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77-441: Six contestants faced a board of 30 numbers and played three rounds, with each contestant choosing one number per round. Two numbers hid bonus prizes (most commonly 5,000 Hoosier Lottery scratch-off tickets and a trip sponsored by ATA Airlines ), while the others hid cash amounts from $ 1,000 to $ 10,000 (the typical layout in the 1990s was ten $ 1000s, six $ 2000s, four $ 3,000s, two $ 4,000s, one each of $ 5000-$ 10,000, Doubler, Tickets). In

154-793: A codeshare agreement . In the beginning of 2005, the airline drastically reduced flights at its Indianapolis hub to only three destinations and centered scheduled flights at Chicago Midway International Airport in order to complement Southwest Airlines codeshare flights. ATA also focused on serving markets that were business oriented and did not have Southwest service, such as San Francisco , Dallas/Fort Worth , and New York–LaGuardia . Additionally, ATA began offering point-to-point service not connecting to its Midway Hub , as to benefit other Southwest Airlines focus cities, such as Las Vegas , Orlando , and Phoenix , with connections to non-Southwest destinations such as Denver and Hawaii . Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said that revenues were up nearly 20% due to

231-513: A bid, calling their group the Open Wheel Racing Series (OWRS). George's offer was to purchase only select company assets, in an effort to eliminate any series that would rival his Indy Racing League. However, if George's bid (which was actually higher than the OWRS bid) had been successful, many vendors that were still owed money by CART would have not been paid. Therefore, a judge ruled that

308-530: A code sharing agreement. In attempt to reduce operating costs, the airline also downsized its fleet by returning twenty Boeing 737-800 and eight Boeing 757-300 aircraft, along with numerous Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The eight 757-300 airframes were subsequently refurbished by Boeing, the lessor, and then leased to Continental Airlines . In mid-2005, ATA entered an agreement to lease three ex- United Airlines Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Three 737-300s entered service with ATA in late November 2005. Due to high lease rates,

385-641: A deal to unify the two open-wheel American circuits, bringing them under the umbrella of the IRL IndyCar Series. A statement was released by the two sides, saying, "Owners of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League completed an agreement in principle Friday that will unify the sport for 2008." Champ Car liquidated its assets and the IRL bought almost all of them, thereby allowing the unification of IndyCar and Champ Car on track for 2008, as well as officially unifying

462-550: A decision was made to end ATA's regional airline service and terminate Chicago Express/ATA Connection, resulting in the permanent layoff of its entire staff. Chicago Express' assets were auctioned off and it ceased all operations on March 28, 2005. The similarity of the American Trans Air and AirTran Airways names to those of other airlines caused confusion among customers and the general public. The airline had been known informally as ATA from early in its history, and from

539-503: A large order for 39 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft and 12 Boeing 757-300 aircraft to expand its fleet for additional flights from Midway . That year, the airline also began scheduled flights to Mexico and was designated as a major carrier by the United States Department of Transportation . In June 2001, ATA received the delivery of their first new aircraft, Boeing 737-800 registered as "N301TZ". In August of that same year,

616-424: A series -10, followed in 1984 by a long range series -40. Amtran, Inc., was founded by Mikelsons in 1984 as the holding company for Ambassadair, ATA, and any future subsidiaries. The airline replaced the 707s with Boeing 727-100 trijets in 1984, and added Rolls-Royce powered Lockheed L-1011 TriStar wide body jetliners (most of which were ex- Delta Air Lines and TWA ) in 1985, and Boeing 757-200s in 1989. ATA

693-634: A single Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Miami to fly the routes to Guatemala City and San José. Due to a missed scheduled payment from USALatin Sky to ATA, the service was canceled prior to commencing, and no flights under USALatin Sky ever operated. At the time of its shut down, ATA had 29 aircraft (3 owned, 26 leased) in its fleet. At its largest in October 2004, the company operated a fleet of 82 short, medium, and long-haul aircraft. As of August 2009, ATA's average fleet age

770-640: A warm-up lane requested by many influential Speedway alumni), and a control tower. Before George's arrival, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (or "the Speedway") traditionally had only one race: the Indianapolis 500 . He changed that with the announcement that a NASCAR race would be held at the Speedway. The Brickyard 400 made its debut on August 6, 1994, with Jeff Gordon taking the checkered flag. Many Indianapolis purists despise stock car racing at

