Midland Resident Claims $5 Million Lottery Prize

MIDLAND, TX – A Midland resident claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $5 million in the Texas Lottery® scratch ticket game $5 Million Royale.

The ticket was purchased at Kent Kwik #325, located at 3006 Garden City Highway, in Midland. The claimant elected to remain anonymous.

This was the second of four top prizes worth $5 million to be claimed in this game. $5 Million Royale offers more than $235.4 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.66, including break-even prizes.

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 $41.5 billion in revenue for the state and distributed more than $93.9 billion in prizes to lottery players.

Since 1997, the Texas Lottery has contributed more than $35.5 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 $279 million for programs supporting Texas veterans.