Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Announces 50th Millionaire in the State

Have you heard who the latest Arkansas millionaire is?

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) has reached a milestone in a club most everyone wants to join – the ranks of millionaires. Last week, Jeff Hornback of Jonesboro became the 50th million-dollar prize winner since the Lottery began seven years ago.

Hornback actually purchased a non-winning instant game ticket at the Parker BP convenience store on West Parker Drive in Jonesboro, but then he entered the ticket number into his free ASL Play it Again Rewards Club account which gives players a second chance to win with losing tickets. On March 28, his ticket was drawn to win the $1,000,000 prize in the Platinum Payout Play it Again Drawing Number 49.

Still overwhelmed when he claimed his prize March 30, Hornback said he plans to invest some of his prize money, spend some on his grandchildren and help others with the rest.

Randall Irvin of Uniontown was the first million-dollar ASL winner, with his Jan. 22, 2010 win, just months after the Lottery’s 2009 launch. In between, the Lottery has made millionaires all over the state – in Atkins, Pearcy, Bono, Sulphur Rock, Grubbs, Diaz, Hamburg, Lepanto, Marmaduke, McRae and beyond.

ASL Director Bishop Woosley said this is just “the first” 50 ASL millionaires – noting that nearly $2 billion overall has been awarded to Lottery players.

“The state of Arkansas has 50 more millionaires now than before the Lottery’s launch,” Woosley said. “Their lives have changed forever, and hopefully our winners will always have financial security. We’re proud of them. We’re also proud of the scholarships our players and retailers provide to college students in the state, since obtaining a college degree is the surest way to financial security.”

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