Someone in the Lone Star State might soon be donning a cowboy hat made of dollar bills, as one lucky Texan has scooped up a cool $1 million Mega Millions prize. The jackpot for the wildly popular lottery game has surged over the $1 billion threshold after no winners emerged from Friday night's drawing to claim the grand prize. As reported by KVUE, the winning ticket was purchased south of Austin in Creedmoor at a local joint known as Refuel.
The sole Texas ticket was just one of six nationwide to cash in $1 million on Friday, joining the ranks of winning tickets sold across the states - in California, Florida, Illinois, Nebraska, and one in Virginia that upped the ante to $2 million with the Megaplier, according to the FOX 26 Houston report. Getting five white ball numbers corralled but missing the Mega Ball won't get you the whole enchilada, but it'll line pockets with a sum most could hardly thumb their nose at.
A $1 MILLION winning ticket for last night’s #MegaMillions drawing was sold in #Creedmoor! #TexasLottery #Texas pic.twitter.com/khB7mUYb2Z
— Texas Lottery (@TexasLottery) March 23, 2024
As the jackpot balloons to an estimated $1.1 billion for this coming Tuesday's draw, it stakes its claim as the fifth-biggest prize in Mega Millions history and the seventh-largest in U.S. history. The cash option for the jackpot is sitting pretty at a much-lauded $525.8 million. Meanwhile, lottery participants from the last draw are checking their tickets for the winning numbers: 3, 8, 31, 35, 44, and the Mega Ball 16.
For those still dreaming of their shot at Mega Millions glory, the odds stand at about one in 302 million. Those looking to test fate can witness the number-pulling spectacle live on Tuesday and Friday nights at 11 p.m. Eastern Time, waiting with bated breath to see if their numbers shine under the national spotlight.