847-420: Is presented a board with four numbers. Behind each number are three green dollar signs and a red "no dollar sign" (called the "Stopper"). Picking the first dollar sign won the contestant $ 50,000. The contestant could then stop and take the $ 50,000 or risk it for a try at the second green dollar sign. Picking the second dollar sign earned the contestant $ 100,000. The contestant could then risk it by picking from

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924-533: The Brickyard 400 from 1997, 1999–2015. He delivered the command for the 2017–2019 Indy 500s. Tony George became president and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation after the death of Joe Cloutier in 1989. During his first few years as Speedway head, he oversaw new projects such as an infield road-circuit, Tower Terrace Suites, pit lane reconstruction (including the addition of

1001-617: The Indiana State Fair on August 16, 2014 and later uploaded to the Indiana Lottery's YouTube channel. The set was manually operated, with the hostess pulling up pull-cards (instead of turning trilons), and the host turned flip-cards with numbers to show the totals. The bonus round player had two stop signs; a red sign with the word "STOP" and a green sign with the word "GO." The game show began on WTTV/WTTK (Channel 4/29) in Indianapolis / Bloomington / Kokomo . Other stations airing

1078-514: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the end of World War II . George is a former driver, having competed in the 1989 Indy Lights championship, finishing 12th in points and capturing 5 top-tens. His mother (Tony Hulman's daughter), Mari Hulman George (1934–2018), formerly served as the speedway's Chairman and delivers its famed "(ladies and) gentlemen, start your engines" public address before every Indianapolis 500 from 1997–2015 and

1155-461: The Nasdaq stock exchange as "ATAH", was delisted. In 2004, AirTran Airways agreed to pay $ 90 million for ATA's 14 gates at Chicago-Midway. Southwest made a higher bid and the deal with AirTran fell apart. In December 2004, ATA entered into an agreement with Southwest Airlines to transfer six gates at Chicago Midway International Airport and 27% of non-voting stock in exchange for a cash influx and

1232-607: The Official Airline Guide ( OAG ), ATA was operating scheduled passenger service between New York JFK Airport and Lagos, Nigeria , via a stop at Santa Maria Island in the Azores with a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar wide body jetliner. By the mid-1990s, ATA began focusing on increasing its domestic scheduled services including Hawaii as well as international routes to Mexico and the Caribbean (based on leisure travel) and began using

1309-485: The 33 spots in the Indianapolis 500 to be occupied by drivers in the IRL circuit. This meant that CART could not hold the Indianapolis 500 as a points scoring event on their calendar as not enough teams would be allowed to compete and earn points. CART decided to stage their own race on the same day, the U.S. 500 at Michigan International Speedway . Due to the lack of participation from the established CART teams, most of

1386-636: The American market. Michael Schumacher became the first driver to win five races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by winning the 2006 race on July 2. Lewis Hamilton won the 2007 event, which turned out to be the last running. George and Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone could not reach an agreement to continue the US Grand Prix at the Brickyard for 2008 and beyond. The Speedway hosted its first MotoGP event in 2008. The motorcycles could not safely race through

1463-823: The Board of Hulman & Company, which owns IMS and the IndyCar Series. Shortly after being removed from the CART Board of Directors, George announced the creation of the Indy Racing League , which began racing in 1996. He claimed to create the IRL to challenge the already established CART series, and to encourage a more even playing field in open wheel racing. He claimed he wanted a series to run entirely on oval tracks, making it distinct from CART, which raced on road and street courses in addition to short ovals and superspeedways. George angered many CART participants by requiring 25 of

1540-579: The Caribbean : ATA also flew charter flights to London Gatwick Airport , London Stansted Airport and Manchester, UK via technical stops in Gander, Newfoundland in Canada. Commuter air carrier Chicago Express Airlines operating as the ATA Connection served the following destinations with British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 and/or Saab 340B commuter turboprop aircraft from Chicago Midway Airport which

1617-467: The Hysteria board had basketball goals which revealed two or three points, a turnover, or a foul. The player with the fewest points was eliminated from the tournament bracket. Eventually one person was left to win the million. To celebrate the show's 25th anniversary, a special episode featuring past winners and the original on-air team of Patrick, Hobbs and Lamont was filmed, but not aired on television, at

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1694-406: The IRL IndyCar Series. Road courses entered the IRL schedule in 2005. Adding road courses added significant costs to the increasingly expensive league, because modifications to the chassis and engines (which were initially designed solely for the stresses of oval racing) would be required. This caused much criticism of George, and debate amongst fans, some of whom argued it went against what the IRL

