5 months later, Plano resident claims $1M lottery ticket
More than five months after buying a Mega Millions lottery ticket, a Plano resident claimed his or her $1 million prize.
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More than five months after buying a Mega Millions lottery ticket, a Plano resident claimed his or her $1 million prize.
Multi-State Lottery Association tweaked the Mega Millions lottery so it would generate large jackpots, one expert said.
The pot is approaching $1 billion after multiple drawings with no jackpot winner. The next drawing is set for Friday.
Lucky players have a shot at winning the fourth largest jackpot in Mega Millions history -- $785 million with a cash option of $395 million.
The last time a Mega Millions jackpot was won was Oct. 14, when holders of two tickets sold in California and Florida shared a $502 million pot of gold.
A lucky Arlington resident is the latest North Texan to join the millionaires club after they won a $1 million scratch-off ticket prize.
Lottery officials said one state was still processing its sales data. The jackpot is the largest for any lottery, anywhere, ever.
The $1.9 billion jackpot drawing didn't go as planned Monday night, due to a technical error.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot stands at a whopping $1.2 billion, making it the fourth largest prize in U.S. lottery history.
A Richardson resident is the latest Texan to join the millionaire's club after they won a Powerball lottery prize worth $1 million.
The Powerball prize is its second-largest ever, officials said.
No one won Wednesday's pot of gold of about $700 million, which was already the game's largest this year.
The jackpot has increased steadily since the last grand prize winner was announced on Aug. 3.
A Terrell resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game 500X.
Someone in Dallas won a second-tier Mega Millions prize worth $2 million for the drawing on Oct. 7.
The latest $1 million Texas Two Step prize winner bought their ticket at an Albertsons in Fort Worth.
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A North Richland Hills resident is $1 million richer after playing the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Ultimate 7s.
The lucky player lives in Waxahachie and bought the ticket at a RaceTrac on N. Highway 77.
Fort Worth is home to a new multi-millionaire.
Someone from Arlington bought a jackpot-winning Texas Two Step prize worth $1.75 million on Aug. 8.
There was one winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought in Illinois, according to megamillions.com.
The grand prize was sold in Illinois, but North Texas saw a few winners too.
Many North Texans stopped by convenience stores to buy the $2 tickets in hopes of getting the top prize.
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