Oglala Sioux woman wins car from South Dakota Lottery
Talena Standing Bear Montelongo, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, won a Chevrolet Camaro from the South Dakota Lottery. Standing Bear Montelongo, who works for her tribe's child care program, purchased a $5 instant scratch ticket from a store on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Her name was drawn out of 4,068 entries. "All I bought was the one ticket because I liked the car on it and now I’m getting one. I’m just in shock. It goes to show you that anything’s possible,” Standing Bear Montelongo said in a press release from the South Dakota Lottery. Get the Story:
Press Release: Wanblee woman wins car in instant scratch game (South Dakota Lottery 10/26)
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