LANSING, June 2, 2008 – A lucky Harbor Springs
man won big with his Mega Millions ticket. He matched two times on the
same May 16 ticket – once for $2 and the next for $250,000!
Michael Wiltse purchased the lucky easy pick
ticket at Glen's Quick Stop #858, 1115 N. US 31, in Petoskey.
Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery
game in Michigan, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Wagers cost $1 each and
tickets may be purchased at nearly 11,000 Michigan 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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