Chronology of Events November 8, 1988 Indiana voters approve the Lottery referendum with 62% of the vote. May 3, 1989 Indiana General Assembly approves the Lottery Act. May 9, 1989 Governor Evan Bayh signs the Lottery Act. June 7, 1989 Governor Evan Bayh appoints Jack Crawford as Executive Director of the Hoosier Lottery. October 13, 1989 Instant ticket sales begin at 12:10 p.m. More than 8 million Scratch‐off tickets are sold in the first 24 hours. October 20, 1989 Lottery announces first week sales of $21 million. October 28, 1989 Hoosier Millionaire TV show debuts. December 2, 1989 Marilyn Bonavita of Indianapolis becomes the first “Hoosier Millionaire.” December 6, 1989 Ticket sales reach $100 million. December 11, 1989 John R. Weliever replaces Jack Crawford as Hoosier Lottery Executive Director. March 15, 1990 The Hoosier Lottery transfers $73 million of net income to the State of Indiana and Governor Bayh. April 30, 1990 Lotto Cash sales begin. May 5, 1990 First Lotto Cash drawing conducted. 1
June 9, 1990 Kurt & Teresa Voskuhl of Charlestown win $6 million Lotto Cash jackpot. July 2, 1990 Daily 3 and Daily 4 draw games introduced. October 14, 1990 Lotto America sales begin. October 17, 1990 First Lotto America drawing conducted. December 19, 1990 Twelve‐month sales top $466 million. Twelve‐month prize payouts top $230 million. Twelve‐month retailer commissions top $28 million. March 18, 1991 Hoosier Lottery ranks sixth in instant ticket sales among the 33 state lotteries according to Gaming Business Magazine. October 23, 1991 Jean Blackwell replaces John Weliever as Hoosier Lottery Executive Director. April 18, 1992 Multi‐State Lottery Association (MUSL) conducts last Lotto America drawing. Lotto America becomes Powerball. April 19, 1992 Powerball sales begin. April 22, 1992 MUSL conducts first Powerball drawing. Ticket sold by Hoosier Lottery retailer wins first Powerball jackpot in first Powerball drawing. May 4, 1992 Indiana leads the United States in Powerball sales after two weeks. July 1, 1992 Pull‐Tab sales begin. September 11, 1992 Former Hoosier Lottery Executive Director John Weliever dies in a plane crash. 2
September 15, 1992 Lottery introduces its first bar‐coded scratch‐off games (Cash Crop, Draw Poker and 3 Times Lucky). Bar‐
coding allows players to redeem winning tickets at any retailer. September 19, 1992 Dena Seabrook of Gary becomes the 1,000th contestant on the Hoosier Millionaire TV Show. October 10, 1992 Hoosier Lottery retailers sell two winning tickets for the Hoosier Lottery’s record Lotto Cash jackpot worth $11 million. Marylou Wolfe of Martinsville and Beverly Shippy of Garrett later claim $5.5 million apiece. October 13, 1992 The Lottery celebrates its third birthday with sale of the Birthday Game scratch‐off game, offering the largest prize ever offered on an instant game by the Hoosier Lottery ‐ $156,000 paid as $3,000 a week for a year with retailer top‐prize commission of $52,000 paid as $1,000 a week for a year. December 11, 1992 Deputy Director Marty Gibbs becomes Acting Executive Director of the Lottery. December 26, 1992 Nineteen year‐old Kelly Gray of Indianapolis becomes the youngest Hoosier Millionaire after winning $1,028,000 on the Hoosier Millionaire Show. January 23, 1993 Hoosier Millionaire Show contestant, Nelson Oles, draws his own entry ticket out of the barrel on air to win a seat on an upcoming show. March 2, 1993 Andrew & Anna Fagg of Terre Haute claim a $14 million Lotto Cash prize, the largest single payout in U.S. lottery history at the time. July 12, 1993 Governor Evan Bayh appoints John Dillon to serve as Hoosier Lottery Executive Director. November 5, 1993 The Hoosier Lottery introduces Lucky 5 draw game. July 21, 1994 The Hoosier Lottery holds a parade in downtown Indianapolis to celebrate the announcement of record net income of $166 million and 1994 fiscal year sales of $575 million. 3
