Michigan Lottery Connect

LANSING, September 16, 2008 – Rebecca Weed, an avid Lottery player from Lansing, won $40,000 when she played Club Keno!

Weed played the Kicker and matched eight of 8 numbers. When the Kicker showed up as a 4X, she multiplied her normal $10,000 payout to $40,000!

The regular Club Keno player plans to pay off some expenses and continue playing Club Keno with her prize money.

Week purchased her lucky easy pick winning ticket at Renos East, 1310 Abbott Rd., in East Lansing.

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 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 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, September 16, 2008 – Roxanne Sehlmeyer could not believe her luck when she found out her $2 easy pick Club Keno ticket was worth $20,000.

Sehlmeyer played the Kicker and matched nine of 10 numbers. When the Kicker showed up as a 4X, she multiplied her normal $5,000 payout to $20,000!

Sehlmeyer plans to use the prize money to pay bills.

The lucky winning own-pick ticket was purchased at the Bowery Grille, 41275 Ford Rd., in Canton.

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 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 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, September 15, 2008 – When Kathryn Morris watched her Club Keno numbers appear on the monitor, she told Lottery officials she almost fainted. The 22-year-old from Harrison Township won $20,010 in Club Keno.

The regular Lottery player placed a $10 wager on a 7-spot game and matched all seven numbers, winning $20,000.  On her second draw, she matched three numbers on a 7-spot game, winning $10, bringing her total winnings for the evening to $20,010.

Morris plans to use the prize money to buy a car.

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at Gator Jakes, 36863 Van Dyke, in Sterling Heights.

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 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 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, September 15, 2008 – Sandra Metcalf, a bakery manager from Sterling Heights, is a very lucky Mega Millions player! On August 26, she matched four white ball numbers and the gold Mega ball number and won a $10,000 prize!

The lucky winner plays the Lottery just five times a year. Metcalf plans to pay her home equity loan with the prize money.

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at the Troy Party Store, 6990 John R Rd., in Troy.

Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game in Michigan, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Wagers cost $1 each and tickets may be purchased at nearly 11,000 Michigan 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 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 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, September 22, 2008 – The second half of the August 23 Fantasy 5 jackpot has been claimed. A Kalamazoo man claimed $264,103 after he, along with another person, matched all five numbers.

The university professor and Civil War historian was excited with his win – especially when he told his wife. He plans to use the easy pick winnings to form a trust, buy stock, and save.

The anonymous man purchased the lucky winning easy pick ticket at West Main Shell, 5171 W. Main St., in Kalamazoo.

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 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 billion to education in Michigan.

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

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