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• Think

  

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  Jan 24, 2017, 12:21 pm

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  February 14th and 21st when you play Club Keno and you buy a ticket for 6 draws they will add a seventh draw as a Bonus
  
  February 16th and 23rd  when you buy a 4-line Lucky for Life ticket it will print a Bonus 1-line ticket so 5 for the price of 4!
  
  In March on all Pick 3 and Pick 4 prizes except the $5000 prize there will be a 20% bonus payment on random draws
  
  eg 50 cent straight pick 3 = $300 payout   $1 12-way Pick 4 will pay $500
  
  In Northern Michigan and The U.P.  you will be able to file $600 to $50,000 claims at Secretary of State Offices in
  
  Grayling
  Sault St. Marie
  Escanaba  and
  Marquette
• Think

  

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  Update-
  
  I believe that the Secretary of State Office claim centers can't write checks and if you claim a prize there you must have a bank account to direct deposit into.

  I better put this in my signature before the ministry of disinformation bans it!  I'd tweet it but I have never had a twitter or facebook account (and never will)
  
  "Democracy Dies In Darkness" recognizes that a democracy cannot survive and thrive without an electorate informed with facts and truth by a free and independent press.
  
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  Paul Ivice
• LottoYear

  

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  In response to Think

  Quote: Originally posted by Think on Jan 30, 2017

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  I believe that the Secretary of State Office claim centers can't write checks and if you claim a prize there you must have a bank account to direct deposit into.

  They would need to bring a voided check with them so the winnings can be correctly direct deposited.  They also need a social security card and government-issued photo ID.
• Think

  

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  Jan 31, 2017, 5:25 pm

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  Quote: Originally posted by LottoYear on Jan 31, 2017

  They would need to bring a voided check with them so the winnings can be correctly direct deposited.  They also need a social security card and government-issued photo ID.

  I have never had to worry about it in all my decades of playing.  If I should ever have to worry about it, at least it is no longer an hour and fifteen minute drive both ways plus 4 or 5 hours of waiting or pretty much an entire eight hour day (I have talked to people who have had to go to the nearest claim center and they told me what they went through)
  
  BTW, I take it that you got the info somewhere on line.
  
  I don't know if the Players Club people or the Online players get the info right away but I get the info from my retailer and thought I would post it so people could have some time to scrimp up the bucks to take advantage of the bonus offers.

  I better put this in my signature before the ministry of disinformation bans it!  I'd tweet it but I have never had a twitter or facebook account (and never will)
  
  "Democracy Dies In Darkness" recognizes that a democracy cannot survive and thrive without an electorate informed with facts and truth by a free and independent press.
  
  When government or corporate interests try to control or intimidate the media for their own purposes, it is the first steps toward a totalitarian or fascist state.
  
  Paul Ivice
• LottoYear

  

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  Jan 31, 2017, 7:42 pm

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  BTW, I take it that you got the info somewhere on line.

  I am curious about lotteries in all states and Puerto Rico.  I think the voided check information is from my state lottery, Arizona.  The social security card and government ID is usually mentioned by most states.  I didn't read it for Michigan in particular.

  Arizona only has two claims offices, Phoenix and Tucson.  They will either write a check or transfer it directly to your checking account if you bring a voided check.  Of course, I have never had any need for that information.

  You would be surprised the number of people that are unbanked and will need a printed prize check so that they can cash it at the check cashing store.  Michigan's Secretary of State office won't work for people without bank accounts. 

  Sorry, I haven't gotten around to studying Michigan's lottery.  I don't know anything about their clubs or offers.  States I have at least looked at: CA, NM, TX, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, PA, NY, MA, ME, DE, OH, WA, WY, WI, CO, and of course AZ (and PR).  The lottery offerings between states is like day and night.