Two $5,000 Wild Card 2 winners are among the 9,901 South Dakota players winning a total of $43,744 in cash from the October 23-24, 2012 drawings of the state's five lotto games.

Wild Card 2 led the way, paying out a total of $15,003 to 3,252 people. Powerball made 1,656 South Dakota players a total of $14,223 richer. Hot Lotto was a hot pick for 2,394 lucky individuals who pocketed a total of $8,386 in cash. Dakota Cash paid out a total of $3,546 in winnings to 2,225 players in the state. And there were 374 Mega Millions winners with a total of $2,586 won.