Texas Lottery Winners
Many lottery participants have claimed their big wins in Texas, either by entering multi-state games such as Powerball and Mega Millions or by playing local ones like Lotto Texas and Texas Two Step.
Over the years, there have been some impressive winnings. Check out some of the largest jackpots ever won by Texan players:
Lotto Texas
| Amount | Date | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| $145 Million | June 19, 2004 | El Paso | The largest Lotto Texas jackpot was claimed by Alfredo Ornelas Barragan on behalf of VOM Enterprises Ltd. and IBO Management Co. The ticket was purchased at a downtown El Paso Chevron station. The winner went for the cash option of $61.9 million, after tax. |
| $97 Million | May 29, 2010 | Dallas | The second-largest Lotto Texas jackpot was claimed by The Bilmar Trust and the winning ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven Convenience Store #21972, located at 8902 Garland Road, in Dallas. |
| $95 Million | April 22, 2023 | Coleyville | A single ticket holder from Colleyville managed to match all the winning numbers. The winner claimed the big prize approximately three months after the draw and chose the cash option of $57 million, before taxes. The prize was claimed by Rook TX LP, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey. |
Mega Millions
| Amount | Date | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| $800 Million | September 10, 2024 | Sugar Land | A ticket bought at Murphy USA 8848 in the city of Sugar Land resulted in a sweet payout - the largest jackpot ever won in Texas. The cash value of the prize was $404.2 million. |
| $360 Million | October 6, 2023 | San Angelo | The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot won in Texas belongs to a single ticket holder who purchased their entry in San Angelo, at Stripes No. 5031, 5665 Sherwood Way. Before the draw, the player opted for the cash value option worth $156.9 million before taxes. |
| $227 Million | September 24, 2019 | Leander | A Quick Pick ticket brought this big win to an anonymous resident from Leander. The winner chose the cash value option of $157 million when he bought the ticket. The winning ticket was purchased at Lakeline Express Mart, located at 2004 N. Lakeline Blvd., in Cedar Park. |
| $144 Million | January 29, 2010 | Katy | William E Kiefer won this jackpot and chose the annuity option. He purchased the winning ticket at Short Stop Market at 5304 E. 5th St. The lucky winner promised to give a big part of his prize to charity. |
Powerball
| Amount | Date | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| $564.1 Million | February 11, 2015 | Princeton | This draw had three winning tickets and one of them belonged to a participant from Texas. The share of the prize, worth $127 million, was claimed by TL Management Trust, Andrew Weber, Trustee of Austin. The winning ticket was purchased at the Appletree Food Mart, located at 893 E. Princeton Drive in Princeton. |
| $40 Million | May 29, 2013 | Ravenna | This was the first Powerball jackpot ever won in Texas, three years after the game was launched here. The grand prize was claimed by Paul McDowell, a resident from Ravenna who opted for the cash option of $24 million. The winning ticket was sold at Lone Star Food Store #48, located at 205 W. Bells Blvd., in Bells. |
Texas Two Step
| Amount | Date | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2.9 Million | April 27, 2006 | San Antonio, Longview | The grand prize was shared between three ticket holders: Marechia A. Faggett, Sukhjeet S. Sekhon and Roberto C. Fernandez. |
| $2.25 Million | October 12, 2023 | Garland, Houston | Two ticket holders matched all the winning numbers and won $709,000 each, after federal taxes. Both winning tickets were “Quick Pick”. |
| $2.15 Million | October 2, 2006 | Euless, Bryan | The third-largest Texas Two Step jackpot was shared by two ticket holders. The winning tickets were purchased in Euless and Bryan. |
| $2.15 Million | March 12, 2009 | La Marque | Thomas L. Raborn, a Crystal Lake resident, matched all five winning numbers and won the grand prize. The winning ticket was sold at Timewise #3001 in La Marque. |
| $2.15 Million | March 15, 2021 | Austin | An anonymous Texas Two Step player from Houston won the grand prize worth $2.15 million. The lucky player purchased the ticket in Austin, at Winners Corner TX LLC., located at 7817 Rockwood Lane (Suite 101B). |
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