A Fredericksburg resident who won the Sept. 6 Powerball jackpot has received the largest payout in Texas Lottery History.

Two people in San Antonio have won $1 million prizes in lottery games recently. That seems to be giving others hope when it comes to their chances of winning a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot this weekend.

A San Antonio resident has claimed a $1 million top prize in a Texas Lottery scratch ticket game, according to a news release.

Despite a $556 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs on Friday morning, only a handful of people showed interest.

A lucky Boerne resident has claimed a $5 million winning lottery ticket, according to a Texas Lottery news release.

One lucky person is the owner of a $1 million winning Powerball ticket purchased at a San Antonio convenience store.

A San Antonio resident has claimed a $3 million Mega Millions lottery prize.

Mega Millions lottery tickets across the U.S. will increase next year under a new proposal from the Texas Lottery Commission, according to a press release from Mega Millions.

Buying Mega Millions lottery tickets in Texas could double next year under a new proposal from the state lottery commission.

Someone in Seguin hit the jackpot on a Texas lottery scratch ticket game.

One San Antonio resident has scratched a lottery ticket to a $1 million prize.

The $1 million mega millions ticket was purchased at a gas station in Creedmoor, Texas.

Someone in Texas won $1 million in the Powerball drawing on Wednesday night, and the jackpot is still up for grabs.

Two people who purchased Mega Millions and Powerball tickets in Central Texas may not have won the jackpot, but they’re definitely richer.

A lucky Texan may not have won the Mega Millions jackpot, but they won $1 million from a ticket sold in Houston for Tuesday night’s drawing.

A San Antonio-area resident has claimed a $17.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot prize.

A San Antonio resident claimed a $1 million Powerball prize after buying a winning ticket at a West Side store.

An Austin resident is starting the new year off right — with millions of dollars.

A lucky Kerrville resident has claimed a $1 million prize from a Powerball drawing that took place in October.

A lucky lottery player in San Antonio scratched their way to a $3 million jackpot last week.

One of the biggest Powerball jackpots in history is still up for grabs after no tickets were sold for Wednesday night’s drawing that matched all five numbers, plus the red Powerball.

The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday, Sept. 27 and the current estimated jackpot is $835 million with a cash value option estimated to be $390.4 million.

A lucky customer bought a winning Powerball ticket at a store in the San Antonio area for Wednesday night’s drawing — but it wasn’t the jackpot.

A lucky lottery player in San Antonio hit it big on a recent Powerball drawing but fell short of the grand prize by just one number.

These days, playing games or seeing if you won doesn’t even require people to go to the store.

Krispy Kreme is turning lottery losers into doughnut winners. The chain is giving away free doughnuts to those who show tickets from Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing or any losing ticket from any lottery.

The Mega Millions jackpot is still up for grabs, but a winning $4 million ticket was sold in Central Texas.

Winning the lottery is actually a curse? It has been the case for many winners.

Texas Lottery officials said someone in San Antonio claimed a top prize winning ticket in the scratch ticket game 200X The Cash.

An employee at a lottery retailer was arrested on lottery fraud charges after allegedly stealing lottery tickets and cashing them in without paying.

After months without anyone hitting all six numbers, a single winner is taking home the top prize for Lotto Texas.

The top prize for Lotto Texas has continued to grow since September 2022 with the estimated jackpot now sitting at $73 million.

A Minnesota resident has claimed a top prize in the $200,000,000 Cash Blowout Texas lottery scratch game.

A Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million is still unclaimed and the winner only has a few weeks left to claim their prize.

Lotto Texas jackpot is currently fourth-largest lottery prize in the world.

A San Antonio resident won $1 million from a Powerball ticket that was sold at a convenience store on the North Side.

The top prize for Lotto Texas has grown into the game’s largest jackpot in more than 12 years after 76 consecutive drawings without a winner.

A North Texas lottery player is getting a $20 million payday after hitting the jackpot in the same scratch ticket game a Boerne resident won just six days earlier.

The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $747 million after no one beat the odds and won the top prize in Saturday night’s drawing.

