Let’s Play Giveaway Gives Michigan Lottery Players a Chance at Technology Shopping Spree

Posted on February 13, 2015 by MI_Lottery

Woman Sitting with Shopping BagsThe Michigan Lottery is giving players a chance to win a technology shopping spree with the Let’s Play Giveaway.

The Let’s Play Giveaway will award one lucky player $4,500 in Best Buy gift cards. Players may earn entries by making deposits into their online lottery accounts from Tuesday through Feb 28. Each successful deposit is worth one entry into the contest. There is no limit on the number of entries a player may earn. The minimum deposit amount is $10.

A winner will be selected March 4 from all the entries received.

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win up to $1 million instantly playing online. The Lottery offers players 14 different games ranging in price from 25 cents to $20. Players may purchase an Online Game Card at Lottery retailers across the state for $20. Each Online Game Card includes $5 in free bonus play when redeemed online. For more information or to play online, visit http://bit.ly/MSLOnlineGames.

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Lottery Offices Closed in Observance of Presidents’ Day

Posted on February 13, 2015 by MI_Lottery

Presidents' DayIn observance of Presidents’ Day, the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing and all Lottery regional offices located in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Livonia, Saginaw and Sterling Heights will be closed on Monday.

All regularly scheduled drawings will continue on Monday.

The bank claim centers that the Michigan Lottery has partnered with may have office hours on Monday, however, they won’t be able to process a claim, because the Lottery offices will be closed.

All Lottery offices will reopen on Tuesday at 7:45 am.

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Put a Sparkle in Your Valentine’s Eye with Tickets from the Michigan Lottery

Posted on February 12, 2015 by MI_Lottery

Happy Valentine's DayValentine’s Day procrastinators rejoice! There is still time to put a sparkle in your Valentine’s this weekend by giving Michigan Lottery tickets!

Start Valentine’s Day in a big way by leaving a $1,000,000 Spectacular instant game ticket for your sweetheart. For just $10 per ticket and a top prize of $1,000,000, your Valentine’s Day could be extraordinary.

Looking to take a relationship to the next level? Give them gold and diamonds with a $5 Golden Ticket instant game ticket and a $30 $100,000,000 Diamonds instant game ticket. With top prizes of $300,000 and $4 million, you could end up planning the wedding of your dreams.

For those interested in spending a lot more time with their valentine, a Lucky For Life ticket could make that a reality. With a top prize of $1,000 a day for life, winning could mean an early retirement and traveling the world with your sweetie.

Lottery instant game tickets and Lucky For Life tickets are available at retailers across the state. Lucky For Life plays may be purchased for $2 each. Lucky For Life drawings take place on Monday and Thursday evenings. Lucky For Life tickets are available until 9:05 p.m.

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Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $500 Million for Tonight’s Drawing

Posted on February 11, 2015 by MI_Lottery

Michigan Lottery PowerballThe jackpot for tonight’s Powerball drawing has jumped to $500 million. The half-billion dollar jackpot is the fifth-largest Lottery jackpot ever.

The $500 million jackpot is the largest Powerball jackpot in the past 12 months. In February 2014, a California man won a $425.3 million jackpot. The cash option for Wednesday’s jackpot is nearly $338 million.

The Powerball jackpot last was won on Nov. 29, 2014 by a Washington state woman. There have been 20 Powerball drawings since that jackpot was won.

Powerball was a lucrative game for Michigan Lottery players in 2014. Four players won the game’s $1 million prize, including three winners in a four-day span last February.

If a Michigan player wins Wednesday’s $500 million Powerball jackpot, it would be the largest Lottery prize ever won in the state. Donald Lawson, of Lapeer, won a $337 million Powerball jackpot on Aug. 15, 2012. Lawson’s jackpot holds the record for the largest Lottery prize ever won in Michigan.

Players still have plenty of time to purchase tickets for Wednesday night’s drawing. Lottery retailers throughout the state are selling Powerball tickets for the drawing until 9:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to five times may be added to any Powerball play for only $1.

The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. and may be watched live on the Lottery’s network of stations: WBKB-TV 11 (CBS), WDIV-TV 4 (NBC), WNEM-TV 5 (CBS), WXSP-TV (MyNetwork TV), WLAJ-TV 53 (ABC), WLUC-TV 6 (NBC/FOX) and WGTU-TV 29/WGTQ-TV 8 (ABC). Additionally, the drawing may be watched online at: http://www.powerballlive.com/powerball.

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Lucky 13: Friday the 13th Brings Big Wins for Michigan Lottery Players

Posted on February 11, 2015 by MI_Lottery

MSL MegaMillions LogoDon’t tell Michigan Lottery Players that 13 is an unlucky number.

The Mega Millions game has been particularly lucky for Lottery players on Friday the 13th. Since 2009, Lottery players have won more than $95.5 million in big prizes playing the multi-state game.

Friday the 13th was especially lucky for two Lottery players who won Mega Millions jackpots on this supposedly unluckiest of days. Kendall Warren, of Kalamazoo, won a $27 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, May 13, 2011, and Kelsey Zachow, of Port Huron, won the game’s $66 million jackpot on Friday, June 13, 2014.

Friday the 13th winners since 2009 include:

  • June 13, 2014 – Kelsey Zachow, of Port Huron, $66 million
  • 13, 2013 – John Morris, of Waterford, $1 million
  • 13, 2013 – Deanna Wilson, or St. Clair Shores, $1 million
  • 13, 2013 – Simon Earley, of Belmont, $10,000
  • April 13, 2012 – Lucky 16 Lottery Club, of Oxford, $250,000
  • April 13, 2012 – Roy Redington, of Allen Park, $10,000
  • April 13, 2012 – Christopher Boden, of Muskegon, $10,000
  • May 13, 2011 – Kendall Warren, of Kalamazoo, $27 million
  • 13, 2010 – Matthew Lukas, of New Boston, $10,000
  • 13, 2010 – Grace Bonter, of Muskegon, $10,000
  • 13, 2009 – R. Ganier, of Wyandotte, $250,000
  • March 13, 2009 – Megan Shaffer, of Au Gres, $10,000

With a jackpot of $74 million for Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, this Friday the 13th could be another lucrative day for a lucky Michigan Lottery player.

Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $1. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.

Mega Millions tickets for Friday’s drawing may be purchased at the Lottery’s 11,000 retailers around the state until 10:45 p.m.

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