Mega Millions, Texas Lottery Confirm Million Dollar Win Tuesday

From their spacious offices in Austin, Texas our sources at the Texas Lottery have gleefully confirmed that another Texas Lottery player is now a millionaire. Monday night the Powerball game provided the vehicle for a Texas player in Humble to win one million dollars. Tuesday’s Mega Millions multi-state lottery game provided the opportunity for a second Texan to become a millionaire.

The way I figure it, there are some 30 million Texans and if we keep making a new millionaire every day it will only take six million more Mega Millions or Powerball drawings for every Texan to become a millionaire by my calculations that will only take about 23,000 years to happen. I am no doctor but I wouldn’t advise holding your breath to wait on that.

Still, two millionaires two days in a row from two different multi-state lottery games bodes well for those of us who enjoy the thrill of playing lottery games. The Texas Lottery confirmed that last night’s Match 5 Million winner in the Mega Millions drawing for Tuesday, October 22, 2024, was one of 42,143 tickets deemed to be winners in last night’s game.

Let’s get you the details from last night. First, here’s how the drawing unfolded.

The estimated annuitized Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday was listed at $205 million with a lump sum estimation of $96.1 million. Unfortunately, there were no tickets sold for Tuesday’s game that matched the numbers needed to claim that jackpot.

But as we mentioned a Texas ticket did earn Match 5 Million money. There was also a ticket sold in Florida that earned a $3 million prize last night. The Florida ticket purchaser opted for the Megaplier feature which last night was “times 3” hence the $3 million versus $1 million discrepancy.

Other than the big million-dollar win, there were no other “big-money” winners in last night’s game. The Texas Lottery is showing twenty-three tickets earned a prize of $500 while another nine tickets matched the same number scenario ( 4 of 5 white balls) but with the Megaplier to claim a prize of $1500.

Here are the numbers from Tuesday’s Mega Millions:

08   43   48   58   60   Mega Ball 04    Megaplier x3

You’ll need to verify your tickets at the Official Texas Lottery Website or the Official Mega Millions Website, those sites are the official word when it comes to “did I really win”. So, use us for reference but visit those sites to confirm and collect your prizes.

By the way, the Texas Lottery did confirm that the one million dollar winning ticket was sold in Austin. The ticket was purchased at CMART #2 at 7811 1st Street Suite 100.

Mega Millions is the only big-money draw game that plays on Tuesday. Tonight Texas Lottery fans can try their luck with Powerball. That game has an estimated annuitized jackpot of $478 million with a lump sum estimation of $230.5 million.

You can also play Lotto Texas with Extra! tonight. That Texas Lottery game features a top prize of $32.5 million. That’s the estimated annuitized jackpot, the lump sum for Lotto Texas with Extra is currently listed at $18.1 million.

Remember, lottery games are supposed to be fun, they are not “your savings plan for the future”. Please play responsibly. If you have a gambling problem, please seek help. It’s free if you call 1-800-GAMBLER. Good Luck.