The biggest jackpot in U.S. history is still unclaimed more than two months after the winning numbers were drawn.

More than $1 billion could be yours if you hit the Mega Millions jackpot, but would you know how to properly manage those funds? Here's how to be ready if yout hit it big.

Lottery players will have a chance to ring in the New Year with a $685 million bonus in their bank account as a drawing is held in the Mega Millions game.

Two Texans are millionaires and they might not know it after lottery officials say a pair of second-tier winning tickets worth $1 million are still unclaimed.

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The numbers for the record-breaking $1.9 billion Powerball drawing have finally been announced.

The estimated $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot is nearly $400 million larger than the previous record jackpot and will keep growing until someone finally wins the prize.

Perplexed that it seems no one can win the gigantic $1.5 billion Powerball prize.

A massive lottery jackpot got a little bigger as the top Powerball prize climbed to an estimated $825 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing.

One lucky San Antonio resident recently scratched their way to a $1 million prize in a lottery scratch ticket game.

A New Braunfels resident spent $30 on a scratch-off ticket and became a millionaire overnight.

It’s not that billion-dollar jackpot that made headlines last week but one lucky San Antonio resident scratched their way to an impressive lottery payoff.

The winning numbers for the third largest Mega Millions lottery jackpot were announced Friday night.

A long-time pact leaves two friends thousands of dollars richer, as they split lottery winnings.

A San Antonio resident scratched their way to a $3 million payday on May 24.

Someone in Seguin just hit the jackpot on a Texas lottery scratch ticket game.

One lucky San Antonio resident turned $50 into $1 million when they hit it big on a Texas lottery scratch ticket game.

San Antonio resident wins $2 million Powerball lottery prize.

Someone in San Antonio has claimed a $1 million prize from a Texas Lottery scratch ticket game.

The ticket with two second-tier prize winning boards matched all five of the white ball numbers drawn on Jan. 10.

A Comal resident started off the new year with a $3 million jackpot after hitting it big in the Mega Millions lottery game.

Sometimes lottery jackpots drastically increase due to increased ticket sales and that’s exactly what’s happened ahead of Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing.

Lottery players will get a shot at a massive $575 million jackpot for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing.

Ready to try your luck for $500 million? If so, you may want to snag a Powerball jackpot ticket.

It’s going to be a super happy holiday season for one San Antonio resident who just scratched their way to $3 million.

Someone in San Antonio hit the jackpot on a Texas lottery scratch ticket game just in time for the holidays.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million after nearly four months without a big winner.

A San Antonio resident hit it big on a Texas lottery scratch ticket game.

San Antonio has another millionaire thanks to the lottery.

There’s only one top prize left after a lucky Helotes resident claimed $2.5 million in the Instant Millionaire lottery scratch ticket game.

Lottery officials say a woman in Germany carried a winning ticket in her purse for weeks without realizing it was worth about 33 million euros ($39 million).

A San Antonio resident claimed the top prize of $3 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game 500X Loteria Spectacular on July 2.

San Antonio has another millionaire after a lucky lottery player hit it big on a scratch-off game.

San Antonio has another millionaire after a lucky lottery player hit it big on a scratch-off game.

San Antonio is on a lottery hot streak with several residents recently winning big on scratch-off lottery tickets but now a Florida resident is cashing in on some of that lottery luck.

Another San Antonio resident has hit it big in the Texas lottery after a string of residents recently won jackpots in the area.

A San Antonio resident just claimed the last major prize of $5 million in a lottery scratch ticket game.

A San Antonio resident won $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Cash Celebration!.

The top prize-winning ticket in the Mad Money Multiplier game was purchased at a San Antonio H-E-B.

SAN ANTONIO – One Pleasanton resident just became $1 million richer. The person, who has elected to remain anonymous, won the prize from the $1,000,000 Extreme Cash scratch ticket game. Texas Lottery officials said the ticket was purchased at the Z S Super Stop located at 4460 E. State Highway 97 in Pleasanton. It was the third of four top prizes worth $1 million in this scratch-off game, meaning there is one more chance to win big in the $1,000,000 Extreme Cash game. $1,000,000 Extreme Cash scratch off from the Texas Lottery.

