For immediate release:
September 13, 2004
Contact: Mike Mueller, 773-5770
Custer man wins
$135,210 Dakota Cash jackpot
(Pierre) – Thomas
Hargens of Custer won the $135,210 Dakota Cash jackpot by matching all
five numbers for the Wednesday, August 11 drawing. Hargens claimed his
prize at the Lottery office in Rapid City today.
Hargens discovered he
held the winning ticket last night when he checked the numbers in the
newspaper. “I haven’t missed a drawing since the game began,” he said.
“Checking the numbers is always the first thing I do when I get home from
work on Thursdays and when I get the paper on Sunday mornings.” Hargens
used his own numbers on his winning play, but he also purchased several
“quick picks” for the same drawing.
Hargens purchased his
ticket at the Common Cents store in Custer. The store will receive a
$5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Dakota Cash is South
Dakota’s very own lotto game and is played only in South Dakota. Hargens
is the 89th player to win the Dakota Cash jackpot since the
game began in 1993.
