It’s a lucky time to live in the Katy area, if you play the lottery.

Following a A Katy resident claim of a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery® scratch ticket game Million Dollar Loteria, a Houston resident claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery ® scratch ticket game called X. The Houston winner’s ticket was purchased near Katy at the Timewise Food Mart #258 at 2747 Highway 6 South, Houston. The claimant chose to remain anonymous.

This was the third of four top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. X offers more than $225 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.49, with prizes starting at $75.

About the Texas Lottery The Texas Lottery’s functions and activities are administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating a broad range of professions, occupations and industries in Texas. Beginning with the first ticket sold in 1992, the Texas Lottery has generated more than $41.5 billion in revenue for the state and distributed more than $93.5 billion in prizes to lottery players. Since 1997, the Texas Lottery has contributed more than $35.5 billion to the Foundation School Fund, which supports public education in Texas. As authorized by the Texas Legislature, certain Texas Lottery revenues benefit state programs including the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. Since the first veterans’ themed scratch ticket game was launched in 2009, the Texas Lottery has contributed more than $279 million for programs supporting Texas veterans.