September 18, 1994 Hoosier Lotto replaces Lotto Cash and Hoosier Lotto sales begin. Hoosier Lotto is designed to have more winners and bigger jackpots. The game offers a cash‐option payout or a payout over a 20‐year period. September 22 – 24, 1994 Hoosier Lottery serves as coordinator of the North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) National Lottery Conference in Indianapolis, hosting over 900 delegates and vendors at the Indiana Convention Center. The event’s economic impact is estimated at more than $600,000. October 13, 1994 Hoosier Lottery celebrates its fifth birthday by introducing its first $5 scratch‐off ticket. In its fifth year, the Lottery’s total transfers to the state since inception reach $708 million; total ticket sales since inception reach more than $2.4 billion; and total prize payout since inception totals $1.3 billion. October 27, 1994 Hoosier Lotto delivers its first double‐digit jackpot just one month after replacing its predecessor game, Lotto Cash. November 30, 1994 Gary Allen of Alexandria, Indiana and Connie Dailey of North Platte, Nebraska share a $100 million dollar Powerball jackpot, the second largest Powerball jackpot at the time. Each receives $50.5 million. February 26, 1995 Front 3/Back 3 feature added to Daily 4 draw game. April 12, 1995 Transfers to the state since inception top $800 million. June 5, 1995 Hoosier Lottery introduces Euchre scratch‐off game, the world’s first Lottery game to use suits and trump. July 6, 1995 Fiscal year sales for 1995 top $600 million, placing Indiana in the top 15 of the nation’s 37 lotteries. August 7, 1995 Lucky 5 draw game expands from two to five nightly draws per week. December 16, 1995 Wayne Vaught of Trafalgar claims $26 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot. It is the largest Hoosier Lotto jackpot won up to that time. 4
April 1, 1996 The Lottery offers Lucky for Life, the Lottery’s first scratch‐off game to pay out a monthly prize for life. July 17, 1996 The Lottery closes fiscal year 1996 with a record $621 million in total annual sales. September 3, 1996 Lucky 5 draw game drawings expand to seven nights a week. March 3, 1997 James Maguire replaces John Dillon as Hoosier Lottery Executive Director. March 10, 1997 Hoosier Lottery introduces the Tax Free Million scratch‐off game offering a top prize of $1 million with federal taxes paid by the Hoosier Lottery. April 1997 Hoosier Lottery launches its Web page: www.hoosierlottery.com. June 16, 1997 The first drawing for the multi‐state draw game, Daily Millions is conducted. November 2, 1997 Powerball changes to allow players to choose between cash or annuity payout options and offers larger prizes in lower levels. Powerball matrix also changes from (5 of 45) and (1 of 45) to (5 of 49) and (1 of 42). February 18, 1998 Hoosier Lotto adds a Wednesday drawing, begins conducting drawings on Saturdays and Wednesdays. February 27, 1998 The first $10 scratch‐off, $2 Million Cash, goes on sale. March 29, 1998 The last drawing for Daily Millions is conducted. March 30, 1998 The first drawing for the multi‐state game, Cash 4 Life, is conducted. Cash 4 Life offers a lifetime prize. July 29, 1998 A Powerball ticket purchased in Richmond, Indiana wins a group of Ohio co‐workers a $295.7 Powerball jackpot. It is the largest North American jackpot ever won up to that time. 5
June 5, 1999 David and Elaine Pearson claim a $42 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot. October 13, 1999 The Hoosier Lottery celebrates its 10th anniversary with gala events across Indiana. The scratch‐off game 10 Year Celebration is also launched. The game offers four second chance prizes of $1 million. February 2, 2000 The game 5 Card Cash replaces the multi‐state game, Cash 4 Life. December 1, 2000 Governor Frank O’Bannon appoints Hoosier Lottery Executive Director James McGuire to serve as his chief of staff. O’Bannon promotes Hoosier Lottery Deputy Director and chief legal counsel, Jack Ross, to position of Hoosier Lottery Executive Director. Ross becomes the Lottery’s seventh director. March 7, 2001 The Power Play option is added to Powerball, offering players a chance to multiply non‐jackpot winnings up to five times for an extra dollar per play. May 2, 2001 Last drawing for 5 Card Cash occurs. December 5, 2001 Indiana begins computerized drawings on draw games. Drawings are now conducted using a computerized random number‐generating machine. January 23, 2002 Max 5 draw game begins. June 22, 2002 Indiana General Assembly passes House Bill 1001 making lottery winnings taxable at the state level. July 1, 2002 Lottery winnings become subject to state taxes in the amount of 3.4% for prizes of $1,200 and above. October 6, 2002 Powerball matrix changes from (5 of 49) and (1 of 42) to (5 of 53) and (1 of 42). The new Match 5 Bonus Prize is implemented, allowing record jackpot levels. The Powerball jackpot annuity payout is changed from 25 years to 30 years. 6
