Lottery Winners Split $100 Million

That’s a $50-million haircut on Gary Allen’s head. Allen bought $5 worth of Powerball lottery tickets on his way to a haircut Wednesday morning in Anderson, Ind., just north of Indianapolis.

That night, he matched all six numbers drawn to win half the game’s $100-million jackpot. The other winning ticket was sold in North Platte, Neb., but that winner hasn’t come forward yet.

The jackpot was the game’s second highest, eclipsed only by the $111 million won by a Wisconsin teacher in 1993.

Allen, 38, went to Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis on Thursday to claim his first installment of $1.8 million, after taxes. The Alexandria, Ind., man said the ticket was a “quick pick,” in which a computer generates the numbers.

Allen and his wife, Debra, who accompanied him to pick up the first check, said they planned to pay off bills and help family members. After that, they may travel.

Tickets for the Powerball game are sold in Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.