HOUSTON RESIDENT CLAIMS $1 MILLION POWERBALL® PRIZE

TDLR TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF -TEXAS NEWS RELEASE LICENSING & REGULATION. LOTTERY texaslottery.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Media Relations, 512-344-5131 | mediarelations@lottery.state.tx.us HOUSTON RESIDENT CLAIMS $1 MILLION POWERBALL® PRIZE AUSTIN - A Houston resident claimed a Powerball® prize worth $1 million for the drawing on Sept. 30. The second-tier prize winning ticket was purchased at Oncar Investment Inc., located at 9004 N. Freeway, in Houston. The claimant elected to remain anonymous. The winning Quick Pick ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers drawn (4-6-23-33-44), but not the red Powerball number (13). For selling the prize winning ticket, the retailer may be eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery's Retailer Bonus Program. Powerball Grand Prizes currently start at $20 million and roll until the jackpot is won. Players win the Grand Prize by matching five numbers from a field of 69 numbers and one Powerball number from a field of 26 numbers. By choosing Power Play® for $1 more per Play, players can multiply their non- Grand Prize winnings by two, three, four, five or 10 times*. A Power Play Match Five (5+0) prize is set at $2,000,000 regardless of the Power Play number selected. All other non-Grand Prizes will be multiplied by the Power Play number selected. (*The 10X Power Play multiplier is available for drawings in which the initially advertised annuitized Grand Prize amount is $150 million or less.) Drawings are broadcast each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m. CT. About the Texas Lottery The Texas Lottery's functions and activities are administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating a broad range of professions, occupations and industries in Texas. Beginning with the first ticket sold in 1992, the Texas Lottery has generated more than $43 billion in revenue for the state and distributed more than $99 billion in prizes to lottery players. Since 1997, the Texas Lottery has contributed $37 billion to the Foundation School Fund, which supports public education in Texas. As authorized by the Texas Legislature, certain Texas Lottery revenues benefit state programs including the Fund for Veterans' TDLR TEXAS BEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATION (more) The Texas Lottery is administered by the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR). Texas Lottery PO Box 16630 Austin, Texas 78761-6630 Fax: (512) 344-5490 HOUSTON RESIDENT CLAIMS $1 MILLION POWERBALL® PRIZE/Page 2 Assistance. Since the first veterans' themed scratch ticket game was launched in 2009, the Texas Lottery has contributed more than $311 million for programs supporting Texas veterans. The Texas Lottery provides several entertaining games for lottery players including Powerball®, Mega Millions®, Lotto Texas®, All or Nothing™™, Texas Two Step®, Pick 3™ Daily 4™, Cash Five® and scratch ticket games. For more information visit us on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube or at texaslottery.com. Must be 18 or older to purchase a ticket or enter a promotional second-chance drawing. PLAY RESPONSIBLY. Editors/News Directors, note: A high-res image of the Powerball logo can be downloaded here and an image of the Powerball prize chart can be downloaded here. (Right-click on the image for saving options.) When referring to the Texas Lottery as an organization, please use or say, "Texas Lottery" and not "Texas Lottery Commission." ### TEXAS AMERICA 250