LANSING, February 25, 2008 - Vickie Kalbfleisch of Brown City went right to the Lottery office with her winning ticket. It was worth $10,000!

The winner, who had previously won a $1,000 prize, said she plans to use the money to help her daughter who is in college.

She purchased the lucky ticket at Brown City Sunoco, 4152 Main St., in Brown City.

$10,000,000 Game Book is just one of many Michigan Lottery Instant tickets available at nearly 11,000 Lottery retailers statewide.

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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