Austin Man Wins $29M Lotto Texas Jackpot

A man from Austin has hit a huge jackpot, making them the Lone Star State’s newest millionaire. The player won $29 million from a lottery ticket and announced that they planned to retire and enjoy the rest of their life.

The Player Won $29M from the Lottery

The lucky player was playing Lotto Texas, winning the top prize of an estimated annuitized $29 million, lottery officials announced. The player in question selected all the correct numbers for the drawing that was held on June 24, 2024, which secured them the huge sum.

For context, the winning numbers were 11, 21, 25, 30, 32 and 50. The lottery elaborated that the winning ticket was purchased at Salt Springs Xpress, located at 8101 Salt Springs Drive (Suite A), in Austin.

The fortunate lottery enthusiast preferred to remain anonymous and opted to receive the lump cash sum option. As a result, they took $16,643,761.41 before taxes.

The Winner Will Retire and Enjoy Their Life

The claimant spoke with lottery officials, telling them that they felt “very excited, but normal and down to earth” about the win. Describing themselves as a regular lottery player, the winner noted that they previously won “small cash prizes” but nothing quite like this huge $29 million jackpot.

As for the winner’s plans, they said that they plan to retire and enjoy the rest of their life with their Lotto Texas jackpot winnings.

Lotto Texas, for reference, is played by picking six numbers from one to 54. The game offers multimillion-dollar jackpot prizes. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, providing players with many chances to win big.

Additionally, players can pay $1 more per play to activate the Extra! add-on feature for a shot at prizes of $10,000.

Speaking of jackpots in Texas, the Texas Lottery Commission was recently criticized after allowing a company to exploit its system and win a $95 million jackpot by purchasing 26 million tickets.

In other jackpot-related news, a man from Massachusetts just won the inaugural Lifetime Millions grand prize. The game’s jackpot provides players with $1 million every year for the rest of their lives for a minimum of 20 years. Alternatively, they can take the $15.4 million lump sum, which is exactly what the game’s first winner did.