Press Releases

Retired IPS educator wins $1 million

5/15/2012
An Indianapolis man says winning $1 million from the Hoosier Lottery won’t change him. Gerald Ladd says he plans to continue doing the same thing he’s always done.

Madison County man hopes to buy house with Lottery winnings

5/11/2012
New father and 19-year-old Christopher Skaggs of Ingalls, Ind., says winning $100,000 from the Hoosier Lottery is “wild.”

Indianapolis woman wins $50,000 on first-ever Lucky 5 purchase

5/7/2012
Last Wednesday Elizabeth Edwards of Indianapolis did something she had never done before. She purchased a Hoosier Lottery Lucky 5 ticket. Then, she did something else she had never done before; she won $50,000.

Valpo co-workers win $1 million Powerball® prize

5/4/2012
Two very excited co-workers at Union Electric Steel Corporation in Valparaiso claimed a $1 million Powerball prize at Hoosier Lottery Headquarters in Indianapolis May 3. Brad Hundt, a machine operator, and Pamella Legler, his supervisor, have worked together for nearly 20 years and have been playing the lottery together just as long.

Indianapolis man wins $50,000 with Lucky 5 quick pick

5/1/2012
Last Friday evening’s Lucky 5 drawing produced one top-prize winning ticket worth $50,000 and we now know who the holder of that ticket is.

Muncie mom turns $3 into $50,000 with Hoosier Lottery Scratch-off

4/30/2012
A Muncie woman plans to pay off her student loans after turning $3 into $50,000 thanks to a Hoosier Lottery Scratch-off. Jennifer Reichert claimed her $50,000 prize at Hoosier Lottery Headquarters in Indianapolis today.

Hoosier Lotto ticket purchased in Highland wins $10 million jackpot

4/29/2012
One ticket purchased for Saturday night’s Hoosier Lotto drawing matched all six numbers and won a jackpot worth $10 million.

Indianapolis retailer sells Lucky 5 ticket worth $50,000

4/28/2012
The Hoosier Lottery’s Friday evening Lucky 5 drawing produced one top-prize winning ticket worth $50,000 and the ticket was purchased at an Indianapolis retailer.

Powerball® ticket worth $1 million purchased in Valparaiso

4/22/2012
One Powerball ticket purchased at a retailer in Valparaiso, Ind., matched the first five numbers, but not the Powerball number, in last night’s drawing and is worth $1 million as a result. The ticket was purchased at Speedway at 153 U.S. Highway 30 in Valparaiso.

School bus driver wins $40,000 playing Powerball®

4/20/2012
A Whitestown school bus driver has won a nice chunk of change from the Hoosier Lottery. Tina Wood and her husband, Forrest, had returned from Walmart and were working in the yard Sunday when Forrest stopped to check their Powerball® with Power Play® tickets. Wood was shocked to discover they had matched four numbers and the Powerball number in the April 14 drawing.