News Release From: The Hoosier Lottery
South Bend man hauls in $1 million Hoosier Lottery prize at halftime of Colts game
INDIANAPOLIS
- Greg Langel, a graphic designer and business owner from South Bend,
won $1 million today at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as part of the
Hoosier Lottery's Lucky Millionaire mylottery second-chance promotion.
Langel was one of five finalists participating in the $1 million
drawing, which was conducted on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium during
halftime of Sunday's Indianapolis Colts game against the Jacksonville
Jaguars. Five envelopes, each one containing the
name of a finalist, were loaded into a drawing drum by Hoosier Lottery
personnel and the envelope containing Langel's name was drawn.
"This is surreal," said Langel, who is the owner of Pitcock Design
Group in South Bend. "I was trying not to get my hopes up too much, but
to actually win - I was almost stunned. I almost couldn't believe my
ears. I was trying to remember to breathe and
was just thinking about all the great things this is going to do for
us. "
To become a finalist, Langel entered a non-winning Lucky Millionaire
scratch-off ticket into a Hoosier Lottery Lucky Millionaire mylottery
second-chance promotion at hoosierlottery.com. He and the other four
finalists were selected in a random drawing Aug.
1, and were each awarded a $500 prize and entry into today's drawing,
which was the first of three $1 million drawings. Hoosier Lottery
players interested in this and other mylottery second-chance drawings
can visit hoosierlottery.com for more information.
A mylottery account is free to sign up for at hoosierlottery.com for
players 18 and older and provides exclusive offers and benefits such as
coupons, newsletters, winning number alerts and jackpot alerts.
The mission of the Hoosier Lottery is to return the maximum net
income to the state in a socially-responsible manner. 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 more
than $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 $8.7 billion in player
prizes.
The Hoosier Lottery reminds all players to play responsibly.
