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The second-largest jackpot in Hoosier Lotto history has been won

The second-largest jackpot of $44 million has been won from the Hoosier Lottery.

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Corinna Underwood

If you’re a Hoosier Lottery player who lives near Speedway, you need to check your lottery tickets. A ticket worth $44 million in the Hoosier Lotto December 6 drawing was purchased at Lucky's Mart located at 5208 W. 10th St. in Speedway. This is the second-largest jackpot in the history of the Hoosier Lottery. The winning numbers are 9, 16, 22, 26, 30, and 37.

Hoosier Lottery Executive Director Sarah M. Taylor has already expressed her congratulations to the lucky winner. She added:"Since its first drawing in 1990, Hoosier Lotto has remained a popular game among our players. It is great to see it was won in the same town known for producing exciting racing wins for the last century."

This is only the fourth time in Hoosier Lotto history that the jackpot has exceeded $40 million. The largest Hoosier Lotto win was on November 7, 2007. The prize was $54.5 million. The last jackpot win was on September 7, 2022. The prize then was $19.5 million.

Hoosier Lottery Promotions

While you’re playing Hoosier Lotto, don’t forget about the other great promotions currently being offered by the Indiana Lottery. These include:

  • Holiday Second-chance: Don’t throw out your non-winning holiday scratch-off tickets. You can enter them in the Holiday Second Chance promotion and you could win a prize of up to $10,000. Tickets available for this promotion include:
    • Festive $50
    • Holiday Jingle
    • Very Merry Crossword
    • Holiday Wishes
    • Holiday Cash Blowout
  • Holiday Game Night: If you like playing digital lottery games, you’ll love Holiday Game Night. What’s more, you can win a prize pack of $250. Create a free myLOTTERY account and play Chainsaw Chisel, Joly Jogger, or Share The Fun online games to climb the leaderboard for a chance to win.
  • Courtside VIP Giveaway: If you’re a basketball fan, this is a chance you can’t afford to miss. Enter the giveaway and you could win the grand prize of a pair of VIP tickets to see the Pacers play the Philadelphia 76ers on January 25, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. You can also participate in an on-court promotion to win up to $250,000.
  • Hoosier Road trip: Download the free Hoosier Lottery app and create a myLOTTERY account to participate. Once you’re a member you can join in on a virtual road trip. As you rack up miles you can earn badges and entries to monthly prizes.

About the Hoosier Lottery

The Indiana Lottery was launched in 1989. Since then, it has contributed more than $6.7 billion to support local police and firefighters’ pensions, the Teachers’ Retirement Fund, and the Lottery Surplus Fund.

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