1771-424: The IRL to start his own team, Vision Racing , with his wife Laura George and actor Patrick Dempsey . The team was formed from the remnants of Kelley Racing , which disbanded after the 2004 season. George's stepson, Ed Carpenter , began driving for the team in 2005. Vision Racing shut down operations on January 28, 2009 due to a lack of sponsorship. On February 22, 2008, the IRL and Champ Car World Series signed

1848-527: The Indianapolis 500 in 2000. The concern over CART's future, financial stability, and the attraction to the sponsorship draw of the Indy 500 saw teams slowly moving over to the IRL from 2001 to 2003. CART declared bankruptcy in the 2003 off season. George made a bid for certain assets of the company, while a trio of CART owners ( Gerald Forsythe , Paul Gentilozzi , and Kevin Kalkhoven ), along with Dan Pettit, also made

1925-607: The MotoGP series added the oval circuit to its schedule. However the IndyCar series had trouble drawing fans, plus it lost IndyCar drivers to NASCAR such as Sam Hornish , Dario Franchitti , and Danica Patrick . Despite the absorption of the Champ Car World Series (the successor to CART) to IndyCar series, the merged series is nowhere as popular or commercially successful as CART in the early 1990s. (see Indy Racing League ) The IRL

2002-468: The OWRS group should be the purchaser of CART, which ensured a 25th anniversary season in 2004, running as Champ Car. Open Wheel Racing Series . (OWRS) would later change its name to Champ Car World Series (CCWS) LLC . Prior to 2003 the IRL was unable to use the term "IndyCar" since that was licensed to CART. In 1992, The Speedway trademarked the term "IndyCar" which had been widely used by CART in championship branding and promotion. The Speedway then leased

2079-497: The Stopper symbol (which was changed by this point to a matching exploding graphic like the cash prizes) lost all bonus round money but the contestant still kept whatever was earned in the regular game. It was also by this point that the contestant was presented his/her winnings with a big check; previously only those who won the $ 1,000,000 grand prize was presented with the big check at the end. Version 3 (2000–2005): The contestant with

2156-492: The U.S. from these overseas installations). In February 1991, ATA won a contract for daily 727-100 shuttle operations between Nellis Air Force Base and Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. This particular contract, formerly operated by defunct Key Airlines , was awarded to ATA and ended in late 1992 when Tonopah F-117 Stealth Fighter operations ceased. The 727-100s were replaced with Boeing 727-200s in 1993. Also in 1993, according to

2233-518: The U.S. with the United States Grand Prix held at the Speedway in 2000. This project involved building a road course inside the oval. The inaugural event in 2000 set an F1 attendance record. Controversy surrounded the 2005 United States Grand Prix , where only 6 of the 20 cars took the green due to problems with Michelin tires, which likely damaged the reputation of the event and the F1 in general in

2310-593: The UK. All these services operated via Gander in eastern Canada where the aircraft would refuel. Most seats were reserved by UK tour operator Travel City Direct, who specialized in Florida fly-drive vacations. Travel City boasted higher luggage allowances, complimentary meals and snacks plus leather seats. Remaining seats were often filled by American military staff. Services to the UK ceased in 2002 when Travel City switched to another airline, Air Atlanta Europe . In 2000, ATA placed

2387-517: The United Kingdom with continuing direct one stop service to Riga, Latvia . The founder of ATA is of Latvian ancestry. The Latvia service was unprofitable and was discontinued after a few years. ATA performed services for the United States Department of Defense and US military during the 1991 Gulf War , transporting 108,000 military personnel on 494 missions for Operation Desert Storm and again during Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom with

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2464-526: The Voyager 1000 air travel club, including as chief pilot. Its first aircraft was a Boeing 720 named Miss Indy , with a second Boeing 720 ( Spirit of Indiana ) added in 1978. ATA received its common-air carrier certificate in March 1981. Operations started as a charter carrier in 1981, with a fleet of eight Boeing 707s based in Indianapolis. In 1983, American Trans Air introduced its first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ,

2541-664: The activation of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (" CRAF "). During these periodic activations, ATA flight crews often and routinely spent as many as 19 hours aboard ATA aircraft in support of U.S. troops and the overall national defense missions. ATA's L-1011 aircraft were also chartered by the Department of Defense to fly personnel and their families between Philadelphia International Airport and Lajes Field , Naval Air Station Sigonella , Aviano Air Base and Incirlik Air Base (called "Freedom Flights" by personnel returning to