SAN ANTONIO – It was a great start to 2021 for one San Antonio resident who won the $5.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot on Jan. 20. The person, who has elected to remain anonymous, chose the cash value option and will receive $4,397,867.63 before taxes. The ticket was purchased at Allsups #102247, located at 907 N. Austin St., in Comanche. The winning Quick Pick ticket matched all six of the numbers drawn (6-14-30-45-49-50). The next Lotto Texas drawing will be held Saturday and the jackpot is even bigger.

SAN ANTONIO – The chance to win the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot has passed, but lottery fans have recently struck gold at several San Antonio-area stores. The data analyzed and visualized by KSAT below includes stores in Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Bandera, Medina, Atascosa, Wilson and Guadalupe counties that sold winning Texas Lottery tickets worth $600 or more last year. Records showed that three $5 million scratch-off tickets were sold in the last eight months. In June 2020 alone, NYS Food Mart at 4927 Rigsby Ave. and Roadster #18 at 8630 W. U.S. Highway 90 each sold scratch-off tickets worth that amount. It appears the NYS Food Mart is among the luckier stores in San Antonio, too: the store sold 17 winning scratch-off tickets total last year.

It’s only the third time a lottery jackpot has grown so large, but much has changed since the last time such a big prize was up for grabs in 2018. After a peak in October 2018, Medenica said sales of the big lottery games dropped about 50%, prompting talk among lottery officials about jackpot fatigue. Sales of Mega Millions and Powerball continued to decline after the virus hit along with other lottery games, but while scratch tickets and other instant games rebounded strongly later in the year, national game sales remained moribund. By design, Mega Millions and Powerball are relatively generous in awarding small dollar prizes and lottery officials boast there is a roughly one in 24 chance of winning something. It’s hard to fathom how unlikely it is to beat odds of one in 292.2 million for Powerball or one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

Just who will collect the Powerball prize may never be known: Maryland is one of the states that allow winners to remain anonymous. The Powerball jackpot came only a day after nobody won the $970 million Mega Millions prize, the third-largest prize in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball. After the Powerball win, the new jackpot has a $15 million cash value.

The Mega Millions top prize climbed to an estimated $865 million, the biggest jackpot in more than two years. The winning number’s in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing were: 10-19-26-28-50 and a Mega Ball of 16. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Sept. 15, allowing the prize to grow larger and larger over four months. Winners almost always opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $638.8 million and $546 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. No one beat the odds in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so that jackpot grew to an estimated $850 million. It's been nearly two years since a lottery jackpot has grown so large. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

DES MOINES, Iowa – One of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will grow even larger since there was no winner for Friday’s drawing of the Mega Millions’ $750 million top prize. Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time. Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday's drawing for a $640 million Powerball top prize, the eighth-largest jackpot. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

SAN ANTONIO – Texans are hoping to hit it big in Friday night’s Mega Millions lottery drawing which has a current estimated jackpot of $750 million. The Mega Millions lottery drawing currently has an estimated cash option of $550.6 million. The largest recorded Mega Millions jackpot went to a single winner in South Carolina in October 2018. Mega Millions tickets are $2 per play with an option to add the “megaplier” for an additional $1 per play. Drawings for the Mega Millions lottery are at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. The winning numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 12-14-26-28-33, Mega Ball: 09. Nearly all jackpot winners actually take the cash option, which would be an estimated $458.8 million for Mega Millions and $411.4 million for Powerball. They're even steeper for Mega Millions, at one in 302.5 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

U.S Census data shows that lottery sales in 2016, the most recent year with complete data, totaled more than $80 billion. In 2016, Census data shows Texans spent about $4.8 billion on lottery tickets. Instead, economists say it is better to invest the money you spend on lottery tickets. If you like to play the lottery for fun, financial experts have some tips. Second, make sure you have a budget to play the lottery and that you aren’t spending money needed for necessities, like housing, food or bills.

