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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A small city in Indiana was buzzing with excitement Thursday after a ticket for the fourth-largest Hoosier Lotto jackpot in the game’s history was sold in Tell City for Wednesday’s drawing.
The jackpot was $42.5 million.
The winning ticket was purchased at On the Fly gas station at 1448 12th St. in Tell City. The lucky ticket holder matched all six numbers drawn: 10, 16, 24, 33, 39 and 46. The odds for getting all six numbers is 1 in 9,366,819.
The largest Hoosier Lotto jackpot win happened Nov. 7, 2007, when the prize reached $54.5 million.
More recently, a winning ticket was sold on Dec. 6, 2023, with a jackpot of $44 million. The 2023 winning ticket was purchased at Lucky’s Mart in Speedway.
The jackpot for Saturday’s 11 p.m. drawing drops to $1 million. Players must be 18 or older.
The Problem Gambling Helpline is at 800-994-8448.
Tell City is a Perry County city of 7,485 residents on the Ohio River. It’s about halfway between Louisville, Kentucky, and Evansville.