LANSING, August 14, 2008 - A lucky woman is more
than a half a million dollars richer! She matched all five Fantasy 5 numbers in
the August 3 drawing and won $522,480!
The anonymous woman purchased her lucky winning
easy pick ticket at Millburg Trading Post, 4766 Territorial Rd., in Benton
Harbor.
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
www.michigan.gov/lottery.
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