TEXAS LOTTERY

Several San Antonio-area stores turned customers into instant millionaires last year by selling them winning Texas Lottery tickets.

There are still chances to win $3 million on this ticket.

A Houston resident is the winner of the $20.75 million <a href="https://www.ksat.com/topic/Lottery/" target="_blank">Lotto Texas </a>jackpot from Oct. 2.

Sierra M. Flores, of McAllen, claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $1,000 per week for20 years in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game, Weekly Grand. The ticket was purchased at BNA Quick Stop, located at 1496 S. Sam Houston Blvd., in San Benito. This was the first of four top prizes available to be claimed in this game. Weekly Grand offers more than $34.6 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 4.06, including break-even prizes.

A lotto ticket with coupons printed on the back? Partnering with the Texas Lottery, H-E-B has become the nation's first grocer to offer sales of Powerball and Mega Million tickets on cash register receipts paper.

San Antonio has another millionaire thanks to the lottery.

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

The winning ticket was drawn Wednesday but a winner has not claimed the prize yet.

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.

According to Texas Lottery, a resident claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million from the scratch-off game 1,000,000 Extreme Cash. The ticket was purchased at Zs Super Stop located in Pleasanton at 4460 E. State Highway 97. READ ALSO: San Antonio resident wins $5.5 million Lotto Texas jackpotThe claimant elected to remain anonymous. This was the third of four top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in the game. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.57, including break-even prizes, according to the release.

A local claimed a $5.5 million Lotto jackpot prize from the Jan. 20 drawing, according to a news release from Texas Lottery. The ticket was purchased at Allsup's convenience store, located at 907 N. Austin St., in Comanche – about a 3-hour drive from San Antonio. The next Lotto Texas drawing will be held Saturday, March 6. The advertised jackpot prize for the drawing is set at an estimated annuitized $6.5 million. Drawings are every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m.Priscilla Aguirre is a general assignment reporter for MySA.com | priscilla.aguirre@express-news.net | @CillaAguirre

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.

San Antonians check your lotto tickets, because according to the Texas Lottery you could be $400,000 richer. On Thursday night, someone who bought a Texas Two Step in San Antonio won last night's drawing. "A $400,000 jackpot-winning ticket for last night’s #Texas Two Step drawing was sold in San Antonio," they shared on Twitter.

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:

A San Antonio resident is $3 million richer from a Texas Lottery scratch-off ticket. The $750 Million Winner's Circle game ticket was purchased at the Papa Zipps convenience store, located at 2101 Hackberry St. in San Antonio. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxThis was the seventh of 12 top prizes worth $3 million in the game. The $750 Million Winner's Circle offers more than $750 million in total prizes. Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for MySA.com | taylor.pettaway@express-news.net | @TaylorPettaway

A San Antonio resident has claimed a $5 million Texas Lottery prize. The winner, who chose to be anonymous, purchased the ticket at NYS Food Mart, which is located at 4927 Rigsby Ave. on the East Side. The winner played the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game $200 Million Ca$h. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxThis was the first of four top prizes worth $5 million to be claimed in the game, which offers more than $211 million in total prizes. Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for MySA.com | taylor.pettaway@express-news.net | @TaylorPettaway

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.

Update:A Seguin resident has claimed the $47 million jackpot prize, the Texas Lottery confirmed. Original:A $47 million Lotto Texas ticket was sold in Seguin, according to the Texas Lottery website. The winning ticket was sold at a Pic-N-Pac in Seguin, located at 109 Texas 123 N. bypass, according to the Texas Lottery website. A Dallas resident claimed a $97 million Lotto Texas jackpot on May 29, 2010, according to Texas lottery officials. The largest Lotto Texas jackpot was $145 million and was sold in El Paso on June 19, 2004.

SAN ANTONIO – Four Texans claimed top lottery prizes on the same night, marking the first occurrence since 2014, Texas lottery officials confirmed on Monday. Oct. 8 will be remembered as a very lucky day for four Texas Lottery players across the state, as four jackpot-winning tickets were sold for three different draw games, totaling $1.55 million. Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery, said this marks the fourth time in Texas Lottery history that All or Nothing, Cash Five and the jackpot prize for Texas Two Step were won on the same day. Altogether, there were 64,776 winning tickets sold for the three draw games, combining for $1,954,650 in cash prizes. Related: Texas lottery grows again, surpasses all-time sales record

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:

AUSTIN – The NFL season may still be a gamble this year, but fans in Texas can pick their team and hope it pays off in cash and prizes with some new Texas Lottery scratch ticket games. The Texas Lottery is collaborating with the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans on new versions of $5 scratch ticket games and promotional second-chance drawings. The Cowboys scratch ticket offers more than $30.2 million in total cash prizes, including five top prizes of $100,000 and more than 4,700 second-chance prizes. The new Texans scratch ticket offers more than $17.7 million in total cash prizes, including four top prizes of $100,000 and 925 second-chance prizes. Before entering any of the second-chance drawings, players must be registered with the Texas Lottery Luck Zone.

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 One Atascosa County resident is $5 million richer after purchasing a winning scratch-off lottery ticket. The Texas Lottery Commission said Friday that a McCoy resident received the top prize in the Winning MIllions game. The ticket was purchased at the Kuntry Korner store located at 2725 Commerce St. in Campbellton, according to a news brief. Map: 60 stores that sold the most winning lottery tickets in San Antonio area in 2019The commission said the ticket was the last of four top prizes worth $5 million in the Winning Millions game. That particular scratch-off offers more than $170 million in total prizes.

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.

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.

Published: December 3, 2019, 9:48 am Updated: December 3, 2019, 10:01 amSAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio resident just became a millionaire, thanks to a winning lottery ticket. The winner, who chose to stay anonymous, claimed a $1 million prize from the scratch-off game Million Dollar Jackpot. The ticket was purchased at Walmart at 510 Kitty Hawk Road in Universal City, according to the Texas Lottery. San Antonio resident claims $1 million lottery prize in scratch off gameOne $1 million prize from the Million Dollar Jackpot remains, as the winning Walmart ticket was the second of three top prizes claimed. The game costs $50 per ticket, and winning odds are 1 in 3.39.

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.

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.

The latest huge "cha-ching" moment happened Wednesday when someone bought a winning $23.75 million Lotto Texas ticket at Murphy USA in the Houston-area community of Montgomery. Related: $227 million winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Cedar ParkThe lucky winner selected the cash value option and will receive $18 million. The prize has not yet been claimed, Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief said. The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at Lakeline Express Mart in Cedar Park, northwest of Austin. "It's been a very exciting week for Texas Lottery players," Grief said.

Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, Texas - If you bought a lottery ticket in Texas, it's time to check it -- because someone out there is $227 million richer. Some mystery winner has the jackpot-winning ticket for the Mega Millions that was drawn on Tuesday, the Texas Lottery announced. This winner will take home the largest prize payout to a single Texas Lottery player in history, the commission announced. They are also the 13th Mega Millions jackpot winner since the game started in October 2016. "We look forward to meeting Texas' newest millionaire and we are excited to have another Mega Millions jackpot winner here in Texas," said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery, in a statement.