There’s a new millionaire in Bellevue!

Posted on July 24, 2012 by milottery

Michigan Lottery PowerballSteven Cook said he was “very surprised” when he checked his Lottery numbers and found out that he had matched five numbers in the Powerball game. He reasoned that before he got excited, he would double check to be sure. So he took his ticket to a local retailer and asked him to check. The message came back that he needed to contact a Lottery office. Cook thought he had lost and that was the end of it. However, the retailer assured him that he was probably a big winner, but neither of them knew that the prize was $1,000,000! 

Cook’s numbers, which he got on an Easy Pick ticket, were drawn in the July 7 Powerball game. When he claimed his $1,000,000 prize on July 23, the truck driver and his wife Kathy still couldn’t quite believe their good fortune. The most they had won playing the Lottery in the past had been $7.

The couple intends to use their surprise windfall to invest in their farm and maybe take some little weekend getaways around the state of Michigan.

The winning ticket was sold at Marshall Shell located at 15423 Old U.S. Hwy 27 N. in Marshall.

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 2011, the contribution to schools was over $727.3 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed over $16 billion to education in Michigan. 

For information on all Lottery games, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at   www.michiganlottery.com. 

“The Michigan Lottery. All across the state good things happen.”

Contact:  Andi Brancato, PR Director  517-335-5648
Agency:  Michigan Lottery Public Relations

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Fantasy 5 makes golden years richer for Dearborn couple!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by milottery

Fantasy 5A couple from Dearborn have had a lot of experiences together during their 46 years of marriage. They came from another country to settle in the U.S. decades ago, they have had children and grandchildren together, and they even won the Lottery previously for a prize of $5,000.

But their latest experience has been one of the best! This lucky family that wishes to remain anonymous, won $268,481 which is half of the July 17 Fantasy 5 jackpot.

The family plans to use the money to flip houses. They plan to use the income earned to pay on-going medical bills for their daughter who is ill. 

The winning ticket was sold at D & T Marathon located at 1300 Southfield Fwy. in Dearborn.

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 2011, the contribution to schools was over $727.3 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed over $16 billion to education in Michigan. 

For information on all Lottery games, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at   www.michiganlottery.com. 

“The Michigan Lottery. All across the state good things happen.”

Contact:  Andi Brancato, PR Director  517-335-5648
Agency:  Michigan Lottery Public Relations

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Sault Ste. Marie man wins Keno jackpot of $250,000!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by milottery
Joseph Ballas of Sault Saint Marie, 7/10/12 Keno! winner

Joseph Ballas (with fiancee Christine) of Sault Saint Marie claims $250,000 from the 07/10/2012 drawing of Keno!

The first thing Joseph Ballas does each morning before going to work is to check the weather and his Lottery numbers. On July 10 he had to look twice, because he wanted to be sure of what he was seeing. Ballas had matched 10 of the 22 numbers drawn for the Keno! game. He’d hit the jackpot!

Ballas, a hard-working 32 year old landscape manager, and his fiancée Christine, checked the winning ticket a few more times before they hurried off to work that morning. “He said, ‘Honey, it’s not the Mega Millions so we still have to go to work,'” laughed Christine.

Ballas began playing the Lottery regularly and in earnest about five years ago and always felt that he would win someday if he “stuck with it.” So, using a combination of birth dates and numbers he uses to play Fantasy 5, he won the Keno! jackpot of $250,000!

He plans to use the money to pay off some student loans and credit cards. “I’ll use some to have a little fun and then save or invest the rest. I’m just going to continue on with my daily life,” said Ballas.

The winning ticket was sold at Wesco #61 located at 4921 S. 220th Ave. in Reed City.

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 2011, the contribution to schools was over $727.3 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed over $16 billion to education in Michigan. 

For information on all Lottery games, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at   www.michiganlottery.com. 

“The Michigan Lottery. All across the state good things happen.”

Contact:  Andi Brancato, PR Director  517-335-5648
Agency:  Michigan Lottery Public Relations

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Rockford man wins Mega Millions prize of $250,000!

Posted on July 17, 2012 by milottery

Michigan Lottery Mega MillionsDonald Hector of Rockford matched five numbers in the Mega Millions drawing of July 10 to win a very respectable $250,000!

Don and his wife Gloria, who have been married for 47 years, already have plans for their windfall; they intend to help some family members.

“I have a son, two grandsons, and a nephew that I’d like to help,” Hector said. A vacation trip to Alaska might also be a possibility.

The winning ticket was sold at Rockford Amoco #35 located at 470 E. Division St. in Rockford.

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 2011, the contribution to schools was over $727.3 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed over $16 billion to education in Michigan.

For information on all Lottery games, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at   www.michiganlottery.com.

“The Michigan Lottery. All across the state good things happen.”

Contact:  Andi Brancato, PR Director  517-335-5648
Agency:  Michigan Lottery Public Relations

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Retired police officer wins Mega Millions for $250,000!

Posted on July 16, 2012 by milottery

Michigan Lottery Mega MillionsWarren Martin of Three Rivers, didn’t know it was his lucky day until his wife called him screaming! At first he was worried that she was having trouble because of a recent surgery, but she quickly told him to come home because he was a Mega Millions winner of $250,000!

Martin wasn’t so sure, so he went home to double check the ticket. He found that the numbers he had picked, his badge number, the number of his favorite baseball player and some significant dates, along with two numbers that he chose out of the blue, had made him a winner.  His wife Nurie was overjoyed, but Martin, a former police officer and U.S. government worker, took a wait and see attitude until he had the check in hand. Once he saw the check, he gave Lottery employees a big smile and said “This is a blessing.”

Martin intends to use his winnings to pay off his mortgage, pay medical bills and take a trip to Kosova, where he met his wife and where her family still lives.

The winning ticket was sold at Three Rivers West Shell located at 1223 W. Michigan Ave. in Three Rivers.

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 2011, the contribution to schools was over $727.3 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed over $16 billion to education in Michigan.

For information on all Lottery games, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at www.michiganlottery.com.

“The Michigan Lottery. All across the state good things happen.”

Contact:  Andi Brancato, PR Director  517-335-5648
Agency:  Michigan Lottery Public Relations

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