LOTTERY

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.

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

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.

If the thieves successfully find winners and cash them in, Tahir says the store owner can find themself on the hook for thousands of dollars worth of tickets, which can have a face value of up to $100 each.

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.

SAN ANTONIO – The jackpot for Lotto Texas is now an estimated $40.5 million. It’s the largest 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. It only takes one ticket to win,” said executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission Gary Grief. 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.Related:

SAN ANTONIO – No one won one of the largest Lotto Texas jackpots on Saturday, which means you still have a chance to win an estimated $39 million! The jackpot for Saturday was at an estimated $37.5 million. The jackpot has now increased even more to an estimated $39 million, still making it one of the largest prizes in the game in more than a decade. The next drawing for Lotto Texas is Wednesday and is the largest jackpot prize for the lottery game since May 29, 2010, according to a previous KSAT 12 report. Read also:Largest Lotto Texas jackpot in more than 10 years climbs to $37.5 million

SAN ANTONIO – The jackpot for Lotto Texas is now an estimated $37.5 million, making it the largest jackpot prize for the game in more than a decade. The next drawing for Lotto Texas is Saturday and it’s the largest jackpot prize for the lottery game since May 29, 2010 which had an advertised $97 million jackpot, according to lottery officials. It only takes one ticket to win,” said executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission Gary Grief. The last winner of a jackpot totaling more than $30 million for a lottery game in Texas went to a Houston resident who won an advertised jackpot of $30.25 million in May 2018, Texas lottery officials reported. Only one person has won a Lotto Texas jackpot so far this year.

SAN ANTONIO – The jackpot for Lotto Texas is now an estimated $36.75 million making it the largest jackpot prize for the game in more than a decade. The next drawing for Lotto Texas is Wednesday and it’s the largest jackpot prize for the lottery game since May 29, 2010 which had an advertised $97 million jackpot, according to lottery officials. “Lotto Texas has been on quite a run this year and now our players will have a shot to play for the game’s largest jackpot prize in more than a decade,” said executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission Gary Grief. “I look forward to congratulating the biggest Lotto Texas winner since 2010. Only one person has won a Lotto Texas jackpot so far this year.

SAN ANTONIO – The jackpot for Lotto Texas has grown to an estimated $34.75 million making it the fifth-largest jackpot in the world, according to Texas Lottery officials. The next drawing for Lotto Texas is Wednesday and it’s the largest jackpot prize for the lottery game since a May 2014 drawing worth $36.25 million. “Lotto Texas players have been waiting more than six years for a jackpot this large,” said executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission Gary Grief. “I look forward to congratulating the biggest Lotto Texas winner since 2014. 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.Related:

SAN ANTONIO Texas has a new millionaire after a winning ticket for the Mega Millions Lottery game was sold in San Antonio. The winning ticket was sold at the Circle K located at 12602 Jones Maltsberger for the drawing on Tuesday. The winning ticket was purchased with the megaplier option, which increased the value from $1 to $4 million. Any non-grand/jackpot prize you win in a Mega Millions play will be multiplied by the Megaplier number drawn if you have purchased the Megaplier feature, according to TXlottery.org. The next drawing for the Mega Millions lottery game is Friday at 10:12 p.m.Related headlines:San Antonio resident wins $5 million in lottery scratch gameAre you jerking my bobber? Friends share Powerball jackpot win, keeping 1992 promiseSchertz resident claims $1 million in lottery scratch ticket sold at San Antonio H-E-B

Friends Tom Cook and Joseph Feeney shook hands in 1992 and promised that if either one of them ever won the Powerball jackpot, they would split the money. That promise came to fruition last month when Cook bought the winning ticket for a $22 million jackpot at Synergy Coop in Menomonie. Cook retired after hitting the jackpot while Feeney was already retired. The men chose the cash option of about $16.7 million, leaving each with nearly $5.7 million after taxes are paid. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in about 292 million.

SAN ANTONIO One lucky San Antonio resident gambled $50 on a lottery scratch game and it paid off big time - to the tune of $5 million. The winner, who elected to remain anonymous, purchased the winning ticket at Ray Ellison Enterprise Inc., located at 8630 W. U.S. Highway 90. Google shows the location is a Shell gas station. Map: 60 stores that sold the most winning lottery tickets in San Antonio area in 2019This is the second of three top prizes worth $5 million to be claimed in the lottery scratch Ticket game Premier Play. Its been a good month for millionaires, a Schertz resident won $1 million and an Atascosa County resident won $5 million earlier in June.

EL PASO, Texas Theres roughly a month left for one lucky Powerball winner to claim their $1 million prize. A winning ticket for the Jan. 25 Powerball drawing will expire soon and the winner will forfeit the $1 million prize if it has not been claimed by July 23. A press release from the Texas Lottery says the winning ticket matched all five white-ball numbers, 2-9-17-36-67, but not the Powerball number, 18. The ticket holder must claim the prize by 5 p.m. on July 23 at a claim center by requesting an appointment online at www.txlottery.org or by calling 800-375-6886. Walk-in claims will not be accepted and unscheduled claimants will not be admitted into any Texas Lottery facility, due to COVID-19, according to the press release.

SAN ANTONIO A Schertz resident is now a millionaire thanks to the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Instant Millionaire. The winning ticket was sold at the H-E-B located at 14087 OConnor Road, on the corner of Nacogdoches, according to a press release. The winner has elected to remain anonymous. RELATED: Atascosa County resident wins $5 million from scratch-off lottery ticketThere are now 18 of 40 second-tier prizes available, each worth $1 million for the Instant Millionaire game, which offers more than $519 million in prizes. There are five available top prizes left, worth $2.5 million each according to the Texas Lottery Commission.

