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September 23, 2012
Greg Langel's second chance: The city's second documented million-dollar prize was not drawn from a drum of numbered balls but from a drum of envelopes, on a football field. Greg Langel of South Bend — a graphic designer and the owner of Pitcock Design Group in South Bend — had entered a non-winning Lucky Millionaire scratch-off ticket in the Hoosier Lottery's mylottery second-chance promotion. He was one of five finalists drawn on August 1, 2012, each of whom received $500 and a place in the final drawing. On Sunday, September 23, 2012, during halftime of the Indianapolis Colts' game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lucas Oil Stadium, five envelopes — one bearing each finalist's name — were loaded into a drawing drum on the field, and the envelope drawn held Langel's name. The prize was $1 million, the first of three $1 million drawings the promotion ran.
Sources:
- Indianapolis Colts, "1 Million Dollars Won During Halftime" (September 24, 2012), carrying the Hoosier Lottery's release — the drawing, the five finalists of August 1, 2012, the $500 finalist prizes, and Langel's Pitcock Design Group.