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For Immediate Release:
Thursday, December 29, 2005
For More Information:
Joe Willingham or Mary Jo Bibby, 773-5770
Hot Springs woman wins $266,236 Dakota Cash
prize
(Pierre) – Sharon
Patton of Hot Springs ended the year on a high note as the state’s newest
Dakota Cash winner, winning Wednesday night’s jackpot of $266,236. The
Dakota Cash jackpot had not been hit since last July. Her win is the fourth
largest in the game’s 12-year history.
“It is just way too
exciting,” Patton said from the Rapid City redemption center where she
claimed her prize. “It’s like a dream come true.” The 61 year old
great-grandmother said she regularly purchases lotto ticket for each
drawing. She discovered she was a winner when a co-worker looked up the
winning numbers in the morning paper. “When I saw the numbers, I sure did a
double take.”
Patton said the news of
her win spread quickly. “I think half the people in Hot Springs know
already.” She hopes to use her prize to put a down payment on a house and to
help out family members. Patton is the 96th player to win the
Dakota Cash jackpot.
Patton purchased her
ticket, a quick pick, at Sonny’s Super Foods in Hot Springs. The store will
receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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