Texas Lottery Confirms Mega Millions Win Tuesday Night

All over Texas from Orange in the east to El Paso in the west, Amarillo to the north, and Brownsville down south folks are waking up this morning wondering if they have to go to work today. No, today isn't a holiday per se in Texas. But, if you won the Mega Millions Lottery jackpot on Tuesday night, then you would have approximately 541 million reasons to be sleeping in the morning.

The Texas Lottery has confirmed that thanks to Tuesday's Mega Millions game, more than a few Texans might be a "little slow" coming into work today. Our sources at the Texas Lottery confirmed that Tuesday's Mega Millions game produced 79,234 winning tickets in Texas. A little over one-third of those tickets earned additional money by opting for the Megaplier feature in the game.

Were you one of the big winners in Texas? Here's how the drawing played out.

Our sources at Mega Millions did confirm that no ticket sold across the game's 45-state footprint matched the numbers needed to claim last night's top prize of $541 million. That means the next time they draw in the Mega Millions lottery the estimated top prize will climb to an estimated $579 million for the annuity payout. The total would be $276 million (estimated) if you opted for the cash or lump sum payout.

As far as Texas winners go, lottery players across the Lone Star State have been in a bit of a drought when it comes to big-money wins over the past few drawings. There was a $3 million Mega Millions win in Louisiana last Tuesday, but both Mega Millions and Powerball have been playing "cold" in Texas for the past week to ten days.

If you played Mega Millions on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, then we have good news for you, the Texas Lottery has confirmed three major prize winners from last night's drawing. Each winning ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball. The total prize for each ticket? It's $40,000. Here are Tuesday's Mega Millions numbers.

52   60   61   66   67   Mega Ball 23  Megaplier x4

You've probably deduced that each of the Texas' big winners all opted for the Megaplier to earn their $40,000 prize. You'll also be pleased to learn that 21 tickets sold for Tuesday's drawing earned a prize of $2,000. Which could come in really handy in these days before Christmas.

If you think you have a winner, you'll want to verify those numbers at the websites of record for this game. That would be the Official Mega Millions website or the Official Texas Lottery website. Those sites have detailed information on how to collect your winnings no matter in Texas you may have won them.

Tonight the Texas Lottery will hold drawings for Powerball and Lotto Texas with Extra!. I am still perplexed that Lotto Texas hasn't gotten a jackpot winner. That game usually tops out around $20-$25 million but tonight players who choose to play will have a chance to win an estimated $46.75 million.

The Powerball jackpot on Wednesday is estimated to be $240 million. The lump sum payout on a Powerball win tonight would pay $113.6 million. That drawing takes place at 10 tonight.

As these lottery jackpots grow it's fun to dream of "what might be" but the reality is most lottery tickets are not winners. There is a substantial risk of losing money associated with playing lottery games. If you have a gambling problem help is available. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. The call and referrals to counseling are free. Good Luck.