Winning $17M lottery ticket bought at 7-Eleven in North Dallas
Did you recently buy a Lotto Texas ticket from the 7-Eleven at 7650 Campbell Road? If so, you could be North Texas' latest multimillionaire.
Did you recently buy a Lotto Texas ticket from the 7-Eleven at 7650 Campbell Road? If so, you could be North Texas' latest multimillionaire.
The Multi-State Lottery Association, which coordinates the Mega Millions, has engineered the game to generate huge sums.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since April 18.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
Collin County is home to another million-dollar lottery winner.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are approximately one in 302.58 million.
The second-tier winning ticket with self-picked numbers matched all five of the white ball numbers drawn (7-10-11-13-24), but not the red Powerball number (24).
There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April 18.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are about one in 302.58 million.
The winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Los Angeles. The grand prize was the third largest in the game's history since it started in 1992.
The last time somebody won the Powerball jackpot was back on April 19, when a ticket purchased in Ohio matched all six numbers to bring home a $252.6 million prize.
Someone in Weatherford won $8 million from Lotto Texas and may not even know it.
Someone in Frisco recently scratched their way to $1 million after buying a Texas Lottery Crossword ticket.
"I called my best friend, cried and wished my late wife was here to be a part of this," the winner said.
You may want to check your lottery ticket if you bought one at One World Grocery for the May 17 drawing.
For the last 30 years, Dawn Nettles has played the Texas Lottery, written about the Texas Lottery and scrutinized the Texas Lottery.
"They've lost all credibility with this latest incident," she said.
The jackpot was the largest Lotto Texas prize since 2004 according to the Texas Lottery.
The winning tickets were sold in Carrollton, Cedar Park, Duncanville, Fort Worth, Houston (2), Lubbock, San Angelo, San Antonio and Tyler.
Grand Prairie is home to another millionaire thanks to their purchase of a second-tier Mega Millions prize worth $1 million.
There's a new millionaire in North Texas who may not even know it. And time is running out to claim their cash prize.
A resident of Cedar Hill is the latest Texan to become a millionaire after claiming one of the four top prizes in a scratch-off game.
This was the fifth of eight top prizes worth $1 million claimed in this game.
Plano is home to another multi-millionaire thanks to a winning Powerball ticket bought at RaceTrac.
The lucky winner bought the ticket at the Cleburne Food Mart and has chosen to remain anonymous.
Mexico's projected presidential winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will become the first woman president in the country's 200-year history.
Dallas Police say they got a call around 4:20 Sunday afternoon that someone had driven off Second Ave. in South Dallas and was in danger in high water.
The Weather Alert is being dropped Sunday night as severe storms move east.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who represents Texas' 18th Congressional District, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The Oilers will head to Florida for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Flooding is ongoing in parts of North Texas, but that threat is pushing south and east.
Mexico's projected presidential winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will become the first woman president in the country's 200-year history.
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The program connects abuse survivors with free legal aid, aiming to utilize a 2019 Texas law championed by Texas Appleseed to erase coerced debt.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who represents Texas' 18th Congressional District, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
While in office, Trump took issue with the social media app being controlled by a China-based parent company, trying unsuccessfully to ban the app in the U.S. with an executive order.
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Half the country says Trump is not fit to be president; Republicans call the trial unfair, according to CBS News poll.
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A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
With the country on the cusp of greeting the return of spring, a warm-weather treat is once again available for free for a limited time only.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
Mackenzie Blacketer is one of thousands of people recovering from substance abuse issues.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Some bags of Pedigree dry dog food could pose a health hazard to pets, Mars Petcare warned in a recall posted by the FDA.
The City of Arlington has had its first sample to test positive in the area and will spray for prevention Wednesday night.
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Within hours of the vote, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it would sue to block the ban. Dallas employment attorney Rogge Dunn predicts employees will ultimately win this battle.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Texas law SB 14 prohibits drug and surgical "gender transition" interventions for minors.
The projects are expected to create at least 17,000 construction jobs and 4,500 manufacturing jobs.
The Oilers will head to Florida for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth national title ahead of the Olympic trials later this month in Minneapolis.
Vinicius Junior scored in the 83rd minute at Wembley Stadium to seal a record-extending 15th European Cup for Real Madrid.
Tyson suffered a medical emergency on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles last weekend due to an ulcer flare up, his representatives said.
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Jennifer Lopez was set to embark on a 30+ city tour to promote her new album "This is Me…Now," which dropped in February.
The national Broadway tour of the show is running in Dallas at the Winspear Opera House and will head to Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall on June 11.
Richard M. Sherman and his brother penned instantly memorable songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee who focused on food and American diets, has died of cancer at age 53.
Crystal McKinney, a former model, accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her in New York City over 20 years ago. She filed the lawsuit under the NYC Gender Motivated Violence Act.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul were set to face each other in Arlington on June 20 but due to an ulcer flare up, Tyson is sitting this one out, for now.
Residents of the Rockwall County town could face an evacuation due to groundshifting near the dam in the Chisholm Crossing Subdivision.
It's June and that means it's officially Pride Month and Sunday thousands headed to Fair Park for the Dallas Pride Parade, one of the largest LGBTQ+ pride events in Texas.
The Storm Prediction Center has areas along and east of 35 under a level 2 "slight" risk on Monday.
According to Dallas Fire Rescue, the person who called 911 saw the vehicle lose control and end up in the water near the intersection of 2nd Ave. and Bruton Road.
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Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
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