12,212 South Dakota players got an extra $39,320 in spending money following the December 21-22, 2012 drawings of the state's five lotto games.
Powerball paid out a total of $12,841 to 1,504 lucky people. Hot Lotto was a hot pick for 1,936 players in the state who picked up a total of $11,266 in winnings. Wild Card 2 wowed to the tune of $6,217 in total prize money for 4,321 people. Dakota Cash made 4,017 people a total of $5,759 richer. And there were 434 Mega Millions winners in South Dakota, sharing in a total of $3,237 in cash.