For immediate release:  November 4, 2004
Contact:  Mike Mueller, 773-5770
 

Wild Card 2 Ticket Worth $264,837 Sold in South Dakota

(Pierre) – One of two jackpot-winning tickets for last night’s Wild Card 2 lotto game drawing was sold in South Dakota. The other winning ticket was sold in Idaho. The two winners will split the $529,674 jackpot, with each ticket worth $264,837.

The winning numbers are: 09, 17, 23, 24, 29, and the Ace of Clubs.

The South Dakota ticket was sold in the northeast part of the state, and Lottery officials are waiting for the winner to come forward.

The winner should sign the back of the ticket, put it in a safe place and contact the Lottery office in Pierre (605-773-5770) or Sioux Falls (605-367-5840) to make arrangements to validate the ticket and claim the prize.

This is the fifth time the game’s jackpot has been won in South Dakota.

Wild Card 2 is played in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho. Players pick five numbers from 1 to 31 and a face card, and get two plays for $1. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 1,359,288. The odds of winning any prize in the game are 1 in 6.