Lottery: best six months

by Commissioner Gary Peters

With the success of raffle-style games in Michigan, it is no wonder that more are on the way.

On June 25, the Lottery will launch its third Millionaire Raffle game. Tickets will be $20 each, as they have been in the previous two games, and a total of 600,000 tickets will be available.

There will be six prizes of $1 million each, 12 prizes of $100,000 each and 2,000 prizes of $500 each. Retailers will earn $1.20 on each Raffle ticket they sell.

Later this summer or early fall, look for a second Super Raffle game. The first one carried a $50 price tag—the most expensive Lottery ticket offered in the country to date—and it sold out in an amazing two and a half days, paying retailers a commission of $3 on each ticket sold.

In addition, the $500 prizes for the raffle-style games can be cashed in-store, providing another commission opportunity. We’ll notify all as soon as we finalize the date for this ticket launch.

Farewell
It is with mixed emotions that I will leave the Michigan Lottery on Aug. 10 after just over four years as commissioner. While I am looking forward to my new position as the Griffin Endowed Chair in the political science department at Central Michigan University, I will miss the excitement of the Lottery business.

It has been a pleasure to be associated with the Lottery’s exceptional retailers. I’ve often used this column to commend your efforts, without which the Lottery would not be the success that it is. I have full confidence that this great partnership will continue to benefit all parties and I thank you for all you’ve done during my tenure.

New instants
June 11:
Win $um ($1)
$250,000 Lucky Stars ($5)
$1,000,000 Lucky Stars ($10)
June 25:
Mini Sudoku ($2)
Red Hot Wild Time ($2)
Two Line Bingo ($2)

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 2006, the contribution was $688 million. For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at www.michigan.gov/lottery.