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Michigan Lottery Contributes Record $644.5 Million to School Aid FundNews Story
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and Michigan Bureau of State Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters today announced that the School Aid Fund will receive a record $644.5 million from the Michigan Lottery with its fiscal year 2004 net proceeds.Peters presented Granholm with a ceremonial check at a press conference in Lansing. The Michigan Lottery plays a critical role in supporting our education system and our children, said Granholm. The citizens of Michigan authorized the Lottery as a way to fund educ
Oct 19, 2004, 11:11 am - Lottery News

Lottery e-mail irks Michigan lawmakersNews Story
An e-mail from the Michigan Lottery commissioner referencing a future game targeted at young adults with personal computers sparked a controversy this week with some state legislators concerned the state was getting into the Internet gambling business.The note from Commissioner Gary Peters warned of a possible loss of revenue from the passage of ballot Proposal 1, which would require statewide voter approval for most new forms gambling. Detroit's casinos and some lawmakers seized on a passage in
Oct 18, 2004, 7:58 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery to start new lottery gameNews Story
Michigan Lottery players will have a chance at a daily jackpot of at least $100,000 with Fantasy 5, a new daily game that debuts on September 12.With Fantasy 5, players select five numbers from a field of 39. A match of all five numbers wins the jackpot, which will start at $100,000. If there is no winner, the jackpot grows by $5,000 per day until it is won. Average jackpots are expected to be $155,000.In addition to the jackpot, players who match four numbers are guaranteed $100; three numbe
Sep 2, 2004, 7:58 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery dropping Roll Down, adding Fantasy 5News Story
The Michigan Lottery says it is dropping the Roll Down game Sept. 11 and adding Fantasy 5, a game in which players try to match five numbers from one to 39.Fantasy 5 will have a guaranteed first prize of $100,000. It starts Sept. 12.The jackpot will grow until someone wins it, said Michigan Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters. We expect the average jackpot to be about $155,000, Peters told The Detroit News. We call it our mini-lotto. Peters said Roll Down, like many lottery games, lost popularity
Aug 23, 2004, 7:29 am - Lottery News

Michigan man claims $47 million Mega Millions prizeNews Story
Larry Campbell, 63, of Pullman, Michigan, picked up his check for $19,128,233 as the sole winner of the July 23 Mega Millions $47 million jackpot.Campbell elected to take his winnings in a lump sum payment.Congratulations to Mr. Campbell and his family! We wish him much success in his new-found wealth, said Michigan Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters.The winning ticket was sold at Als Total, 5624 109th Ave., Pullman, on the evening of the drawing.The winning numbers were 5, 12, 25, 35, 37 and 12.
Aug 10, 2004, 9:51 am - Lottery News

1 Michigan WinFall jackpot winner WednesdayNews Story
One ticket matched all six numbers in the latest Michigan Lottery WinFall drawing, netting the winner more than $3.7 million.Wednesday's $3,724,882 jackpot goes to whoever holds the one ticket with all six winning numbers, which were 27, 29, 32, 34, 48 and 49, the Michigan Lottery said.The jackpot will be $2 million for the next drawing, which will be held Saturday.Seven tickets matched five of Wednesday's numbers to win $2,500 each, 349 tickets matched four numbers for $100 each and 6,312 ticke
Jul 8, 2004, 10:00 am - Lottery News

$290 million jackpot stirs mega-dreamsNews Story
Merchants expect last-minute rush for lottery ticketsForget about yachts and mansions. If Paula Jacksons lucky numbers fall tonight, the first thing she plans to do is put her feet up.I would just relax, take a few months off, and chill out, said Jackson, a mother of three who lives in Southfield, Michigan and works as a waitress.Id get a car, a house, and all that later on. But right now, Im tired. I just need a break more than anything.Tonights drawing can buy a lot of leisure time.The Mega Mi
Jul 2, 2004, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Boss's kind gesture wins him and co-worker $1 millionNews Story
The way the story's told at Slim's Stop Go, Sara Vosters was having a really bad day a few weeks ago.So her boss, James Royser, bought her an instant lottery ticket at the store on M-89 in Richland and let her scratch it to expose the numbers. It became a daily routine every morning when he went to Slim's to buy newspapers.Now that gesture is worth a million dollars.Vosters and Royser are splitting $1 million as winners of the top prize in the Michigan Lottery's Million Dollar Mania Instan
Jun 2, 2004, 11:51 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery Players Capitalize on Popular CombinationNews Story
Winners Claim Record-Setting $4,787,650 in Prizes in May 29 Midday DrawingFor the second time in less than two months, the Michigan Lottery Daily 4 game players have broken the bank.On Saturday, May 29, 2004, the number 1-1-0-1 was drawn in the Daily 4 game midday drawing, with 2,416 winning tickets splitting a record-setting $4,787,650 prize pool. That amounts to a prize payout of 1,422 percent of sales for that drawing. This is the highest midday prize payout for the Daily 4 in the games hist
Jun 2, 2004, 11:45 am - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million lottery jackpot twiceNews Story
Russell Tanner better stay inside during a thunderstorm, because if somebody has a chance of being struck by lightning, it's him.The 78-year-old Dexter resident won his second $1 million scratch-off lottery game last week the only known two-time winner of the game in Michigan.The retired custodian and factory worker who still lived in a manufactured home following his June 2002 winning ticket, said he was stunned to win again. I couldn't believe that I could be so blessed. It just feels great to
May 7, 2004, 4:44 pm - Lottery News