Wolcottville Man Wins Hoosier Lottery Show
Jack Binkley of Wolcottville won $17,500 in the Evansville Hoosier Millionaire live road show and will advance to the championship show in Indianapolis on Aug. 16 where he will compete for a chance at $1 million. (See related)
Thursday night’s 25th Anniversary Hoosier Millionaire road show was held at the Evansville Center Theatre. After three fierce rounds and a playoff round, Binkley emerged the top prize winner and advanced to the Final Round with $12,500.
Binkley had the chance to win up to $10,000 during the Final Round. His first pick revealed $1,000, but he elected to make a second pick before stopping, a decision that earned him $5,000 in the Final Round. Binkley walked away with $17,500 in total winnings and a chance to compete for $1 million in the championship show that will be held during the Indiana State Fair in August.
The show featured five other contestants including Ty Kipker of Warsaw and Tiffany DeVon of Elkhart. Kipker won $2,500 and DeVon won $4,500.
The next live road show is at the Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum on April 17. The first five contestants chosen to on the Fort Wayne show are:
• Rick Rhodes of Kokomo
• Mary Jane Head of Alexandria
• Glenda Catt of Peru
• Jeanette Bogacki of Evansville
• Susie Saunders of Columbus