LANSING, January 21, 2003 – Cindy Drouse of Bay City was pleasantly surprised to learn the 25 cents worth of pocket change she recently spent on a Michigan Lottery Change Play ticket brought her a $1,050 prize! Drouse was one of six lucky winners in the January 9 Change Play drawing.

Drouse, 35, purchased the winning ticket at Double S Party Store, 1461 S. Huron Road, in Kawkawlin.

"My co-workers and I like to play 25 cents a day on the Change Play game," said Drouse. "I was surprised to discover I had won a $1,050 prize!"

Drouse said she kept the winning ticket locked in a safe at work prior to turning it in at the Lottery’s regional office in Bridgeport. She said she currently has no special plans for her winnings.

The first Change Play drawing took place on Monday, October 14, 2002 and drawings are held every night just after 9:00 p.m. Change Play allows players to use loose change from any purchase to buy a chance to win thousands of dollars with six guaranteed winners each day. The six winning tickets are randomly selected in a computerized drawing that picks from all the unique wagers placed that day. The six winners share the prize money from that day’s drawing, and their individual winnings are proportional to the amount they wagered on the winning ticket.

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