Colorado – After 30 years of playing the same set of numbers, one man finally won big. The tickets, bought at separate places, were for the same set of numbers: 5-9-27-39-42. The Colorado man has been playing that same set of numbers for 30 years. Earlier this year, a man in Delaware accidentally bought two of the same Powerball tickets, resulting in a $100,000 win before taxes. She also mistakenly bought two Powerball tickets with the same number, and -- exactly like "Joe B" -- won two $1 million prizes.

SAN ANTONIO – One San Antonio resident is $1 million richer after purchasing a scratch off ticket bought from a Northwest Side convenience store. The ticket is the top prize in the Texas Lottery ticket game Monopoly 200X. San Antonio resident claims $1 million prize in scratch off lottery gameThe resident recently purchased the ticket at Jay’s Way Foodmart, located at 1904 Bandera Road. The $1 million ticket is the first of four to be claimed in this game. Map: 60 stores that sold the most winning lottery tickets in San Antonio area in 2019

LAREDO, Texas – One lucky Laredo resident claimed a $17.5 million jackpot prize for the Lotto Texas drawing on Jan. 15. The winning ticket, worth nearly $13.5 million, was sold at a Stripes Store at 5301 McPherson Road in Laredo, according to a news release. The winner of the Quick Pick ticket chose the cash option, which comes out to $13,349,448.78. San Antonio resident claims $1 million prize in scratch off lottery gameThe winning numbers for the drawing were 16-34-38-40-49-54. The jackpot for Saturday is an estimated $6 million.

SAN ANTONIO – When it comes to hitting the jackpot, some stores are luckier than others. Texas Lottery data obtained by KSAT through public information requests showed which stores in the San Antonio area sold the most winning tickets where the prize was worth more than $599 in 2019. In 2019, the convenience store sold 48 winning tickets over $599. The Potranco store sold 11 more tickets than the second luckiest store, the Mobil Mart at 9068 FM 78 in Converse. In December, a San Antonio resident claimed a $1 million prize from a scratch-off purchased at Walmart at 510 Kitty Hawk Road.

AUSTIN, TEXAS – A Brownwood, Texas resident won big in a scratch-off game of the Texas Lottery’s Instant Millionaire. The resident, who has chosen to remain anonymous, won $2.5 million after purchasing the winning ticket at Crossroads, located at 1702 Commercial Avenue in Anson, Texas. Winning Lotto Texas ticket worth $13.5 million still unclaimedLottery officials say this was the fifth of 10 top prizes worth more than $519 million in total prizes. The odds of winning any of the game prizes are one in 3.20, including break-even prizes, according to lottery officials. San Angelo resident wins big in Texas LotteryTo learn more about Texas Lottery games, click here.

LAREDO, Texas – Check your lottery tickets because a winning ticket worth nearly $13.5 million is still unclaimed in Texas. The winning Lotto Texas ticket was sold at a Stripes Store at 5301 McPherson Road in Laredo, according to a news release. A winning lottery ticket for $14.6 million just went unclaimed"We look forward to meeting our first Lotto Texas jackpot winner of the new year,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery. San Antonio resident claims $1 million prize in scratch off lottery gameThe winning numbers for the drawing are 16-34-38-40-49-54. The jackpot for Lotto Texas will reset to $5 million for Saturday’s drawing.

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SAN ANTONIO – The $200 Million Cash Explosion lottery scratch ticket game just paid off big-time for one lucky San Antonio resident. The fourth of eight top prizes in the lottery scratch game was claimed by a winner who elected to remain anonymous. Circle K at 2151 SW 36th Street sold the winning ticket, according to a press release. SA resident wins $1 million in scratch-off bought at area store$200 Million Cash Explosion offers more than $205 million in total prizes and the overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.91.

So, if you’ve daydreamed about winning the lottery, you’re not alone. Lottery tickets are a popular Christmas gift or stocking stuffer, but they are also a gamble... literally. Aside from the fact that in most cases you're basically giving someone a worthless piece of paper, other complications come with a lottery ticket gift. Lottery Tickets Aren’t Child’s Play.”Researchers have found that most adults with either problematic or pathological gambling started gambling before adulthood. Even if you're gifting to someone who is old enough to cash it in, there are other caveats with gifting lottery tickets.

Someone won a $14.6 million lottery jackpot in Arizona. It's not all that uncommon for a winning lottery ticket to go unclaimed, but the prize is usually much less than $14.6 million. There were $2.89 billion in unclaimed lottery prizes in the 12 months ending June 2017, lottery expert Brett Jacobson told CNN in 2018. The biggest-ever unclaimed prize was a $77 million winning ticket purchased in Georgia in June 2011. Up until Monday, the largest unclaimed prize in Arizona had been a $4 million jackpot back in 1999.

CEDAR PARK, Texas – A resident of Leander, Texas, is the lucky winner of the largest lottery prize ever paid out to a single Texas Lottery player, according to a news release. The winner, who has elected to remain anonymous, won the $227 million jackpot prize for the Sept. 24 Mega Millions drawing. Cancer Patient Wins $200K Lottery on Way to Last Chemo RoundThe winning lottery ticket was a quick pick ticket and purchased at Lakeline Express Mart at 2004 N. Lakeline Blvd. The claimant becomes the 13th Mega Millions jackpot winner in Texas and the first since October 2016, when another winner claimed a $49 million prize, according to a news release. Nearly 1,400 people played 2-2-2-2 in SC lottery — and wonDrawings for Mega Millions are Tuesdays and Fridays.