FORT WORTH RESIDENT CLAIMS $1 MILLION SCRATCH TICKET PRIZE

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FORT WORTH RESIDENT CLAIMS $1 MILLION SCRATCH TICKET PRIZE

AUSTIN – A Fort Worth 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 Silver Star Market, located at 3301 E. Berry St. (Suite 101), in Fort Worth. The claimant elected to remain anonymous.

This was the second 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.

For selling the prize winning ticket, the 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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