Texas $2 million Powerball prize Claimed Just 12 Days Before

A winning $2 million Poweball ticket that was sold in April was just claimed 12 days before it was set to expire. According lonestaralive.com, under lottery rules, the ticket holder would have forfeited any claim to a prize after the expiration date on the 180th day following the draw date. That meant the prize-winning Powerball ticket purchased in Austin in April would have expired on Oct. 7.

WHAT ARE MY ODDS:

As always, I like to break down numbers and stats for Texas Lottery scratch tickets. So I thought it would be fun to break down a random ticket, the $5 Big Winnings scratch-off ticket, by the numbers! What are the odds? What is the top prize? Scroll down to see a detailed explanation of the prize distribution.

GAME 2574 - Big Winnings

There are 75 tickets in a full book of $5 Big Winnings tickets.

The total cost of the book is $375.

The guaranteed payout on a book is $200 This means if you buy a whole book, there is a good chance of losing $175 unless you find one of those lucky ones. Here are what those odds are:

A break-even $5 winner is found at least 7 times in every book. The odds are 1 in 9.68

A $10.00 winner is found at least 3 times in every book. The odds are 1 in 19.57

A $15.00 winner is found at least 3 times in every book. The odds are 1 in 25

A $20.00 winner is found at least 1 times in every book. The odds are 1 in 75

A $25.00 winner is found approximately 1 time in every book. The odds are 1 in 50

A $50 winner is found approximately 1 time in every book. The odds are 1 in 75

A $100 winner is found approximately 1 time in every 5 books. The odds are 1 in 342.86

A $500 winner is found approximately 1 time in every 30 books. The odds are 1 in 2,222.22

A $1,000 winner is found approximately 1 time in every 267 books. The odds are 1 in 20,000

A $5,000 winner is found approximately 1 time in every 9,440 books. The odds are 1 in 708,000

A $200,000 jackpot winner is round approximately 1 time in every 26,600 books. The odds are 1 in 2,430,000. There are 4 top-prize tickets in this game!

*As of July 8th, 2024

GOOD LUCK AND PLAY RESPONSIBLY!

All information is courtesy of the Texas Lottery website.

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