A San Antonio resident has turned a routine errand into a seven-figure payday, claiming a $1 million top prize in the Texas Lottery's Monaco Millionaire scratch-off, lottery records show. The ticket was bought on the East Side at a small Stop and Shop, and the winner, who scratched their way into the big leagues, has chosen to stay anonymous. The sale, processed last Tuesday, quickly put the humble corner store in the citywide spotlight.
According to the Texas Lottery, the prize-winning ticket was sold at Stop and Shop, 830 N. New Braunfels Ave., on San Antonio's East Side. The claim, listed as processed last Tuesday, now appears on the commission's public rundown of retailers that have sold top-prize tickets.
As reported by the Plainview Herald, the claimant opted to keep their identity under wraps. Store workers and nearby customers told local reporters that word of the win sent a steady stream of curious visitors to the shop in the hours after the sale, all hoping a little of that luck might rub off.
Game details: prizes and odds
Game No. 2738, Monaco Millionaire, advertises four $1,000,000 top prizes and more than $72.6 million in total instant-win cash prizes, and two of those $1 million jackpots have now been claimed, according to the Texas Lottery. The game lists overall odds of winning any prize at 1 in 3.74.
Store could qualify for a bonus
The Stop and Shop that sold the winning ticket could be in line for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery's Retailer Bonus Program, KENS5 reports. For an independent convenience store, that kind of bump can provide a welcome boost and usually brings extra traffic from hopeful players chasing the next big win.
For now, the Stop and Shop on N. New Braunfels has a new claim to local fame, while the anonymous winner keeps their plans close to the vest. Whether the windfall quietly reshapes one household or simply lives on as a neighborhood legend, San Antonio has chalked up another scratch-off success story.
