$18 million Texas Lotto jackpot hit by one ticket

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Todd — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:04:56 GMT

Maybe someone stole the ticket

Comment #1

CASH Only — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:40:23 GMT

For all we know, the ticket holder(s) may still not know they won. They may even have lost the ticket. But the TLC (Texas Lottery Commission) should know whether the ticket is marked Cash Value Option or 25 Annual Payments . Texas still requires the cash/annuity choice to be made when playing, be it Mega Millions or Lotto Texas.

$18 million Texas Lotto jackpot hit by one ticket

Lottery Post — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:16:22 GMT

Somebody who bought a Texas Lotto ticket in an Angleton convenience store is worth $18 million, but neither the couple who sold the winning ticket nor the state lottery commission knows who it is.

The winner has 180 days after Saturday's drawing to come forward to claim the jackpot, said lottery spokesman Robert Elrod. It's not uncommon for a winner to take several weeks to come to Austin to claim the prize, he said.

We would like to know who it is, said Shuju Feng, who operates the Hand... [ More ]