Big plates of barbecue, big cowboy hats, big lottery jackpots - everything's bigger in Texas and the lottery games are no exception. On this page you'll find information on the Texas Lottery and Lone Star state games like Lotto Texas and Texas Two Step, including the drawing schedule and details of top winners and prizes.
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Texas Lottery Drawing Schedule
Find out the drawing days and times for the most popular games in The Lone Star State:
| Game | Draw Days | Draw Times* | Ticket Sales Close At* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotto Texas | Monday, Wednesday & Saturday | 10:12 PM | 10:02 PM |
| Two Step | Monday & Thursday | 10:12 PM | 10:02 PM |
| All or Nothing | Monday - Saturday | 10:00 AM, 12:27 PM 6:00 PM, & 10:12 PM | 9:50 AM, 12:17 PM 5:50 PM & 10:02 PM |
| Pick 3 | Monday - Saturday | 10:00 AM, 12:27 PM 6:00 PM & 10:12 PM | 9:50 AM, 12:17 PM 5:50 PM & 10:02 PM |
| Daily 4 | Monday - Saturday | 10:00 AM, 12:27 PM 6:00 PM & 10:12 PM | 9:50 AM, 12:17 AM 5:50 PM & 10:02 PM |
| Cash 5 | Monday - Saturday | 10:12 PM | 10:02 PM |
| Texas Free Lottery (Daily) | Daily | 7:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Texas Free Lottery (Weekly) | Monday | 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Powerball | Monday, Wednesday & Saturday | 9:59 PM | 9:00 PM |
| Mega Millions | Tuesday & Friday | 10:00 PM | 9:45 PM |
| *Times are shown in CT. For in-state games, ticket sales reopen 3 minutes after each drawing. | |||
Note: The Texas Triple Chance game closed on July 28, 2018.
Game Information
Beyond Powerball and Mega Millions, Texas offers a variety of exciting games, so lasso yourself a ticket to round up your chance to win:
All or Nothing - This dramatic game offers players the chance to win the top prize of $250,000 by matching all of the 12 numbers drawn or by matching none of the numbers drawn – All or Nothing! $2 offers you 10 ways to win, and you can play up to four times daily, six days a week (Monday through Saturday).
Lotto Texas - This popular game, which has drawings on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings, is a Lone Star state favorite. Players pay $1 per line and pick six numbers from 1 to 54. If they match all six main numbers drawn, they win the jackpot!
Texas Two Step - Put on your cowboy boots and dance the Texas Two Step for the chance to win a jackpot starting at $200,000! If you snap up the top prize then you'll automatically be given a lump sum payment. Simply buy a playcard for $1 and select four numbers from 1 to 35 along with a Bonus Ball from 1 to 35. Two Step has drawings on Monday and Thursday.
Pick 3 - Players have the chance to win four times daily, six days a week (Monday-Saturday). You can play your lucky numbers, and also be strategic by choosing a play style. Pick 3 offers tickets for $0.50, $1, or $5 per play with a top prize of $500. To play, choose three one-digit numbers from 0-9, or select Quick Pick to have them chosen for you at random. Choose one of the four play styles: Exact Order, Any Order, Exact/Any, or Combo.
Daily 4 - Daily 4 offers lots of ways to play and win four times a day, Monday-Saturday. The minimum play is $0.50 and there are five play types to choose from. Daily 4 is the first game with the Pair Play! option. You can play the first two, middle two or last two numbers. For example: 12XX, X12X, XX12.
Playing Daily 4 is easy. Choose four single-digit numbers (or two single-digit numbers for Pair Play) from 0-9 (or use Quick Pick and your numbers will be automatically chosen at random). Mark how you want to play your numbers; there are four options: Straight (Exact Order), Box (Any Order), Straight/Box (Exact/Any Order) and Combo. OR two single-digit numbers for Front Pair, Mid Pair or Back Pair.
Cash Five - This exciting game offers cash prizes for matching 2, 3, 4, or 5 numbers out of 35. All prizes are paid as a single lump sum, including the top prize. Drawings are held Monday through Saturday, giving you the chance to win six times a week!
Texas Free Lottery - Yeehaw! Finally, a lottery that doesn't cost a cent to play - and it's only in the great state of Texas. You can play seven days a week, with a Daily Draw offering a $500 jackpot plus a Weekly Draw on Mondays with a $10,000 top prize.
Scratch Tickets - Want to feel the thrill of a big lottery win without waiting around for a draw to take place? The Texas Lottery offers several scratch-off games which are available for purchase at authorized retailers. Tickets can be purchased for as little as $1 and bigger games offer top prizes that can rival those of Lotto Texas! If instant gratification is your thing, then these instant win games are for you!
Quicktickets - The iconic Powerball and Mega Millions games are also available to play as Quicktickets - Quick Pick scratch tickets. Grab 'em for $4 (two plays) or $10 (five plays). Check your receipt to ensure that your ticket has been activated by the cash register, and don't forget to sign your ticket. Scratch the ticket to find out the Quick Pick numbers, then wait for the draw to find out if you've won. Quicktickets are Cash Value Option for the jackpot.
