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Published on January 05, 2024
Conroe Resident Secures $3 Million Prize in Texas Lottery's "500X Loteria Spectacular" GameSource: Texas Lottery

A stroke of luck has hit Conroe, Texas, where an anonymous local has scratched their way to a $3 million fortune, state lottery officials have announced. The windfall was secured through the Texas Lottery's "500X Loteria Spectacular" game, with the Texas-sized prize claimed from a ticket bought at Encino-Food Store. The exact location is along Frazier Street, in the vicinity of Texas 75, the Houston Chronicle detailed.

The newly minted millionaire, preferring to stay out of the limelight, has snagged the second of the game's four peak prizes, each worth a staggering $3 million. According to the Houston Chronicle, this game is no stranger to abundance, boasting over $393 million in total prizes available to win.

Meanwhile, the “500X Loteria Spectacular” continues to lure Texans with its dazzling collection of prizes. These incentives dangle the possibility of fortune before all who partake, with odds of winning any prize standing at 1 in 3.20, and that's including tickets that simply break even, as per lottery officials.

Just a stone’s throw away from the highway, the Econo-Food Store #2 at 1000 S. Frazier St. turned out to be the crucible of this financial transformation. The local news site Click2Houston glimpsed the sentiments of the anonymous winner, who remains understandably reticent in light of their newfound wealth.