Three Texans claimed million-dollar prizes from lottery games, according to the Texas Lottery. A Longview resident claimed a $1 million prize won with a $1,000,000 Blitz scratch game ticket purchased at Super 1 Foods, at 1217 E. Marshall Ave. in Longview.

According to a Mega Millions news release, Friday's drawing will be the eighth largest jackpot since the game began in 2002. It is also the 40th drawing of this current run, and the jackpot is the largest since it reached $1.269 billion on December 27, 2024, when someone in California scored the winning numbers.

The Mega Millions jackpot is growing to $965 million for Friday’s drawing after lottery officials say no ticket matched all six numbers.

Someone won a $78 million jackpot prize in the Nov. 15 Lotto Texas, according to the Texas Lottery . The winner purchased the ticket at Gordon’s Bait & Tackle, at 7066 Padre Island Highway in Brownsville.

The life-changing prize was ultimately claimed by a player in Georgia. Michigan also landed multiple Match 5 winners with the 3X Megaplier, adding to the sting for Texans hoping the long-running jackpot would finally land in the Lone Star State.

No one hit Tuesday’s Mega Millions, pushing Friday’s jackpot to $965 million — the game’s eighth time near $1 billion.

After growing since the end of June, the Mega Millions® jackpot was won for just the fifth time this year on Friday night. A single ticket s

The winner is a resident from Adkins, which is about 14 miles from San Antonio and located in east Bexar County. The resident won the prize from a scratch ticket game 500X. It was purchased at Refuel 325, located at 11595 Sulphur Springs Road, in Adkins. The claimant elected to remain anonymous.

The "jackpot-winning ticket worth an estimated annuitized $78 million for the Lotto Texas drawing held on November 15 was purchased at Gordon’s Bait & Tackle, located at 7066 Padre Island Highway, in Brownsville," the Texas Lottery said in a news release.