Floresville convenience store celebrates 70th anniversary, lottery luck
Squeakโs Convenience Store owners are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Friday to celebrate the storeโs 70 years in business and being one of state's luckiest lotto selling locations.
Winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Texas; jackpot reaches $977M
A lucky Texan may not have won the Mega Millions jackpot, but they won $1 million from a ticket sold in Houston for Tuesday nightโs drawing.
Two winning $1 million Powerball tickets sold in Texas, but jackpot up to $1.55 billion
They may not have won the $1.55 billion Powerball jackpot, but two people who purchased tickets in Texas for Saturday nightโs drawing are now millionaires.
Winning $2 million Powerball ticket sold at H-E-B in San Antonio; jackpot up to $1.4 billion
The Powerball jackpot is still up for grabs, but someone who bought a ticket at a San Antonio H-E-B just became a millionaire.
Winning $1 million Mega Millions tickets sold in Texas, but ticket for $1.58B jackpot sold in Florida
Two people who bought Mega Millions tickets in Texas didnโt wake up as billionaires on Wednesday, but they are richer.
Dripping Springs lottery player wins $1 million after previously winning $20K
A Texas lottery player has had more luck than most, scoring a million-dollar jackpot after previously winning $20,000 in a different lottery scratch ticket game.
San Antonio resident wins $1 million from scratch-off bought at tax center in South Park Mall
A lucky San Antonio resident won $1 million from a Texas Lottery scratch-off game purchased at a tax center inside South Park Mall.
Store employee stole bundles of Texas Lottery tickets, cashed them in for more than $21,000, SAPD says
A San Antonio woman is accused of stealing more than $31,000 worth of Texas Lottery tickets from an East Side convenience store where she worked.
Powerball jackpot up to $610 million for Monday night drawing
You still have time to snag a lottery ticket, as the Powerball jackpot is now up to $610 million with an estimated cash value of $292.6 million, according to Texas Lottery.
These San Antonio-area stores had the biggest Texas Lottery payouts in 2021
Several San Antonio-area stores turned customers into instant millionaires last year by selling them winning Texas Lottery tickets.
Someone in San Antonio is $1 million richer after winning Texas Lottery scratch ticket game
The top prize-winning ticket in the Mad Money Multiplier game was purchased at a San Antonio H-E-B.
San Antonio-area resident wins $1 million scratch-off ticket
SAN ANTONIO โ 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.
These San Antonio-area stores were the luckiest for Texas Lottery payouts in 2020
SAN ANTONIO โ 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 Antonio resident claims $3 million prize in Texas Lottery scratch ticket game
SAN ANTONIO โ Itโs 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 Winnerโs Circle. The winning ticket was sold at Papa Zipps in the 2100 block of S. Hackberry Street. The winner has chosen to remain anonymous. Itโs the seventh of 12 top prizes in the game. Read more on KSAT:
San Antonio resident wins $5 million from lottery scratch game
SAN ANTONIO โ 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.
What a night: 4 Texans claim top lottery prizes, first since 2014
SAN ANTONIO โ 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
Lotto Texas jackpot is now largest in more than a decade
SAN ANTONIO โ 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 itโs the largest jackpot prize for the lottery game since May 29, 2010 which had an advertised $97 million jackpot, according to lottery officials. โLotto Texas has been on quite a run this year and now our players will have a shot to play for the gameโs largest jackpot prize in more than a decade,โ said executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission Gary Grief. โI look forward to congratulating the biggest Lotto Texas winner since 2010. Only one person has won a Lotto Texas jackpot so far this year.
Feeling lucky? Lotto Texas jackpot is biggest since 2014
SAN ANTONIO โ 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 itโs the largest jackpot prize for the lottery game since a May 2014 drawing worth $36.25 million. โLotto Texas players have been waiting more than six years for a jackpot this large,โ said executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission Gary Grief. โI 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:
Texas Lottery announces new Cowboys and Texans scratch tickets
AUSTIN โ 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.
Theres an unclaimed $1 Million Powerball ticket in Texas and it expires next month
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.
Atascosa County resident wins $5 million from scratch-off lottery ticket
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.
Winning Lotto Texas ticket worth $13.5 million claimed by Laredo resident
LAREDO, Texas โ 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.
Map: 60 stores that sold the most winning lottery tickets in San Antonio area in 2019
SAN ANTONIO โ 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.
Brownwood resident wins $2.5M in Texas Lottery game
AUSTIN, TEXAS โ A Brownwood, Texas resident won big in a scratch-off game of the Texas Lotteryโs 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.
Winning Lotto Texas ticket worth $13.5 million still unclaimed
LAREDO, Texas โ 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,โ 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 Saturdayโs drawing.
READ THIS before you buy someone a lottery ticket for Christmas
So, if youโve daydreamed about winning the lottery, youโre 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 Arenโt Childโs Play.โResearchers 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.
SA resident wins $1 million in scratch-off bought at area store
Published: December 3, 2019, 9:48 am Updated: December 3, 2019, 10:01 amSAN ANTONIO โ 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.
Texas resident wins $227 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot
CEDAR PARK, Texas โ 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 โ and wonDrawings for Mega Millions are Tuesdays and Fridays.