James Scott is eyeing retirement from his job as a steelworker. He looks forward to easy days and time spent with his wife and their not-so-mini, miniature Bernedoodle, which is already 72 pounds at only 10 months old.

James has been playing the Hoosier Lottery for a long time and likes to mix up his play with Scratch-offs, Draw games and Fast Play games. When he plays Fast Play games, he normally alternates between $20 Blazing Hot 7s and $30 $75,000 Cash Vault.

After purchasing a $30 $75,000 Cash Vault ticket, James couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw that he won the $75,000 top prize! He started crying as he was overwhelmed with emotions. Still choked up, James called his wife to tell her the news.

“I thought he was pulling my leg,” his wife remembers about that phone call. “I called him back about an hour later and asked if it was true. ‘Hot dang!’ I told him.”

James and his wife would like to take a grand vacation with the prize money; they’re thinking Hawaii or Alaska! They’re also thinking about using the prize money to buy another puppy to help entertain the rambunctious Bernedoodle. 

$20 Blazing Hot 7s Overall Odds: 1 in 3.14
$30 $75,000 Cash Vault Overall Odds: 1 in 3.31