Austin resident claims $1 million top prize from Texas Lottery scratch ticket game

The caller card for a resident from Austin lined up to deliver a big payday from a scratch ticket game.

The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Million Dollar Loteria. The winning ticket was purchased at Pond Springs Xpress, located at 13125 Pond Springs Road, in Austin.

This was the third of 10 top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game since it reset on April 15, 2024. A resident from Allen, Texas, claimed the second top prize-winning ticket in July.

In addition to the seven top-prize tickets still up for grabs, there are also 31 second-prize tickets worth $20,000 each that have yet to be claimed.

Million Dollar Loteria, which costs $20 per ticket, offers more than $384 million in total prizes. Gameplay consists of three playboards with symbols that players try to match from symbols on a caller card. There’s also a fourth bonus play area that gives players the chance to win $100 and $200.

The odds of winning the $1 million top prize are 1-in-2.52 million. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are 1-in-3.29, including break-even prizes. Prizes range from $20 to the $1 million top prize.

Beginning with the first ticket sold in 1992, the Texas Lottery has generated more than $39 billion in revenue for the state and distributed more than $88 billion in prizes to lottery players. The Texas Lottery provides several games for players, including Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto Texas, All or Nothing, Texas Two Step, Pick 3, Daily 4, Cash Five and scratch ticket games.