June Daily 3 drawings are winding down!

Posted on June 22, 2012 by milottery

Michigan Lottery Daily 3 Bonus Draw PromotionWith only eight days left in the month of June, time is running out on the Daily 3 Bonus Draw promotion!

The Bonus promotion pays 20 percent more in prize money to Daily 3 winners.  For example, normally the prize payout for a $1 straight wager is $500 but during a Bonus Draw, the prize will be $600!

Bonus Draws are random throughout June and are identified on television during broadcast of the midday and evening winning numbers. Players will also be alerted to Bonus Draws shortly after they occur on video displays at Lottery retailer locations, in ads promoting Bonus Draws, and on the Michigan Lottery’s Web site, www.michiganlottery.com.

Here is a recap of the Daily 3 Bonus Draws that have already taken place: 

  • Saturday, June 2 – Evening:  7-3-9
  • Tuesday, June 5 – Midday:  2-4-8
  • Thursday, June 7- Midday:   8-0-1
  • Friday, June 8 – Evening:    2-1-8
  • Monday, June 11 – Evening:  3-4-7
  • Sunday, June 17 – Midday:    9-3-5
  • Friday, June 15 – Midday:    7-8-7
  • Wednesday, June 20 – Midday:  7-1-9


Players can watch the drawings live at 12:59 p.m. and 7:29 p.m. on the following stations:

  • Alpena:  WBKB-TV 11
  • Detroit:  WDIV-TV 4
  • Flint:  WNEM-TV 5
  • Grand Rapids:  WXSP-TV 15
  • Lansing:  WLAJ-TV 53
  • Marquette:  WLUC-6/ELUC-TV
  • Muskegon:  WMKG-TV 40
  • Traverse City:  WGTU-TV 9/WGTQ 8

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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New Pull Tab game offers $10,000 top prize!

Posted on June 22, 2012 by milottery

$10,000 Jackpot Pull Tab Michigan Lottery players will enjoy a new Pull Tab game with a new prize!

Just like its name, $10,000 JackpotTM offers three $10,000 jackpot grand prizes, the largest top prize ever offered on a Pull Tab! Tickets for this new game will cost $2 and go on sale June 25.

Look for $10,000 JackpotTM where Michigan Lottery Club Games are offered. To find the nearest retailer visit our Web site at http://milottery.state.mi.us/msl-cg-locations.php.

Pull Tab tickets, part of the Lottery’s Club Games offering, went on sale October 27, 2003. They are available from vending machines at bars, bowling alleys, private clubs and restaurants that have been licensed to sell Lottery products. Pull Tabs are similar to the Lottery’s Instant tickets only instead of scratching the play area, players tear off a tab to reveal play symbols and prizes. There is an assortment of Pull Tab games in various prices ranging from 50 cents to $2 per ticket. $10,000 JackpotTM has prizes yielding winners from $2 to $10,000!

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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Are you our missing millionaire?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by milottery

Classic Lotto 47Do you play Classic Lotto 47? Did you purchase a Classic Lotto 47 ticket for the June 25, 2011 drawing? Have you purchased a ticket at Pardiac Shell in Howell? If you have answered yes to all of those questions, YOU could be our missing Classic Lotto 47 millionaire!

A single Classic Lotto 47 ticket worth $1 million from the June 25, 2011 drawing is still unclaimed. That ticket was sold by the Pardiac Shell Howell located at 6000 Pinckney Rd. in Howell.

The winning numbers were 04-08-09-23-27-35. The winner must match the all six numbers exactly as shown to win the prize and must have the original ticket.

The prize will expire on Monday, June 25, 2012.  The winner must contact the Lottery’s Public Relations Division at (517)373-1237 to set up an appointment to claim the prize.  The prize must be claimed by 4 p.m. on the expiration date.

Classic Lotto 47 tickets and all other terminal-based tickets are valid one year from the draw date. If the prize goes unclaimed, the money will be deposited into the state School Aid Fund, which is the beneficiary of all Lottery profits.

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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I’m going fishing!

Posted on June 12, 2012 by milottery
6-7-12 Halbritter Roscommon $110K F5

Patricia Halbritter of Roscommon claims $110,000 from the 06/07/2012 Fantasy 5 drawing

On cloud nine, Patricia Halbritter of Roscommon drove 140 miles to the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing on June 11 to claim the Fantasy 5 jackpot of $110,000 from the June 7 drawing.

When asked what she was going to do with her winnings, Halbritter said, “I’m going fishing!” According to Halbritter the fishing will commence at Higgins Lake. She went on to say, “Higgins Lake was once rated by National Geographic as the sixth most beautiful lake in the world.” In addition to enjoying the summer on the lake fishing, she also intends on paying off bills and putting the rest in the bank.

The winning ticket was sold at Town & Country BP located at 3576 E. Higgins Lake Dr. in Roscommon.

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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Daily 3 Bonus Draw: Monday, June 11 Evening

Posted on June 12, 2012 by milottery

Michigan Lottery Daily 3 Bonus Draw PromotionA Bonus Draw has hit! The Daily 3 evening draw for Monday June 11 is a Bonus Draw. That marks the fifth since June 1. Congrats Bonus Draw winners who played 3-4-7!

Check out this recap of the Daily 3 Bonus Draws that have already taken place:

  • Saturday, June 2 – Evening:  7-3-9
  • Tuesday, June 5 – Midday:  2-4-8
  • Thursday, June 7- Midday:   8-0-1
  • Friday, June 8 – Evening:    2-1-8
  • Monday, June 11 – Evening:  3-4-7

Here’s an example of the prize payout on a Bonus Draw: Normally the prize payout for $1 straight wager is $500 but during a Bonus Draw, the prize will be $600!

Daily 3 Bonus Draws will be identified on television during broadcast of the midday and evening winning numbers. Players can watch the drawings live at 12:59 p.m. and 7:29 p.m. on the following stations:

  • Alpena:  WBKB-TV 11
  • Detroit:  WDIV-TV 4
  • Flint:  WNEM-TV 5
  • Grand Rapids:  WXSP-TV 15
  • Lansing:  WLAJ-TV 53
  • Marquette:  WLUC-6/ELUC-TV
  • Muskegon:  WMKG-TV 40
  • Traverse City:  WGTU-TV 9/WGTQ 8

Players will also be alerted to Bonus Draws shortly after they occur on video displays at lottery retailer locations, in ads promoting Bonus Draws, and on the Michigan Lottery’s Web site, www.michiganlottery.com.

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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