$95 million jackpot-winning lottery ticket sold in Colleyville
COLLEYVILLE (CBSNewsTexas)- One lucky Lotto Texas player now has 95 million reasons to smile after purchasing a winning lottery ticket in Colleyville. According to the Texas Lottery, the prize was the largest active jackpot in North America.
The Texas Lottery announced the winner on Twitter on Saturday.
A $95 MILLION jackpot-winning ticket for last night’s #LottoTexas jackpot was sold in #Colleyville! #Texas #TexasLottery pic.twitter.com/ueWhA0mrvs
— Texas Lottery (@TexasLottery) April 23, 2023
The Texas Lottery says that Saturday's jackpot was the highest one since May 29, 2010, when the prize reached all the way to an estimated $97 million.
Saturday night's winning Lotto Texas numbers were: 3 5 18 29 30 52.
There are no details yet about who the winner might be, but Texas is one of several states that allow for a lottery winner to remain anonymous. If you're curious about what to do should you ever be the holder of a winning ticket, click here.
North Texas is no stranger to big winners. The largest Lotto Texas jackpot in the game's history reached an estimated $145 million dollars on June 19, 2004. The winning ticket was sold in El Paso.