LANSING, September 22, 2005– For the last 30 years, Bonnie Adamczyk has played the Lottery. Her loyalty has finally paid off! She hit it big with a $10,000 prize from the Mega Millions game. Adamczyk matched four numbers and the Mega ball to win the prize.

The Mega Millions prize structure changed beginning with the June 24 drawing when California became part of the Mega Millions game. The previous prize for matching four white balls and the Mega ball was $5,000.

The lucky winner, who is from Bay City, was excited when she read about her good fortune in the newspaper. She plans to purchase a computer with her prize money. In her free time, she enjoys watching NASCAR and rooting for her favorite driver – Jeff Gordon.

Adamczyk purchased the lucky winning ticket at 7-Eleven 154B, 801 N. Henry St., in Bay City.

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 more than 10,000 Michigan Lottery retailers statewide.

All proceeds from the Lottery are contributed to the state School Aid Fund which supports kindergarten through 12th grade public education in Michigan. In fiscal year 2004, the contribution was $644.8 million.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at www.michigan.gov/lottery.

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