A Rio Grande Valley resident is suddenly sitting on a seven-figure payday after a Quick Pick ticket hit the Texas Two Step jackpot on Jan. 29. The winning play, worth $1,375,000, was bought at a convenience store in Edinburg, and the lottery’s posted results this week lock in the payout while also delivering a small bonus to the retailer that sold the ticket.
The official game results from the Texas Lottery list the winning numbers as 19, 20, 25, 27 with Bonus Ball 20 and show that one Quick Pick ticket matched all four white balls plus the bonus to claim the $1,375,000 prize. That winners page also names 107 Food Mart in Edinburg as the retailer where the ticket was sold and notes that winning tickets must be validated and claimed within 180 days.
Local reporting identifies the winner as a player from the Alamo area of the valley who bought the lucky Quick Pick at the 107 Food Mart on University Drive, and adds that the store will receive a $5,000 retailer bonus for selling the jackpot ticket, according to MySA. The MySA story points to a Texas Lottery news release for the announcement.
How Texas Two Step Works
Texas Two Step costs $1 per play and requires players to match four white balls plus a separate Bonus Ball, with all numbers drawn from 1 through 35. Drawings take place Mondays and Thursdays at 10:12 p.m. CT, and ticket sales close shortly before each draw, according to the Texas Lottery. Quick Picks are terminal-selected numbers that are treated exactly the same as player-chosen combinations, and the game’s overall odds of winning any prize are about 1 in 32.4.
What This Means Locally
For 107 Food Mart, the $5,000 retailer bonus is a tidy little windfall, and the buzz from selling a jackpot ticket could nudge more customers toward the northwest Edinburg corner where the store sits. For players across the valley, the big hit underscores that a simple Quick Pick can deliver a life-changing payout, but whoever holds the winning ticket still has to follow the lottery’s validation and claiming steps before the prize becomes official, according to MySA.