2618-741: The airline industry of the United States, ATA and its then parent company AMTRAN suffered substantial financial hardships. Among the small group of airlines to receive ATSB backing from the US Government, this alone proved not enough for American Trans Air to remain out of reorganization caused from the hardships and ill-timing of the refleeting to 737-800s just prior to the terrorism attacks . On October 26, 2004, ATA Holdings and its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . Eventually, shareholders of ATA Holdings stock lost all their money and received no shares. The stock, previously traded on

2695-445: The airline maintained focus cities at Chicago Midway International Airport , Honolulu International Airport , and San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport . The airline's parent company – New ATA Holdings, Inc. (the successor to ATA Holdings Inc., which was also once known as Amtran) – later changed its name to Global Aero Logistics , Inc. and purchased World Air Holdings, Inc. for $ 315 million in an all-cash transaction with

2772-526: The airline received the delivery of another new type of aircraft, the Boeing 757-300 , for which ATA was the North American Launch customer. ATA's first 757-300 was registered "N550TZ" and the airline also introduced a new logo on these new airplanes, replacing ATA as a "vacation airline" and putting more emphasis on ATA as a "business airline." After 2001 the 737-800 with their ETOPS capabilities became

2849-445: The banked turns at high speed, so a portion of the infield was plowed and paved to provide a bypass to Turn 13 of the original road course. George resigned on June 30, 2009 as President and CEO of IMS and Hulman & Company claiming it to be so he could focus more time on the Indy Racing League . It has been reported that while George's mother Mari Hulman George (who is also chairman of the board) supported him, his sisters (who are

2926-498: The biggest names did not enter the Indianapolis 500 for several years. Tony George became a figure of derision among some racing fans, and he is blamed for open wheel racing losing fans, sponsors and drivers to NASCAR. George was successful in increasing the visibility of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 remains one of the highlights of the IRL race season and maintained a strong attendance. George also attracted NASCAR and Formula One (from 2000 to 2007) to Indianapolis. In 2008,

3003-481: The company private, also taking over ATA Holdings, Inc. Following the transaction, on February 28, 2006, ATA emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. However, the airline was still shrinking. ATA continued to return more aircraft, including the 1,500th Boeing 737 Next Generation produced, N333TZ, which had been delivered new to ATA on May 14, 2004. Following its first emergence from Chapter 11 protection ATA made several efforts to return to profitability, but due to

3080-601: The company was left with only one gate at Midway, down from its previous total of 14, surrendering the balance to Southwest or the airport. On December 15, 2005, ATA announced an expansion of its codeshare agreement with Southwest Airlines between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and cities in the Southwest system that connected via Chicago Midway International Airport. In January 2006, MatlinPatterson and certain pre-bankruptcy creditors invested over $ 100 million in ATA and took

3157-412: The contestant could now win $ 1,000,000 on the first selection. In the mid-1990s, the two smaller prizes were increased to $ 150,000 and $ 200,000. Also, the contestant was presented with a glass case of $ 100,000 cash that they could take and forget about the bonus round game (again, by hitting the red stop button to stop or green button to go on) or risk it for one of the bigger cash prizes. Again, picking

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3234-414: The delivery of the aircraft. On October 13, 2005, ATA announced major service reductions, ending flights to Boston , Minneapolis/St. Paul , and Newark . In addition, the planned addition of flights to Miami and Sarasota, Florida was canceled. This ended Southwest codeshare service to Minneapolis and Newark. Later that year, on November 1, 2005, a second round of flight cuts were announced, including

3311-755: The exception of some en route red-eye flights, which arrived on April 3. With ATA's additions of Kona and Lihue, Hawaii in June 2007, the airline was serving more Hawaiian destinations nonstop from the mainland United States than any other airline in the world at the time. Scheduled passenger service to a number of destinations listed below was discontinued prior to ATA's bankruptcy. At its peak, ATA served 35 destinations worldwide. Some destination information has been taken from ATA route maps from 1994 to 2003. Albania Caribbean (excluding U.S. territories) Ireland Latvia Mexico Nigeria Northern Ireland , UK United States U.S. insular areas in