October 7, 2002 Lucky 5 drawings expand to twice a day. January 14, 2003 Max 5 draw game ends. July 10, 2003 Introduction of bar‐coded pull‐tab tickets allows winning pull‐tab tickets to be redeemed at any retail location. January 13, 2005 Governor Mitch Daniels appoints Esther Q. Schneider as Executive Director of the Hoosier Lottery. Schneider replaces Jack Ross and becomes the Lottery’s seventh Executive Director. March 5, 2005 Barbara Lennon of Elwood wins a $19.9 million Powerball jackpot. Her win marks the 33rd time a Powerball jackpot‐winning ticket has been sold in Indiana. March 30, 2005 Ten Powerball players in Indiana are among a record setting 110 players nationwide to win Powerball Match 5 prizes (at least $100,000) using numbers found inside a fortune cookie. June 18, 2005 Three Powerball players in Indiana are among 86 players nationwide to win Powerball Match 5 prizes (at least $100,000) using a set of numbers found inside a fortune cookie. August 28, 2005 Powerball matrix changes from (5 of 53) and (1 of 42) to (5 of 55) and (1 of 42). The minimum, starting jackpot is raised from $10 million to $15 million. The match 5 prize increases from $100,000 to $200,000 and the prize for matching the Powerball number and four of the white balls increases from $5,000 to $10,000. October 21, 2005 Hoosier Millionaire scratch‐off ticket sales end. December 22, 2005 Hoosier Lottery conducts the final Hoosier Millionaire Game Show contestant drawing. December 31, 2005 The Hoosier Millionaire Grand Finale Game Show airs. Clarence Moore of West Lafayette becomes the show’s final and 191st Hoosier Millionaire. 7
February 18, 2006 Record‐setting $365 million jackpot, the largest in Powerball and American lottery history, and the largest jackpot ever won by a single ticket, is shared by eight co‐workers at a ConAgra Foods Plant in Lincoln, Nebraska. April 2, 2006 Hoosier Lottery begins conducting drawings at the same time year‐round due to switch to Daylight Savings Time. April 12, 2006 Powerball jackpot reaches $200 Million for third time in seven months. It is the first time in Powerball history that two consecutive Powerball runs reach $200 million. May 24, 2006 Lottery introduces Mix & Match draw game. The game is the Lottery’s first to offer a dual, single and multi‐
line play style. June 9, 2006 First Mix & Match top‐prize of $200,050 is won. June 30, 2006 Hoosier Lottery sales set new fiscal year record, with $816 Million in total annual sales and a record net income transferred to the state of $218 million. Total prize payouts for fiscal year 2006 average $1.35 million a day. October 6, 2006 Hoosier Lottery introduces the $25 scratch‐off and raffle hybrid game, $2,500,000 Holiday Raffle. It is the first ticket offered by the Lottery at the $25 price point, and the first Hoosier Lottery ticket to combine scratch‐off and raffle play on one ticket. Top prize on the scratch‐off portion is $250,000 and top prize on the raffle portion is $2.5 Million. Sales and availability are limited with only 480,000 tickets printed. December 7, 2006 Governor Mitch Daniels appoints Kathryn A. Densborn as Executive Director of the Hoosier Lottery. Densborn becomes the Lottery’s eighth Executive Director. January 12, 2007 Instant Powerball Scratch‐off is introduced. January 31, 2007 The $2.5 Million Holiday Raffle drawing is conducted. Glenwood resident and father of three, Joseph Sparks, claims the Holiday Raffle’s $2.5 million grand prize. 8
April 14, 2007 More than 5,000 Hoosiers multiply their non‐jackpot Powerball Prizes by 10 when the Power Play number “10” is selected during the “10 X” Power Play promotion. July 1, 2007 Hoosier Million Dollar Raffle game goes on sale. The $20 draw game ticket boasts the best odds ever offered by the Hoosier Lottery for a million dollar prize. Only 325,000 tickets are available. The game features two top prizes of $1 million, five prizes of $125,000 and 777 prizes of $1,000, for a total payout of $3.2 million. July 1, 2007 Hoosier Lottery reports FY 2007 sales of $789 million; paid nearly $478 million in prizes; paid retailer commissions of over $55 million and transferred approximately $216 million in net income to the State of Indiana. August 16, 2007 Hoosier Million Dollar Raffle is conducted live at the Indiana State Fair. August 25, 2007 Speedway gas station at 4382 National Road East in Richmond, Indiana sells the biggest ticket ever sold in Indiana ‐ a winning Powerball ticket worth $314 million. It is the 34th time a Hoosier Lottery retailer has sold a Powerball jackpot winning ticket and the second time a Speedway station on National Road in Richmond sells a Powerball jackpot‐winning ticket worth at least $295 million. September 10, 2007 Hoosier Lottery pays out its biggest jackpot ever ‐ a $314 million Powerball jackpot ‐ to David W. Coterel, 65, a GM retiree from Riverside, Ohio, his grown children, David W. Coterel Jr. and Lynn Hiles, both of Dayton, Ohio. November 7, 2007 After 109 drawings ‐ more than a year ‐ without a Hoosier Lotto jackpot winner, retired East Chicago steelworker, Peter Gilbert, claims a $54.