Winner about to give up $78 million Lotto jackpot if ticket remains unclaimed

AUSTIN — A jackpot-winning ticket for the Lotto Texas drawing held on Nov. 15, 2025 will soon expire, according to the Texas Lottery Commission. The winning ticket, for the estimated annuitized $78 million jackpot, was purchased at Gordon’s Bait & Tackle, 7066 Padre Island Highway, in Brownsville, but the prize has not been claimed and will expire on Thursday, May 14, if not validated by the deadline. The winning ticket with player-selected numbers matched all six of the numbers drawn (7-17-23-28-39-48). The cash value option was selected at the time of purchase and a claimant would receive $43,757,223.10 before taxes.

To claim the prize, the ticket holder must call the Texas Lottery to make an appointment for processing and then present the ticket in person for validation at Texas Lottery headquarters, located at 1801 Congress Ave., in Austin, by 5 p.m. CT on Thursday, May 14.

A ticket holder forfeits any claim to a prize for a draw game after the expiration of the 180th day following the draw date. The deadline may be extended for a period of time for certain eligible military personnel. Unclaimed prizes revert back to the state for programs authorized by the Texas Legislature.

Lotto Texas is played by picking six numbers from one to 54 and offers multimillion-dollar jackpots. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m. CT. For $1 more per Play, a player can select the Extra! add-on feature for a chance to win up to $10,000 more on non-jackpot prizes. More information about playing Lotto Texas and the Extra! add-on feature can be found here.

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 $42.4 billion in revenue for the state and distributed more than $96.6 billion in prizes to lottery players. Since 1997, the Texas Lottery has contributed more than $36.3 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 $296.3 million for programs supporting Texas veterans.

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