Hoosier luck may have some merit to it yet, given the lottery results presented by Powerball and Mega Millions. Indiana has produced the most Powerball lottery winners total in the nation according to the Powerball database. Across the United States, Indiana has been recognized as one of the luckiest lottery states.
How many Hoosiers have won the lottery?
- There has currently been a total of 41 confirmed large jackpot winners in Indiana since 1992.
- There have been 39 Indiana Powerball winners.
- Indiana is also responsible for having two residents win major sums from the Mega Millions lottery.
What are the odds of winning?
The Hoosier state may very well have the most Powerball winners overall, but residents will still find the battle for cashing in a winning lottery ticket a hard-fought one.
- According to the U.S. census data, Indiana is home to at least 6.7 million Hoosiers. and for every million residents in Indiana, there are approximately 6 major winners of the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries.
- The Hoosier state is in fourth place among the states with the most winners per resident and number one with the most winners overall.
- Based on this information, Indiana residents have less than a two percent chance of winning a large jackpot.
Where does Indiana place among the luckiest states in the nation?
- According to the Powerball’s winner database, Indiana has been the home of 9.2 percent of the Power Ball lottery’s total jackpot winners.
- Indiana leads the country in having the most Powerball jackpot winners.
- Other states like Missouri (32 Powerball winners and two Mega Millions winners) and Minnesota (22 Powerball winners and one Mega Millions winner) are among the states with the most jackpot winners.
How much do Hoosiers stand to win?
- In the Mega Millions database one of Indiana’s previous winners won a total of $536 million.
Life-altering jackpots like this may be the reason why millions of Americans participate in this nation-wide lottery. As affordability is one of the biggest concerns for American families, lottery tickets remain popular for their ability to change one’s financial situation drastically with a buy in of only a few bucks. Feeling lucky?
Contact Staff Writer Malik Simon at 317-762-7847.
Malik Simon is a Staff Writer for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper. Originally from Memphis, TN, he graduated from Mississippi Valley State University with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies concentrating on journalism. Before joining the Recorder, he wrote for the Devil’s Gazette newspaper at MVSU and served as a freelance content and video editor. He seeks to use media to help communities flourish through literacy and factual reporting.
