‘Straight Back’ comes back
by Commissioner Gary Peters

Beginning September 4 and running through Sep-
tember 24 during evening drawings, the Michigan Lottery will once again be offering the popular Daily 3 & 4 Straight Back Bonus. Straight bet players who match their numbers to the drawn number, “straight back” in reverse order, will win a bonus payout.

For example, if a person plays a Daily 3 straight bet with the numbers 2-4-6 and the Lottery draws 6-4-2, that player wins $100 if the wager was $1 and $50 if the wager was 50 cents. A Daily 4 straight bet matching in reverse order, or “straight back,” wins $1,000. A straight bet is one in which the player is betting that the Lottery will draw the numbers in the exact order that he or she has selected. Boxed and 2-way bets are not eligible for the promotion, and wheeled bets will be eligible for the straight prize only, not the reverse prize.

Daily games have a very loyal player base and these promotions are always big hits. We expect Daily 3 & 4 sales, which in fiscal year 2005 accounted for 34 percent, or $712.6 million, in Lottery ticket sales, to increase from all the additional players and winners.

The Straight Back Bonus promotion doubles the chance for straight bet players to win cash.

Straight Back Bonus was offered earlier this year and was a huge success. We hope our players will enjoy it the second time around as well!

New Instant games
Sept. 5: $20 - Millionaire's Club
Sept. 11: $10 - $40,000,000 Spectacular
Sept. 18: $5 - The Golden Ticket
Sept. 25: $2 - Bingo Bingo and Triple Treat

All proceeds from the Lottery are contributed to the state School Aid Fund which supports kindergarten through 12th grade public education in Michigan. In fiscal year 2005, the contribution was $667.6 million.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at www.michigan.gov/lottery.