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Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotNews Story
Lottery industry spearhead charged with felony abuse of office By Kate Northrop A grand jury has indicted former Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief on a felony charge accusing him of abusing his position in events tied directly to the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot buyout in 2023. Lottery industry pioneer Gary Grief was indicted and reindicted on a felony charge that accuses him of collaborating with a foreign purchasing group, an alleged partnership that state personnel ar
May 18, 2026, 3:25 pm - Lottery News

South Dakota trust claims $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot days before it expiresNews Story
Winner waits nearly until the very last minute By Kate Northrop Less than a week before a $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot was set to expire, a South Dakota-based trust stepped forward to claim it. Last month, the Texas Lottery put out a last call for an expiring $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot. Just this week, mere days before it expired, the winner brought the winning ticket forward. The winner claimed under a trust based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, called Jua-Ri Trust Agreeme
May 13, 2026, 8:28 am - Lottery News

$41 million Lotto Texas jackpot winner hasn't missed a drawing in 30 yearsNews Story
Winner stayed up all night after discovering the life-altering win By Kate Northrop A winner who recently claimed a $41 million Lotto Texas jackpot has revealed that they haven't missed participating in a single drawing in 30 years. After three straight decades of nonstop Lotto Texas play, a Texas resident has finally earned their highest reward yet: a $41 million jackpot. On April 20, the Lotto Texas jackpot was won by a single ticket sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store on Inte
May 7, 2026, 8:17 am - Lottery News

$78 million Lotto Texas jackpot expiring in less than two weeksNews Story
No one has come forward to claim the lifechanging prize By Kate Northrop There are just less than two weeks to claim a $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot before the winning ticket expires and the money vanishes from the winner's hands. These next couple weeks will make all the difference in determining whether an unidentified lottery player lives in ignorant bliss of a huge win or they change their life forever. It's because a winning ticket worth $78 million is on the verge of expi
May 4, 2026, 6:47 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery doles out $7.9 million in winnings after Daily 4 draws 7-7-7-7 on April Fool's DayNews Story
Not a joke: thousands of players paid out handsomely By Kate Northrop Thousands of lottery players won a total of $7.9 million in an April Fool's Day Daily 4 drawing in Texas after the game drew a rare number combination. The Texas Lottery announced last week that it tallied up nearly $8 million in winnings in a single Daily 4 draw after the game produced a rare but popular result. The April 1 Daily 4 Night drawing resulted in a payout that was far from a joke: identical quadrupl
Apr 7, 2026, 1:26 pm - Lottery News

Texas resident wins $100,000 on surprise Arkansas Lottery ticket from husbandNews Story
There was a lot of screaming! By Kate Northrop A Texas resident was screaming all the way through her celebration when she discovered that the surprise Arkansas Lottery ticket from her husband netted them a $100,000 prize. A thoughtful gift ended up bringing a Texas woman to Arkansas to claim a $100,000 prize from one of the state's scratch-off tickets. T. Edgerson of Collin County, Texas, welcomed her husband home from his job. He works as a truck driver and likes buying his wi
Feb 27, 2026, 9:20 am - Lottery News

Texas trust claims second half $1.8 billion Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner is from a family looking to serve their community while enjoying privacy By Kate Northrop A Texas trust has stepped forward to claim the second half of the historic $1.787 billion Powerball lottery jackpot, just a couple weeks after the Missouri winner had claimed their share. On Monday, the Texas Lottery announced that a trust has claimed their share of the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot and plans on using their lottery winnings to serve their community. The winner has fi
Oct 14, 2025, 9:08 am - Lottery News

$1.8 billion Powerball jackpot to be split by two tickets sold in Missouri and TexasNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $820.6 million By Todd Northrop In a historic run of drawings that produced the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history, two Powerball tickets sold in Missouri and Texas will split a grand prize worth nearly $2 billion. Last night, after 41 consecutive drawings without a winner, the multi-state Powerball lottery game finally produced a winner on the 42nd try, resulting in two tickets sharing a jackpot worth $1.7874 billion in 30 payments over 29 ye
Sep 7, 2025, 7:19 am - Lottery News

$83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot winner will receive prize payout from Texas LotteryNews Story
Texas Lottery and jackpot winner reach a settlement following months of legal strife By Kate Northrop The winner of the $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot from February will finally be awarded her prize by the Texas Lottery after months of wondering whether she would even see a penny. The Texas Lottery will pay a Houston-area woman her rightful $83.5 million prize after withholding it for months due to ongoing state investigations. It's been a whirlwind of controversy and national
Aug 4, 2025, 7:17 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery Commission abolished, oversight of Texas Lottery transferredNews Story
Lottery terminal and vending machine limits placed on retailers, ticket buying restrictions enacted By Kate Northrop On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 3070 into law, which abolishes the Texas Lottery Commission, transfers their oversight to another state department, and enacts limits on retailers and ticket purchases. Following months of arduous back-and-forth about the future of the Texas Lottery in this year's legislative session, the Texas Lottery Commission will cea
Jun 23, 2025, 2:26 pm - Lottery News