January 20, 2012

BINGO! Angola woman wins $50,000

INDIANAPOLIS –Kimberly Rockey of Angola plans to treat herself to a new car after winning $50,000 on a Hoosier Lottery Scratch-off this week. 

“I’m going to get a new car,” said Rockey.  “The one I’m driving now is falling apart.”

It was a Lucky 7s Bingo ticket that will make Rockey’s new wheels possible.  The Steuben County woman purchased her winning ticket from a Hoosier Lottery vending machine at Travel Emporium at 1235 East State Road 120 in Fremont.

Rockey says after winning, the first thing she did was text her boyfriend a message that said, “Don’t freak out, but I just won $50,000!”

Rockey is the second lucky winner to claim a $50,000 top-prize on the Hoosier Lottery’s Lucky 7s Bingo Scratch-off. Two top prizes remain unclaimed on the game at this time.

The Hoosier Lottery reminds players to always play responsibly and always sign the back of their tickets.

The Hoosier Lottery is committed to providing innovative and entertaining lottery games for the benefit of the citizens of Indiana. In fiscal year 2011, the Hoosier Lottery generated $188 million in net income which was used to significantly reduce the motor vehicle excise tax for all Hoosier drivers and also supported the pension funds for retired Indiana teachers, police and firefighters. Player prizes for the fiscal year totaled $495 million and $56 million was earned by Indiana retailers on the sale of Hoosier Lottery products.

Since its inception in 1989, the Hoosier Lottery has produced nearly $4 billion in net income for the citizens of Indiana, nearly $1 billion in commissions and bonuses for participating Indiana retailers, and has paid out more than $8.4 billion in player prizes.

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For more information, please contact Al Larsen at alarsen@hoosierlottery.com or 317-264-4805.

Photo: Kimberly Rockey collects her winnings at Hoosier Lottery Headquarters.