AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austinite claimed a winning Texas Lottery ticket worth $1 million that they purchased at an east Austin 7-Eleven.
According to the Texas Lottery, the top prize-winning ticket was part of the scratch ticket game $1,000,000 Blitz. The person who claimed the winning ticket chose to remain anonymous.
The ticket was sold at 7-Eleven Convenience Store #38613A, located at 6000 FM 969 Road, Austin .
The Texas Lottery said this was the first of four top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. $1,000,000 Blitz offers more than $103 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.74, including break-even prizes, according to the lottery.
A Round Rock resident also claimed a winning ticket worth $1 million less than a month ago. The person took home a $1 million Mega Million prize during the drawing on Dec. 27, missing the $1.2 billion Mega Ball Jackpot prize by one digit, according to a release from the Texas Lottery.
That winning ticket was purchased from a 7-Eleven convenience store in Arlington.
