LANSING, April 16, 2008 - Robert Taylor sure got a "kick" when he multiplied is Club Keno winnings to $20,002!

The winner matched all eight numbers in an 8-Spot game with a 2X Kicker for the big prize and matched four of eight numbers on another draw to add $2.

The lucky winner has played the Lottery for 10 years. He purchased the winning ticket at Latina Restaurant and Pizzeria, 1370 W. Bristol Rd., in Flint.

Club Keno offers 37 different ways to play and win. Players can wager $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10 or $20 per drawing and tickets can be purchased for up to 20 drawings at a time. Players win Club Keno by matching some or all of the numbers they have selected to the numbers drawn. The more numbers matched, the more the player wins.

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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