Receipt Tickets - A convenient way to play Powerball and Mega Millions, Receipt Tickets are a Texas Lottery innovation: Quick Picks for the next draw that are printed by the register at participating retailers. After the draw, scan the barcode to see if you've won a prize.
Top 10 Texas Lottery Winners
Below you'll find the positively Texas-sized top 10 Lone Star state lottery winners for games including Powerball, Mega Millions and Lotto Texas!
| Amount | Cash or Annuity? | Date | Winner Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| $564.1M | Cash: $127M (before taxes) | Feb. 11, 2015 | The TL Management Trust shared this Powerball jackpot, the fifth-largest prize in U.S. history, with an anonymous winner in Puerto Rico. The Texas winning ticket was sold at the Appletree Food Mart in Princeton. |
| $225M | Cash: $157M (before taxes) | Sept. 24, 2019 | This Mega Millions jackpot was won by a player in Leander, Texas who chose to remain anonymous. |
| $177M | Cash: $72M (before taxes) | March. 31, 2017 | 71-year-old construction worker Eliberto Cantu of Lubbock won this Mega Millions top prize with a ticket he bought while working in Stuttgart, Arkansas. |
| $145M | Cash: $82.5M (before taxes) | June 19, 2004 | A record Lotto Texas jackpot was won by an El Paso ticket and claimed by VOM Enterprises, Ltd. |
| $144M | Annuity: Annual payments totalling $144 million over 26 years. | Jan. 29, 2010 | William R. Kiefer of Katy won the largest prize ever paid by the Texas Lottery Commission. He matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball in the Jan. 29 Mega Millions drawing. He planned to donate a large percentage of his winnings to good causes. The Short Stop Market in Katy sold the lucky ticket. |
| $128M | Unknown | Jul. 6, 2007 | The H & H Trust of Dallas won the highest Mega Millions jackpot ever awarded in Texas. |
| $122M | Cash: $73,572,690 (before taxes) | Jan. 9, 2007 | The Crump, Allen & Lewis General Partnership of Amarillo became the fourth Texas claimant of a Mega Millions jackpot for the Jan. 9 drawing - the largest Mega Millions prize ever claimed in Texas. The ticket was purchased at the Taylor Petro Co. in Amarillo. |
| $112M | Cash: $68,208,778 (before taxes) | Mar. 1, 2005 | MAL HOLDINGS, LP of Rowlett was the second Texas claimant of a Mega Millions jackpot. Dalrock Grocery in Rowlett sold the winning ticket for the March 1 drawing. |
| $101M | Cash: $62M (before taxes) | Oct. 1, 2004 | Carrollton resident Ut Van Nguyen was the first Texas player ever to claim a Mega Millions jackpot, matching all 5 numbers plus the Mega Ball for the drawing on October 2. |
| $95M | Cash: $57.5M (before taxes) | Apr. 22, 2023 | Following seven months without a winner, a single ticket finally matched all the Lotto Texas numbers in the draw to win one of the game’s biggest-ever prizes. The winning ticket was sold at Lottery Now on 5200 Colleyville Boulevard #500, Colleyville 76034. |
Claiming a Prize
Yee-haw! You've won a Texas Lottery prize! Before you start buying a fleet of cars or a fancy home in Dallas, make sure that you understand the rules on how to claim prizes.
Winning tickets are valid for 180 days from the draw date, or the game end date for scratch-offs.
Prizes up to $5 million can be claimed by mail. If you won $599 or less, you can also bring your signed ticket to any authorized Texas Lottery retailer in order to claim your winnings.
For prizes over $5 million and jackpot prizes for Lotto Texas, Mega Millions, or Powerball, organize an appointment to claim in Austin: call 512-344-5049 or email ClaimantProcessingAlert@lottery.state.tx.us.
There is no state withholding on prizes worth less than $5,000 unless you're a non-resident alien - that is, a foreign visitor in Texas. If you're a U.S. citizen and Texas resident, you should only be responsible for federal withholding taxes on larger prizes
Claim a prize by mail
Prizes up to $5 million can be claimed by mail. Fill out the back of your ticket and a claim form and mail to:
Texas Lottery Commission
1801 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Claims may take 4-6 weeks to be processed.
History of the Texas Lottery
The Texas Lottery has been paying out great prizes to lucky winners since the first tickets went on sale on May 29th, 1992, racking up over $43 billion in life-changing windfalls. However, the biggest winner of all has to be the education system in the Lone Star State. The Texas Lottery has contributed $22 billion to Texas education through the Foundation School Fund since 1997. The Texas Lottery also supports veterans' services and other crucial state programs, generating a total of over $28 billion for good causes in the state.
Rules
You need to be 18 years or older to play Texas Lottery games.
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