Feel lucky? The Texas Lotto jackpot is the biggest since 2014

SAINT ANTHONY – The Texas Lotto jackpot has grown to around $ 34.75 million, making it the fifth largest jackpot in the world, according to Texas Lottery officials.

The next Texas Lotto draw is on Wednesday and it is the biggest jackpot in the lottery game since a May 2014 draw worth $ 36.25 million.

“Texas Lotto players have been waiting for such a big jackpot for over six years,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission. “I can’t wait to congratulate the biggest Lotto Texas winner since 2014. However, we want to remind our players to play responsibly. It only takes one ticket to win. “

Lotterypost.com lists two European lottery games in the top five for the biggest jackpot, as well as the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games.

The last big jackpot for a Texas lottery game went to a Houston resident who won an announced jackpot of $ 30.25 million in May 2018, Texas lottery officials reported.

A press release from the Texas Lottery Commission states that the biggest Texas Lotto jackpot in the history of the game was a prize of $ 145 million announced for the June 19, 2004 draw, which was sold to El Paso and claimed by VOM Enterprises, Ltd.

Only one person won the Texas Lotto jackpot this year. A resident of Laredo claimed $ 17.5 million for the design on Jan.15.

Lotto Texas is played by selecting six numbers from one to 54 and the draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 pm.

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