LANSING, January 6, 2012 - The Michigan Lottery's Raffle of Riches drawing will be conducted on February 15.
Raffle of Riches features over 14,000 prizes. The top prize in the February 15 drawing will be $2 million. Ten prizes of $10,000 each will be awarded, along with 2,000 prizes of $500 each and 12,000 prizes of $100 each.
Tickets for the raffle will remain on sale through February 14, or until the 500,000 limit on tickets is reached. Tickets can be purchased from any Michigan Lottery retailer.
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 2011, the contribution to schools was over $727.3 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed over $16 billion to education in Michigan.
For additional information, please visit the Lottery's Web site at www.michiganlottery.com.
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