Michigan Lottery Connect

LANSING, May 1, 2009 – A top $35,000 One Word Cashword prize has been claimed by an anonymous winner from Belding.

The lucky winner plans to pay bills with the prize money.

The lucky Instant ticket was purchased at Saranac Marathon, 7071 Bluewater Hwy., in Saranac.

One Word Cashword  is just one of many Michigan Lottery Instant tickets available at nearly 11,000 Lottery retailers statewide.

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 2008, the contribution to schools was $740.7 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com.

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LANSING, May 1, 2009 – Jill LaFave was sitting in her car on the phone when she learned she matched all five numbers in the April 9 Fantasy 5 and won $100,000!

The Burton woman is a long-time player and plans to pay off debt and buy land with the prize money.

The winning easy-pick ticket was purchased at Grange Hall Mart, 15030 Dixie Hwy., in Holly.

Fantasy 5 drawings are conducted seven days a week. Jackpots start at $100,000 and grow by approximately $5,000 daily.

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 2008, the contribution to schools was over $740.7 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com.

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LANSING, May 1, 2009 – An anonymous Lottery player won a $10,002 Club Keno prize playing the 8-spot game. The lucky winner matched eight of eight and four of eight on the same ticket to win the prize.

The lucky easy-pick ticket was purchased at Shooters Sports Bar & Grill, 143 Douglas Ave., in Holland.

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. The Kicker option allows players to multiply their winnings by up to 10 times!

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 2008, the contribution to schools was $740.7 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com.

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LANSING, May, 2009 – Sue Simpson is a very lucky Club Keno player! She matched all eight numbers on an 8-spot game and won $10,000!

Simpson hid the winning ticket in her purse before cashing it at the Lottery’s Grand Rapids office. The Fennville woman plans to pay off bills and go on a vacation with the prize money.

The lucky regular Lottery player puchased her own-pick winning ticket at the Sand Bar Saloon, 141 Butler St., in Saugatuck.

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. The Kicker option allows players to multiply their winnings by up to 10 times!

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 2008, the contribution to schools was $740.7 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com.

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An increase in Mega Millions sales has bumped tonight’s drawing to a whopping $225 million!

If a player wins tonight’s $225 million Mega Millions jackpot and chooses the annuity payment option, he or she will receive an astonishing $8,653,846.15 million per year for 26 years, less taxes! That breaks down to $721,153.85 per month; $166,420.12 per week; or $23,709.17 per day!

If a winner prefers the prize in one payment, the estimated lump sum cash value of the jackpot is $143.2 million, less taxes.

Mega Millions tickets must be purchased by 10:45 p.m. tonight for the 11 p.m. drawing and are available at any of the Lottery’s over 11,000 retailers.

If you would like to arrange an interview with a Lottery official to talk about the Mega Millions jackpot, please call Abbey Stahl at 517-335-5648, or email stahlam@michigan.gov.

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.

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