Texas Resident Wins $2 Million Dollars Playing Mega Millions

Cha-Ching! A Texas resident has now joined the list of millionaires in the Lone Star State after claiming the $2 million dollar Mega Millions prize. The drawing reportedly happened back on October 14.

Texas Man Wins Mega Millions Prize

The Texas Lottery announced that a San Marcos resident who purchased the ticket in Austin at the U-PAK-M at 11940 Menchaca Road.

According to KXAN, the ticket was a Quick Pick ticket which matched a five white ball numbers which were 12-22-49-57-58. KXAN reports the winner selected the multiplier option which increased the prize from $1 million to $2 million.

First Second Tier Prize Won in Texas Since April

According to the Texas Lottery, this was the first second-tier Mega Millions prize since April.

In September, a Texas resident bought one of two lotto-winning tickets at Big’s 103, located at 11905 E. U.S. Highway 290 in Fredericksburg. That resident claimed half of the $1.8 billion Powerball Grand Prize, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).

Not bad.

You can visit the Texas Lotto online for more information. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday. The drawing for Texas Powerball is Saturday.

So far, the winner has chosen to remain anonymous which many winners tend to do now in Texas.