SAN ANTONIO – It’s a happy New Year indeed for one San Antonio resident who claimed a top prizewinning ticket worth $3 million dollars in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game $750 Million Winner’s Circle. The winning ticket was sold at Papa Zipps in the 2100 block of S. Hackberry Street. The winner has chosen to remain anonymous. It’s the seventh of 12 top prizes in the game. Read more on KSAT:

SAN ANTONIO – Just one day after officials announced that a San Antonio resident won $5 million in a Texas lottery scratch game, they announced that an Atascosa resident won $1 million in another scratch lottery game. Texas lottery officials said the winner elected to remain anonymous after collecting the first of four top prizes in the $1,000,000 Extreme Cash game that sells for $20 a ticket. There are also six more chances to win $100,000 in the lottery scratch game. The winning ticket was sold at Circle K #2741014, located at 2950 S.W. Military Drive in San Antonio, and was claimed on Dec. 2.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio resident is now $5 million richer after winning the top prize in a Texas Lottery scratch ticket game. The winner, who elected to remain anonymous, won big on the $200 Million Ca$h game, which still has four other top prizes available. According to lottery officials, the ticket was purchased at NYS Food Mart, located at 4927 Rigsby Avenue. Four of the five top prizes are still available in the game, which offers more than $211 million in total prizes.

SEGUIN, Texas – A winning ticket for the largest Lotto Texas jackpot in over 10 years was sold in Seguin. One lucky winner chose the six winning numbers and is now $47 million richer - minus taxes. The winning numbers for Wednesday were 4-11-16-19-27-30 and a total of 46 people hit five numbers out of six. The winning ticket was sold at Pic N Pac 10 located at 109 Hwy 123 N bypass in Seguin, according to Texas lottery officials. Lotto Texas is played by picking six numbers from one to 54 and drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO – 2020 marks the 10th consecutive year for record-breaking lottery sales, according to lottery officials. In a year where many people’s wallets have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the Texas lottery had a record $6.704 billion in sales for FY 2020. “Never in the 28-year history of the Texas Lottery has a year unfolded quite like Fiscal Year 2020 did, and our success is attributed first and foremost to our hard-working retailers,” said executive director of the Texas Lottery Gary Grief. The record-breaking sales for FY 2020 generated $1.684 billion in contributions for Texas education and veterans. Sales from FY 2019 to FY 2020 increased by $452.5 million in a year where many Americans have been struggling financially and unemployment rates skyrocketed.

SAN ANTONIO – The Lotto Texas jackpot is an estimated $44 million after another night with no big winner. It is currently the largest jackpot in North America and the third-largest jackpot in the world, according to LotteryPost.com. The winning numbers for Saturday were 3-5-28-31-36-46 and a total of 31 people hit five numbers out of six but nobody was able to nab the jackpot prize. So far this year, only one person has won a Lotto Texas jackpot and that was a Laredo resident who claimed $17.5 million for the drawing on Jan. 15. Lotto Texas is played by picking six numbers from one to 54 and drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO – The jackpot for Lotto Texas is now an estimated $42.75 million making it the current largest jackpot in North America and the third-largest in the world, according to LotteryPost.com. No winning tickets were sold for the jackpot on Wednesday night. The winning numbers were 2-7-18-19-44-47. Only one person has won a Lotto Texas jackpot so far this year. Lotto Texas is played by picking six numbers from one to 54 and drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO – The jackpot for Lotto Texas is now an estimated $41.25 million after no winning tickets were sold for the grand prize on Saturday. It remains the largest jackpot prize for the game in over 10 years since the May 29, 2010 drawing which had an advertised $97 million jackpot, according to lottery officials. Lottery officials said the winner of the May 2010 drawing was sold at a 7-Eleven in Dallas located at 8902 Garland Road. Only one person has won a Lotto Texas jackpot so far this year. Lotto Texas is played by picking six numbers from one to 54 and drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m.