Texas Lottery

Learning how to play the Texas Lottery is simple. You choose a lottery game purchase a ticket and select your numbers. If you buy a scratch-off just scratch the ticket to see if you match any of the winning numbers to see if you have a winning ticket. Many games have between three and six numbers. Your prize depends on how many numbers you match to the next draw. Drawings may happen multiple times a day, every day, or twice a week, depending on the game you play. The less frequent the drawings, the bigger the winnings are for most games.

You must be at least 18 years old to play the lottery in Texas.

You can purchase many types of lottery tickets for $1 or $2. Some lotteries, particularly daily numbers, may allow you to wager different amounts and change your payout. The top prizes for Texas lottery games are as follows:

      ·         Pick 3: $500.

·         Daily 4: $5,000.

·         All or Nothing: $250,000.

·         Cash Five: $25,000.

Lotto Texas, Texas Two Step, Powerball, and Mega Millions have jackpot prizes. If multiple players win the jackpot, the total sum is divided evenly among them. If no winners exist, the jackpot rolls over to the next drawing. The minimum jackpots are as follows:
 

·         Lotto Texas: $5 million.

·         Texas Two Step: $200,000.

·         Powerball with optional Powerplay: $20 million.

·         Mega Millions with optional Megaplier : $20 million.

 Are you wondering what lottery plays tonight in Texas? The following draw times will let you know when to check so that you can answer the question of what the TX lottery numbers are.

·         Pick 3 Morning, Daily 4 Morning, and All or Nothing Morning: 10 a.m. daily.

·         Pick 3 Day, Daily 4 Day, and All or Nothing Day: 12:27 p.m. daily.

·         Pick 3 Evening, Daily 4 Evening, or All or Nothing Evening: 6 p.m. daily.

·         Pick 3 Night, Daily 4 Night, or All or Nothing Night: 10:12 p.m. daily.

·         Cash Five: 10:12 p.m. daily.

·         Lotto Texas: 10:12 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

·         Texas Two Step: 10:12 p.m. Monday and Thursday.

·         Powerball: 10:12 p.m. Wednesday

·         Mega: 10:12 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.

Lottery sales close shortly before the draw time for each game. Below are the sales closing times for the Texas Lottery:

·         Pick 3 Morning, Daily 4 Morning, and All or Nothing Morning: 9:50 a.m. daily.

·         Pick 3 Day, Daily 4 Day, and All or Nothing Day: 12:17 p.m. daily.

·         Pick 3 Evening, Daily 4 Evening, or All or Nothing Evening: 5:50 p.m. daily.

·         Pick 3 Night, Daily 4 Night, or All or Nothing Night: 10:02 p.m. daily.

·         Cash Five: 10:02 p.m. daily.

·         Lotto Texas: 10:02 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

·         Texas Two Step: 10:02 p.m. Monday and Thursday.

·         Powerball: 9 p.m. Wednesday.

·         Mega: 9:45 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.

The odds of winning the lottery in Texas generally decline as the prize amounts rise. You have the best odds of winning a jackpot playing Cash Five Texas. The jackpot odds for Texas's big lottery games are as follows:

·         Cash Five Texas: 1-324,632.

·         Texas Two Step: 1-1,832,600.

·         Lotto Texas: 1-25,827,165.

·         Powerball: 1-292,201,338.

·         Mega Millions: 1-302,575,350.

The odds of winning any lottery prize are much greater. These odds include winning a free ticket as your prize. When you're considering your chances of winning any prize at all, the odds change to the following:

·         Cash Five Texas: 1-7.2.

·         Texas Two Step: 1-24.

·         Lotto Texas: 1-24.9.

·         Powerball: 1-32.4.

·         Mega Millions: 1-71.1.

If your prize is between $1 and $599, you can claim it immediately at any Texas Lottery retailer as long as the retailer has the funds on hand. If you won between $600 and $2,500,000, you can claim your winnings at any time at a local claim center. If you choose to claim your winnings by mail rather than in person, you should allow four to six weeks for processing.

If you've won more than $2,500,000, you must make an appointment at the Lottery Commission in Austin to arrange for annuities and prizes. You may consider contacting a financial adviser when dealing with lottery winnings of this size.

Yes, lottery winners can remain anonymous in Texas if you have a winning Texas Lottery Ticket. Your personal details will not be made public if you win the Powerball jackpot or Mega or another big Texas lottery prize.

Unfortunately, in the state of Texas, State laws and regulations do not permit the sale of tickets by mail, phone, or Internet. Lotto tickets must be purchased from a licensed retailer by playing quick pick or choosing your own numbers.

The State Lottery Act prohibits purchase of tickets by credit or with Food Stamps. It’s up to the retailers if they want to accept a check for tickets or a debit card for payment.

For Draw Game i.e., Lotto Texas, Mega, Powerball, Cash Five, Pick 3, Daily 4, Texas Two Step and All or Nothing) winning tickets are valid for 180 days from the date of the drawing.  Scratch tickets are valid for 180 days from the close date of the game. 

There are many claim centers located throughout the state of Texas including San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, Dallas to name a few.  Here is a list of claim centers.