Two East Texas Lottery Winners Claim Nearly Two Million Dollars In Cash

Over the past week, 2 winning Texas Lottery tickets worth nearly $2 million have been sold at East Texas convenience stores. A winning Texas Two-Step ticket worth $875,000 was purchased in Tyler, while a 'Millionaire' scratch-off ticket worth $1 million was sold in Kilgore.

Winning Texas Two-Step Ticket

On Monday, October 19, one ticket matched all five numbers (7-12-22-23, 23 bonus) in the Texas Two-Step game. That winning ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven located at 5015 S. Broadway Avenue in Tyler. The jackpot had reached $875,000. The game's largest jackpot this year reached $2.4 million. That was won by someone who purchased a winning ticket at a 7-Eleven located in Dallas. The odds of matching all five winning numbers in the Texas Two-Step are about 1 in 1.8 million.

'Millionaire' Scratch-Off Winner

On October 21, a winning 'Millionaire' scratch-off ticket was purchased at the Murphy Brothers convenience store on Southport Road in Kilgore. The $20 game features 4 top prizes of $1 million, so there are still 3 top jackpot pieces in circulation. The odds of winning the top prize in this game are approximately 1 in 1.5 million.

Powerball and Mega Millions Continue to Rise

The next drawing for the Mega Millions game will happen on Tuesday, October 27. That jackpot is up to $443 million, with an estimated cash payout of $186.5 million. Nobody won Monday's Powerball drawing. That means the new jackpot is up to $716 million, with an approximate cash payout of $307 million.