3388-536: The final arrival being ATA flight 4586 from Honolulu to Phoenix, which landed at 8:46   am, MST, or seven hours and 46 minutes after the announced shutdown. At the time of the shutdown ATA employed around 2,300 people, all of whom were subsequently permanently laid off . According to press reports, up to 10,000 passengers were affected and many of them had to scramble for help on several airlines. Most of them, however, had to pay for new tickets. On November 19, 2008, Southwest Airlines announced its intent to acquire

3465-513: The financial backing of the investment firm, MatlinPatterson . World Air Holdings, Inc. owned and operated North American Airlines and World Airways as two separate US-certified air carriers. ATA was North America's largest charter airline, and until its shutdown, it transported more troops for the United States military than any other commercial airline. On April 2, 2008, ATA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ATA then announced it

3542-459: The fleet's mainstay of ATA's medium haul operations from the west coast to and from Hawaii and Mexico. In 2000, ATA and Chicago Express Airlines launched ATA Connection , a regional affiliate of ATA Airlines that would link regional mid-western cities with ATA's Chicago hub and Indianapolis focus city. Chicago Express was purchased for $ 1.9 million on June 1, 1999, and operated as a separate subsidiary. After ATA entered bankruptcy in late 2004,

3619-473: The highest dollar amount advanced to a Bonus Round with sixteen squares. The player could reveal cash or prizes with values far less than $ 1 million. That player would advance to the Hoosier Millionaire Hysteria episode at the end of the season, where a $ 1 million prize would be awarded. However, the Hysteria episode format was unrelated to the regular show: rather than unveiling dollar amounts,

3696-403: The mid-1990s on had been advertised as such, so in 2002 the name of the holding company was changed to ATA Holdings Corp. In 2003, the name of the airline itself was changed to ATA Airlines. In 2007, ATA Holdings changed names again; this time to Global Aero Logistics, Inc. , immediately after the acquisition of World Air Holdings . After the economic upheaval caused by the 9/11 attacks upon

3773-421: The mid-1990s, a "Doubler" was hidden behind one square and would double the amount of the contestant's next pick. Contestants kept whatever cash and prizes they found; uncovering a bonus prize did not affect a contestant's cash total, but did allow him/her to choose again on that turn. Only the two highest scorers after the third round advanced to a playoff, with the other four being eliminated. The lower scorer of

3850-514: The most famous circuit in North American open-wheel lore. Some fans believe the configuration of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as well as the diamond cutting of the track surface makes it a poor facility for stock car racing, traditionally exhibited on high banked ovals. In 1998, the IROC series came to the track, to little fanfare, and less success. Later, George helped bring Formula One back to

3927-434: The new codesharing agreement. On March 28, 2005, ATA shut down its commuter airline service, ATA Connection operated by Chicago Express Airlines via a codeshare agreement, and later sold the assets to a private buyer. ATA Connection had initially operated British Aerospace Jetstream 31 turboprops which were then replaced with Saab 340B turboprops and was providing passenger feed for ATA at Chicago Midway Airport via

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4004-456: The operating certificate and all assets previously held by ATA Airlines including trademarks, logos, etc. These were purchased for $ 7.5 million by Southwest while ATA was operating under bankruptcy protection. ATA began as American Trans Air to provide aircraft for Ambassadair , an air travel club that had been founded by owner J. George Mikelsons in August 1973 after he had spent eight years at

4081-527: The other directors) wanted him out. The board also rejected George's request to continue funding Vision Racing. George had spent hundreds of millions of dollars on IRL teams, drivers, entry fees, marketing plans, airplanes, personnel and his own team. However the IRL has been said to be continually losing money, and after the estimated $ 60 million overhaul of the Speedway to accommodate Formula One in 2000, George's sisters, Nancy George, Josie George and Kathi Conforti-George, voiced their concern to their mother over

4158-532: The program immediately moved to the higher-rated station. WKEF (a Sinclair station and WTTV's sister station before the WTTV/WTTK sale) dropped the program with no other Dayton/Eastern Indiana station taking its place, while in the Chicago area, the program moved to PBS member station WYIN (Channel 56, Gary), one of the few times a lottery game show has aired over a public television station, and WEVV (Channel 44) aired

4235-479: The regular game board was increased to $ 2,000. More changes to the statewide network occurred: In June 2003, a whole new format emerged, and Tribune Broadcasting took over productions with their purchase of WTTV/WTTK from Sinclair Broadcast Group in 2003 to form a station duopoly in Indianapolis. The new management forced out Mark Patrick and Barbara Hobbs. Cody Stark and Catt Sadler , who were part of WXIN 's "Fox 59 Morning News", took over hosting duties, and