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot. It is the biggest jackpot in the history of the game. November 24, 2007 Margaret Brisbane of Michigan City wins a $2.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot on a free quick pick ticket. Her win marks the second time in 2007, the second time in three weeks and the second time in six draws that a Hoosier Lotto jackpot is won. February 11, 2008 Hoosier Lottery reports annual sales of $789 million and net income of $216 million for FY2007, the second highest sales and net income in the Lottery’s history. 9
February 26, 2008 Eddie Golden of Greenfield becomes the Hoosier Lottery’s fifth millionaire of 2008. March 7, 2008 The first $30 scratch‐off game debuts. April 23, 2008 Gary Lynn Graves of Rising Sun claims $21.5 million Hoosier Lottery jackpot. April 14, 2008 Five Hoosier Lottery winners in the Deal or No Deal second chance promotion travel to Los Angeles where they compete for an opportunity to appear on a taping of the "Deal or No Deal" game show. July 1, 2008 Hoosier Lottery total net income transferred to the state of Indiana tops $3.4 billion. August 6, 2008 Bobby Guffey of Roanoke wins $3 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot after marking wrong number on the playslip because he forgot his glasses. August 14, 2008 Deb Morgan of Arcadia wins $1 million on a special live Hoosier Millionaire Show in the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand at the Indiana State Fair. November 22, 2008 Kanti’s Life Style in the Chase Bank Tower on Monument Circle sells a Powerball ticket worth $57.6 million. It is the 35th Powerball jackpot won in Indiana. It is claimed by SWS Investments, LLC. December 24, 2008 Darryl Sheets of Cambridge City claims a $6 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot from the Dec.6, 2008 drawing. January 7, 2009 Powerball drawing moves from Iowa to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida as Florida becomes the 30th state (plus Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands) to join the Powerball game. The starting jackpot changes from $15 to $20 million, four white balls are added (changing the matrix from 1‐55 to 1‐59) and three red balls are removed (changing the matrix from 1‐42 to 1‐39). The Match 5 prize becomes an automatic $1 million with Power Play. Odds of winning the jackpot change from 1:146,107,962 to 1:195,249,054. Overall odds change from 1:37 to 1:35. 10
January 17, 2009 Second of two back‐to‐back Powerball jackpots is won in Indiana. $163.2 million winning Powerball ticket is sold at Circle K (Mac's) at 1202 Eads Park Way East in Lawrenceburg. Prize is claimed by individuals from Cincinnati‐area under name GMTR Investments, LLC. Total Powerball jackpot winnings in Indiana top $1 billion. February 28, 2009 $11 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot won by Jill Carver of Kokomo and her two daughters; Brenda Carver and Ronette Kelley, also of Kokomo. March 1, 2009 New draw game “Quick Draw” with drawings every day, goes on sale offering a top prize of $300,000. April 15, 2009 Shantay Britman of Elkhart wins $6.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot. April 22, 2009 Belinda Rasche of Jasper wins $1 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot. May 15, 2009 Hoosier Lottery introduces a new way to play with its first instant dual‐game ticket that is a scratch‐off on the front and a pull‐tab on the back. July 9, 2009 Hoosier Lottery kicks‐off a platinum 20th Anniversary Celebration with the release of a series of 20th Anniversary scratch‐offs celebrating 20 years of winners. Total Hoosier Lottery profit transfers to the state of Indiana top $3.5 billion. September 10, 2009 A new, expanded partnership with the Indianapolis Colts results in $100,000 Colts Cash scratch‐off offering cash prizes, the opportunity to win 2010 Colts Season tickets and a second chance promotion offering shots at trips to away games and suite experiences. October 13, 2009 Hoosier Lottery celebrates its 20th Anniversary. October 2009 MUSL member states vote to allow cross selling among Powerball and Mega Millions states. Mega Millions jurisdictions expand to 35 states; Powerball to 43. 11
January 31, 2010 Hoosier Lottery retailers begin selling Mega Millions. February 2, 2010 First Mega Millions drawing including cross‐selling states. 12