her winning ticket at Dore’s Party Store, located at 2521 South Huron in Kawkawlin. Kawkawlin is about 12 miles north of Bay City.

“When I checked my ticket on Halloween, I really couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” said the 52-year-old player. “I made my husband double check it just to be sure I wasn’t dreaming.

“You always think about winning, but I’m not sure I ever thought it would happen. It has definitely felt like a dream!”

The player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim the big prize. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.1 million rather than 30 annuity payments for the full amount. With her winnings, the player plans to invest in her retirement.

Each Lotto 47 play is only $1. Players select six numbers from one to 47 for a chance to win a jackpot starting at $1 million and that grows until someone wins it. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Lotto 47 ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $1.5 million in the nightly Double Play drawing. For an additional $1 per game, players may add EZMatch to their ticket for a chance to win up to $500 instantly. Lotto 47 drawings take place on Wednesday and Saturday at 7:29 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at a retailer or online at MichiganLottery.com until 7:08 p.m. on the day of the drawing.

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New Money Match Family Added to Fast Cash Lineup

Posted on November 12, 2021 by MI_Lottery

The new Money Match family is coming to the Michigan Lottery’s popular Fast Cash lineup this month.

The Money Match family is scheduled to launch Nov.14, and consists of two games:

  • Money Match – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $4,000 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Mega Money Match – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $5,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.

These games will replace Cash Blast and 50X The Cash.

Fast Cash games are a series of instant-win games that print from terminals at Lottery retailers. Fast Cash tickets range in price from $1 per play up to $20 per play, and feature popular game themes, including Lucky 7’s and Wild Time.

Fast Cash games also offer a progressive jackpot that can be won instantly. Every Fast Cash ticket gives players a chance to win all or part of the progressive jackpot.

All of the Fast Cash games feed into one jackpot, which grows with every ticket purchased. The current jackpot amount prints on each ticket, so players always know the amount of the jackpot up for grabs. The jackpot may be won at any time. As soon as the jackpot is hit, a new one starts to grow.

Other available Fast Cash games are:

  • Wild Time Progressive – Each $2 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $2 up to $500 and 20 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • 20X The Cash – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $2,500 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Diamond Wild Time Progressive – Each $5 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to $3,000 and 50 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Doubler Wild Time Progressive – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $6,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Jackpot Slots – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $5,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Lucky 7s – Each $10 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $4,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot.
  • Super Lucky 7’s – Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $9,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot, plus $250,000.
  • Jumbo Jackpot Slots – Each $20 ticket offers players a chance to win prizes ranging from $20 up to $10,000 and 100 percent of the Fast Cash progressive jackpot plus $250,000.

Fast Cash prizes never sell out and there is no waiting for a drawing as all games are played immediately.

Fast Cash games may be purchased at 10,500 retailers across the state.

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Macomb County Man Wins $500,000 Playing the Michigan Lottery’s Peppermint Payout Millions Instant Game

Posted on November 10, 2021 by MI_Lottery

“This isn’t real” is all a Macomb County man could say after winning $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Peppermint Payout Millions instant game.

The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at the HP Liquor, located at 14301 Woodward Avenue in Highland Park.

“I like playing games after they just come out,” said the 57-year-old player. “When I scratched the ticket and saw I had won $500,000, all I could say was: ‘This isn’t real.’

“I had to take the ticket to my friend who scanned it with his phone on the Lottery app, and that’s when it hit me that it was very real!”

The player visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim the big prize. With his winnings he plans to share with his church and then save the remainder.

Peppermint Payout Millions is one of four holiday-themed games that launched last month. This season’s instant games are:

  • Candy Cane Cash – $1 ticket with 400 top prizes of $500 and more than $5.5 million in total cash prizes.
  • Season’s Joy – $2 ticket with top prizes of $30,000 and more than $9.5 million in total cash prizes.
  • Holiday Magic – $5 ticket with top prizes of $300,000 and more than $18 million in total prizes.
  • Peppermint Payout Millions – $10 ticket with top prizes of $500,000 and more than $27 million in total prizes.

Players have won more than $4 million playing Peppermint Payout Millions, which launched in October. Each $10 ticket offered players a chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $500,000. More than $26 million in prizes remain, including two $500,000 top prizes and 14 $2,000 prizes.

Lottery instant games may be purchased at 10,500 retailers across the state.

In 2020, Lottery players won more than $1.5 billion playing instant games.

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