4312-494: The remaining assets of ATA Airlines. The $ 7.5 million bid included the rights to 14 slots at LaGuardia Airport that belonged to ATA, as well as various other assets such as trademarks and logos. Southwest specifically stated their bid "doesn't include any aircraft, facilities or employees of ATA". At the time of its shutdown, ATA Airlines served 13 destinations throughout Mexico and the United States. All routes were discontinued on April 2, 2008, due to ATA's bankruptcy filing, with

4389-449: The rising cost of fuel and negative pressures on ticket price ATA was unable to recover and ended operations on April 2, 2008. These late efforts included: On April 2, 2008, ATA declared bankruptcy and ceased all operations. This sudden end came about after FedEx abruptly canceled ATA's longstanding military charter contract. Combined with a significant increase in the price of jet fuel, ATA did not have enough capital to stay in business. It

4466-516: The series that saw American open-wheel racing reach its peak (popularity, manufacturer and sponsor interest) with a diverse schedule, technical package, manufacturer involvement, and large costs. In addition, Champ Car, the successor to CART, had failed at providing as diverse a schedule as in the CART era. Becoming CART-like in its season schedule was suggested as a way to help grow the IRL fan base. In 2005, George stepped down from his operational duties in

4543-456: The show in Evansville. Ratings declined for two more years until Hoosier Millionaire's cancellation early in its sixteenth season in the fall of 2005. The lottery had experienced seven consecutive years of declining ticket sales, from $ 45 million in 2001 to $ 20 million in 2005. ATA Airlines ATA Airlines, Inc. , formerly known as American Trans Air and commonly referred to as ATA ,

4620-582: The show in Lafayette, while the show moved in the Chicago market due to WGBO's conversion to an owned-and-operated station of the Spanish-language Univision network. During the 1990s, the show was sponsored by Long John Silvers , with their logo on top of the main gameboard. In addition, the show would also spotlight a " Hoosier Lottery retailer of the week" at the end of the show; in the early 1990s they would also spotlight an "[Indiana] county of

4697-424: The show on a statewide network upon the program's debut included: With Marion -licensed WNDY (Channel 23) trying to establish itself in Indianapolis, and with the new ownership of Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George , WNDY won a bidding war to take over production from WTTV starting February 1, 1996. Coinciding with the shift, there were a few changes in the statewide network: WLFI continued to carry

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4774-509: The slogan, "On ATA, You're on Vacation". The airline began operating a sizable hub at Chicago Midway International Airport and offered scheduled services throughout the continental United States, as well as flights to Hawaii , Mexico and the Caribbean , all while continuing extensive military and government contract air charter flights. ATA also began a twice weekly charter service from Orlando to both London Gatwick Airport and Manchester in

4851-408: The spending habits of their brother, finally convincing Mari Hulman George to take unchecked power away from him in June 2009. In January 2010, George resigned from the board of directors. In February 2011, however George again became a director of Hulman & Company when the board was expanded. At a July 2016 NASCAR event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tony George was described as Chairman of

4928-676: The suspension of scheduled service to Denver , San Juan , and their headquarters and former hub, Indianapolis. On November 17, 2005, ATA Airlines received court approval to sell its Ambassadair Travel Club division to Grueninger Cruises and Tours . In a third round of cuts announced on December 6, 2005, ATA announced that it would discontinue service to three additional cities. ATA suspended flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco , Orlando , and Fort Myers in late April 2006. Following these cancellations, ATA had only 18 daily scheduled departures from its former Chicago hub and 52 scheduled departures company-wide. Moreover,

5005-457: The term to CART through 1997. With the inception of the IRL, a lawsuit, and a six-year non-use agreement, formal use of the term disappeared. Widespread confusion ensued with CART still competing at "Indy" branded events in Canada and Australia, and both CART/Champ Car and IRL cars being popularly referred to as "IndyCars". In 2003 the non-use agreement expired and the IRL was able to adopt the recognized IndyCar moniker once again, thereafter becoming

5082-505: The three 737-300s were taken out of service in November 2007, and returned to their owners. In September 2005, ATA outsourced all its Heavy Maintenance Checks to overseas and domestic contractors. Also planned was an agreement with Continental Airlines to trade ATA's remaining four 757-300 aircraft for four 737-700 aircraft. In early October 2005, ATA terminated these negotiations due to the Boeing machinists strike, which would have delayed

