TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- 218 MILLION dollars...that's alot of money, and the Hoosier Lottery is trying to help locals win the big Powerball prize. The lottery is giving away 218 Powerball tickets in Terre Haute today according to a news release from them. The first 218 people to arrive at Thornton's at 2330 S Third St. at noon will receive a free shot at the jackpot courtesy of the Hoosier Lottery.