LANSING, August 14, 2008 - A very lucky anonymous
man claimed his July 14 Fantasy 5 ticket that was purchased in Newberry.
The man matched all five numbers plus an additional two numbers on a different
line and won $100,001.
The own-pick ticket was purchased at Hilltop
Shell, M 123 S., in Newberry.
Fantasy 5 drawings are conducted seven
days a week. Jackpots start at $100,000 and grow by approximately $5,000 daily.
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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