LANSING, February 12, 2003 – A Wyoming woman was very happy to learn she had matched five of six numbers in the Michigan Lottery’s WINFALL drawing on Wednesday, January 29 to win a $34,719 prize! The winning numbers for that drawing were: 4, 13, 29, 30, 32 and 39.

In total for the January 29, 2003 WINFALL drawing, there were 17 lucky winners who will each receive $34,719 for matching five numbers; 1,068 winners who will each receive $1,160 for matching four numbers; and 19,595 winners who will each receive $57 for matching three numbers.

The lucky lady, who requested anonymity, purchased the winning "easy pick" ticket at Meijer #601, 1600 28^th St. SW, in Wyoming.

"I picked up a winning number report from a local Lottery retailer," said the 44-year-old winner. "I was very happy to learn I had won such a big prize!"

The winner, who works as a customer service representative for Matchmaker International and enjoys reading in her spare time, said she kept the winning ticket in her purse at all times prior to turning it in at the Lottery’s regional office in Wyoming. She added that she plans to use her winnings to pay bills.

WINFALL drawings are held twice a week – Wednesday and Saturday – at 7:29 p.m., and the cost to play is $1 per wager. Tickets are available at more than 7,200 Lottery retailers statewide.

Since it was created in 1972, the Michigan Lottery has returned over $11 billion to the state School Aid Fund, which supports K-12 public education in the state of Michigan.

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