"Indiana lottery player wins a share of the $143 million Powerball jackpot"

On April 29, 2026, two extremely lucky lottery players matched all the winning numbers, earning a share of the $143 million Powerball jackpot. Earlier this week, one of the winners from Indiana stepped forward to claim their portion of the enormous prize.

The Powerball jackpot of $143 million was won by two players, one from Indiana and the other from Kansas, each taking home $71.7 million. The Indiana winner bought her lucky ticket at Al’s Supermarket in La Porte, located on 702 E. Lincolnway. Interestingly, she simply selected numbers that formed a vertical line on her playslip for the April 29 Powerball drawing. A few days after the drawing, the woman remembered buying tickets and decided to check them while sitting in her car. As she did so, one ticket flew out the window. Just as she was about to chase it, she noticed another ticket in her hand that seemed to have the winning numbers. Upon closer inspection, she was stunned to discover she had indeed won the Powerball jackpot. I was numb. I was just speechless, in disbelief, she shared in a press release. The excitement of her win made her forget about the lost ticket. Later that week, she went to the Hoosier Lottery to claim her $71.7 million prize. She did so as an LLC and opted for a lump sum cash payout of $32.6 million instead of receiving the full amount in annuity payments. Sarah M. Taylor, the Executive Director of the Hoosier Lottery, remarked on the significance of the win, noting Indiana's long history with Powerball, starting with the state's first jackpot winner in 1992. She highlighted that the April 19 drawing marked a record 40th jackpot win while also creating 19 other millionaires. With this claim, we've had the privilege of celebrating each Champion of Play and closing out Indiana’s Millionaire Moment, Taylor concluded.