BEAUMONT, Texas — One lucky Buna resident is $1 million richer after scratching off a $20 Texas Lottery ticket and claiming a top prize in the game.
The winner, who has opted to be anonymous, bought the Platinum Millions ticket in Buna at the Hwy 96 Fuel Stop at 35024 Highway 96 South, according to a news release from the Texas Lottery.
This is the first of four $1 million prizes to be awarded in the scratch-off game according to the release.
The Texas Lottery announced the big win on Wednesday morning, May 16, 2024.
Your odds of winning one of 10 prizes in the game, which boasts $115 million in total prizes, are one in 3.66, including break-even prizes, according to the Texas Lottery.
Of the 785,994 $20 "break even prizes" available, 243,613 have been claimed so far.
Here's a list of all the prizes available in the game and how many have been claimed so far...
- $1,000,000: Four available, One claimed so far
- $20,000: 20 available, seven claimed so far
- $1,000: 285 available, 89 claimed so far
- $500: 5,457 available, 1,692 claimed so far
- $200: 72,306 available, 22,750 claimed so far
- $100: 327,423 available, 103,213 claimed so far
- $75: 261,989 available, 82,776 claimed so far
- $50: 523,744 available, 164,792 claimed so far
- $25: 261,922 available, 81,495 claimed so far
- $20: 785,994 available, 243,613 claimed so far
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