Your browser does not have the Flash
Player installed.
Get the Flash Player to see this Flash
content from the Texas Lottery Commission.
Your browser does not have the Flash
Player installed.
Get the Flash Player to see this Flash
content from the Texas Lottery Commission.
Your browser does not have the Flash
Player installed.
Get the Flash Player to see this Flash
content from the Texas Lottery Commission.
Your browser does not have the Flash
Player installed.
Get the Flash Player to see this Flash
content from the Texas Lottery Commission.
Your browser does not have the Flash
Player installed.
Get the Flash Player to see this Flash
content from the Texas Lottery Commission.
Your browser does not have the Flash
Player installed.
Get the Flash Player to see this Flash
content from the Texas Lottery Commission.
Myth: If a Lotto Texas jackpot winner dies, the
annual payments stop.
Fact: Upon the death of a prizewinner who claimed a lottery installment prize for
games in his or her individual capacity, the Texas Lottery Commission will pay the remaining
installment payments to the estate of the deceased winner. This would apply to games that have
installment prizes such as
Weekly Grand, Lotto Texas, Monthly Bonus, Set For Life, Weekly Bonus and
Mega Millions.
More Info:
www.txlottery.org:/opencms/Winners/Claim_Your_Prize/
Myth: There are never any Mega Millions winners from
Texas.
Fact:
Mega Millions is a multi-state game played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
Texas is the only state that offers the Megaplier feature that has enabled many players to multiply
their non-jackpot prize winnings and win up to $1 million. Since joining
Mega Millions in December 2003, we have paid out more than $505 million in
Mega Million prizes in Texas.
More Info:
http://www.txlottery.org/export/sites/default/Games/Mega_Millions/How_to_Play_Mega_Millions.html
Myth: The Texas Lottery selects the numbers they want
to win.
Fact: The Texas Lottery is committed to the fairness of its games. The drawing
process is completely random. All drawing machines are rotated monthly and the designated ball sets
are selected randomly before each drawing. The drawings are supervised by Texas Lottery Security
and are certified by an Independent accounting firm. All drawing results are also reviewed by an
independent statistician. The drawings are held in our studio in Austin and we welcome the public
to come and view a drawing live! Players may also view the drawings live using our Web cast
feature.
More Info:
www..txlottery.org/opencms/Games/drawing_procedures.html
Myth: The Texas Lottery continues to sell scratch-off
tickets after the top prizes are claimed.
Fact: After all top prizes for a scratch-off game have been claimed, we send a
message over the terminals to all retailers telling them to immediately stop selling that game. We
then have the remaining tickets for that game picked up.
More Info:
www.txlottery.org/opencms/Games/Scratch_Offs/all.html
Myth: The Texas Lottery is paying out less money than it
did when it began in May 1992.
Fact: In fiscal year 1992, 45 percent of each dollar in sales went towards prizes.
In fiscal year 2008, 62 percent of each dollar in sales went towards prizes, representing a 17
percent increase in prizes.
More Info:
www.txlottery.org/opencms/Winners/Winners_Gallery/index.html
Myth: Texas Lottery money does not go towards education.
Fact: All Texas Lottery net proceeds are transferred to the Foundation School Fund
to help support education in Texas.
More Info:
www.txlottery.org/opencms/Supporting_Education/index.html |
