5 Unbelievable Lottery Wins in the Texas Lottery History

Many people have tried their luck playing the Texas Lottery since it was founded in 1991; some end up winning a good amount of money. Others...well they (literally) hit the JACKPOT but who were the BIGGEST winners in Texas Lottery history? Well here are 5 of the biggest ones that we know.

We start off with a Katy, TX man from 2010 who won $144 million

At the time, William Kiefer won one of the BIGGEST prizes in Texas Lottery history; $144 million. But instead of spending it to live a lavish lifestyle, he gave 60% of his winnings to charity, after he used it on taxes. That's awesome & to be honest, that's something I would've done too...

Our next winner is from El Paso, Texas on June 19, 2004 ($145 million)

Nearly 20 years ago, Alfredo Ornelas Barragan was able to obtain his goal of being a millionaire by winning $145 million dollars. However, he was able to get am after-tax cash payment of $61.9 million. Which, to be fair, is STILL a large amount of money even back then in 2004.

An Abernathy, TX man won $177 million on March 31, 2017

Eliberto Cantu from Abernathy/Lubbock, Texas, is one of the most known winners of the Texas Lottery; on April 17, 2017, while working a construction job in Arkansas, won a Texas Lottery ticket that was worth $177 million. Unlike most people when they win, he actually made it clear that, yes...he IS the same guy who won, on his Twitter (X) account.

Our next Texas winner was part of 3 Powerball winners in 2015

February 11, 2015 will live on as one of the craziest days in Texas Lottery history; 3 separate winners were called on that day. One in North Carolina, one in Puerto Rico, and one in Princeton, Texas. The winning ticket was sold at an Appletree Food Market and together all 3 totaled $564 million dollars; which is roughly $188 million...EACH.

Our final winner hails from Leander, TX ($227 million)

On September 24, 2019, an anonymous female winner from Leander, Texas had a winning ticket worth $227 million; this female decided that she wanted cash & took home $157 million. At the time, this WAS one of the biggest winning jackpots in Texas Lottery history and it's still regarded as an INSANE amount of money.

I don't know if I will ever get lucky to win the lottery but...as we found out, you never know unless you try right?

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