The Biggest Lottery Jackpot Ever Won in Texas

(KNUE-FM) If you’ve ever thrown a few dollars at the Texas lottery or the bigger jackpots for the Mega Millions or Powerball, then you have dreamed about what you would do if you won the big money. And there have been some gigantic lottery wins here in the Lone Star State, what is the biggest lottery jackpot that has ever been awarded in the state of Texas?

A while back I heard a statistic that somewhere around 30% of high schoolers believe they will become rich from winning the lottery.

Unfortunately, most of us realize after playing the Mega Millions, Powerball or even the smaller Texas Lottery games that it will not become reality. Although there have been some winners who did get their hands on that huge jackpot.

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2019 Texas Mega Millions Record

In the state of Texas, you can choose to stay anonymous if you choose to do so, which is exactly what the big jackpot winner decided back in 2019. It was September 24, 2019 when the Mega Millions got up to $227 million dollars.

Where the Winning Ticket Was Sold

The winning numbers were 6-14-24-42-46 and Mega Ball 9. The one Texas winner took the cash option and walked away with $157,091,592! The ticket was purchased at Lakeline Express Mart in Cedar Park which is about 16 miles northwest of Austin.

Personally, I normally buy tickets only when I hear about the jackpots hitting big numbers. I’ve never had a huge win, in fact, my biggest lottery win came last year when I won $16 on a $6 ticket. While it wasn’t gigantic, it’s still fun to play.

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Other Big Texas Lottery Wins

Let’s look at some other BIG lottery winners here in Texas. And remember, you can’t win if you don’t play!