5159-431: The two chose a number first; if the value behind it was not enough to put him/her in the lead, the high scorer won immediately. If it was, the high scorer then chose a number in an attempt to retake the lead and the contestant with the higher total advanced to the bonus round. If the scores were tied after both had chosen, additional rounds were played until the tie was broken. Version 1 (1989–1990): The winning contestant

5236-473: The two remaining numbers; picking the third dollar sign won the contestant the $ 1,000,000 grand prize. Picking the Stopper symbol would lose the $ 50,000/$ 100,000 risked, but the contestant still keeps all money earned in the regular game as well as receiving a stack of free Hoosier Lottery scratch-off game tickets. Version 2 (1990–2000): Same as version 1, but the three green dollar signs were replaced by $ 50,000, $ 100,000, and $ 1,000,000 symbols. This meant that

5313-462: The week". Four years later, a new format called "The New Hoosier Millionaire" premiered in January 2000; production returned to WTTV, with lottery management citing its increased cable carriage. The budget was essentially cut, with the $ 1,000,000 grand prize available every 13 weeks instead of on every show. The set became a black room with contestant podiums and a game board. The lowest dollar amount on

5390-461: Was 13.5 years old. ATA's Boeing customer number was 3N. Tony George Anton Hulman " Tony " George (born December 30, 1959) is the former Chairman, President, and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Company , serving from 1989 to 2009. He was also formerly on the Board of Directors of both entities. He founded the Indy Racing League and co-owned Vision Racing . Tony George's grandfather, Tony Hulman purchased

5467-399: Was an ATA hub: On March 15, 2008, ATA was supposed to resume service to Miami International Airport and fly scheduled flights to Central America for the first time with the addition of flights to Guatemala City and San José, Costa Rica . USALatin Sky was to market the airline's flights to Central American destinations from Miami . As part of the deal, ATA Airlines would have based

5544-464: Was an American low-cost and charter airline based in Indianapolis , Indiana . ATA operated scheduled passenger flights throughout the U.S. mainland and Hawaii , Puerto Rico , and Portugal as well as military and commercial charter flights around the world. In its early days, the airline flew charters on a worldwide basis and had bases in Chicago, Detroit, New York, Indianapolis, Oakland, and Milwaukee. Later, when it entered scheduled service,

5621-406: Was an all charter airline flying to destinations all over the world. American Trans Air started its first scheduled service in 1986 between Indianapolis ( Indianapolis International Airport ), and Fort Myers, Florida ( Southwest Florida International Airport ). In 1990, ATA began scheduled nonstop service using Boeing 757-200 aircraft from New York JFK Airport to Belfast, Northern Ireland , in

5698-559: Was ceasing all services, effective 4:00   am EDT on Thursday, April 3, 2008, citing the unexpected loss of a major contract for its military charter business, as a subcontractor of FedEx Express , along with recent increases in jet fuel prices. Red-eye flights in the air at the time of the announcement proceeded to their destinations. Flight 4586 from Honolulu to Phoenix was the last ATA flight, departing almost two hours late at 12:10   am (HST) arriving April 3, 2008, at 8:48   am (MST). Southwest Airlines owns and retains

5775-559: Was founded in 1994 and began racing in 1996 claiming to offer a cost-effective, all-oval alternative to the PPG CART Indycar World Series. The basic beliefs behind the creation of the series were: However, as the series evolved, it moved away from these principles, with more foreign drivers, increased costs and, eventually, racing on road courses and street circuits. The IRL ("The League") struggled initially, until CART faced financial turmoil and CART teams began to return to

5852-407: Was founded. The fans opined that oval racing was more exciting than road and street racing, better represented the heritage of open-wheel, paid homage to the Indianapolis 500, was more cost effective and better allotted American drivers with the opportunity of success in open-wheel racing. The other side of the debate argued it was best for the IRL to adopt more road racing, and become similar to CART,

5929-421: Was the third of four U.S. airlines to announce a complete shut down in the week of March 30, 2008, after Aloha Airlines did so on March 30, Minnesota-based charter Champion Air did so March 31, and Skybus Airlines terminated service on April 5. The shutdown of ATA took effect at 4:00   am EDT, Thursday April 3, 2008, although some flights were airborne at the time and continued to their destinations, with

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