Lansing, MI October 23, 2007 - Big Money Bingo players in Michigan are winning big money!

As of October 18, 13 lucky winners have taken home more than $1 million total in jackpot prizes, said Mike Petersen, deputy commissioner of the Charitable Gaming Division of the Michigan Lottery.

Big Money Bingo was launched in March of this year and jackpots have been won throughout Michigan.  The largest jackpot to date was $215,696, with the average jackpot coming in at $80,875.  On average, the Big Money Bingo jackpot has been won in only 49 numbers.

Below is a list of all Big Money Bingo winners to date:

The Big Money Bingo game is played at hundreds of locations throughout Michigan.  For more information or to find a participating Big Money Bingo game, visit www.michigan.gov/cg  or www.bingobonuszone.com.

Big Money Bingo, developed by Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS), is authorized by the Charitable Gaming Division of the Michigan State Lottery.  The game is a linked progressive bingo game that is available at select charitable bingo locations throughout the state.  The Big Money Bingo jackpot starts at $10,000 and grows each day until it is won.  The progressive draw begins with 49 balls drawn and if not won, the number of balls drawn increases by one each week.

In 2006, over $74 million raised through charitable gaming activities was contributed to support community projects and programs such as, schools, libraries, scholarships, school athletic programs, fire departments, youth camps, crisis centers, disabled citizens, medical research, senior citizen programs, soup kitchens, and many more.  Without the funding derived from charitable gaming, many of these invaluable community projects would not exist.

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