TEXAS RESIDENTS CLAIM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SCRATCH TICKET PRIZES

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TEXAS RESIDENTS CLAIM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SCRATCH TICKET PRIZES

Residents of Baytown, Spring, San Antonio and Haltom City claim top prizes

AUSTIN – Four Texas residents have claimed top prize winning Texas Lottery® scratch tickets with a combined value of $5 million.

A Baytown resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Mega Millionaire. The ticket was purchased at Revolution, located at 4800 E. Wallisville Road, in Baytown. This was the second of four top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. Mega Millionaire offers more than $91 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.84, including break-even prizes.

A Spring resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Premier Play. The ticket was purchased at Time Saver Food Mart, located at 4806 Spring Stuebner Road, in Spring. This was the sixth of 10 top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. Premier Play offers more than $137.5 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.55, including break-even prizes.

A San Antonio resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Million Dollar Loteria. The ticket was purchased at Palo Alto Express, located at 719 Palo Alto Road, in San Antonio. This was the first of 10 top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. Million Dollar Loteria offers more than $385.3 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.29, including break-even prizes.

And a Haltom City resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $2 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Millionaire's Club. The ticket was purchased at Nick's Corner Mart, located at 2300 S. Collins St., in Arlington. This was the second of four top prizes worth $2 million to be claimed in this game.

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Millionaire's Club offers more than $175 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.54, including break-even prizes.

All four claimants elected to remain anonymous. For selling the prize winning tickets, each retailer may be eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery's Retailer Bonus Program.

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' 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.

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Editors/News Directors, note: High-res images of Mega Millionaire, Premier Play, Million Dollar Loteria, and Millionaire's Club scratch ticket games can be downloaded using the links on each game name. (Right-click on the images for saving options.) When referring to the Texas Lottery as an organization, please use or say, "Texas Lottery” and not “Texas Lottery Commission.”

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