These East Texas Stores Had Big Scratch Off Winners Last Week
Last week, two convenience stores in Tyler and one in Jasper each sold scratch-off Texas Lottery tickets that paid out big money.
A five-dollar scratch-off paid out $100,000 (Tyler), a two-dollar ticket was worth $30,000 (Jasper), and a one-dollar ticket paid out $5,000 (Tyler). Here's a look at the details of those winning tickets.
Where: Food Fast, Highway 64 East in Tyler
Prize: $100,000
Game: $100,000 Money Mania Game ($5 ticket)
Where: Ol' Miller's on Highway 96 in Jasper
Prize: $30,000
Game: Break the Bank ($2 ticket)
Where: Race Runner on South Vine in Tyler
Prize: $5,000
Game: $5,000 Winnings ($1 ticket)
Other Big Scratch-Off Winners
There were a couple of $250,000 ticket winners this past week. One of the winners bought their winning Mega Loteria $10 ticket at the Lone Star Convenience Store in Denton, while the other winning ticket (Lady Luck 777) was purchased at the Food Town in Baytown.
Powerball and Mega Millions Continue to Climb
The jackpot amounts for the nationwide lotto games are getting up there. The big cash prize for Powerball is now up to $214 million. The next drawing for that game will take place on Monday, May 6th.
Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $306 million. The next drawing for it will take place on Tuesday, May 7th.
Remember to play responsibly. Sooner or later, someone is going to win the big jackpot, however, the chances of it being you are approximately 1 in 300,000,000.
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