Texas Lottery Winners

Are you in Texas? If yes then you might be the next lucky lottery jackpot winner. There are so many winning stories from Texas which makes it a lottery-friendly state for the players. Let's go through the greatest lottery winning stories from Texas of all the time.

Joan Ginther

Joan R. Ginther is a lottery legend who scooped multi-million cash prize, multiple times is known as lottery legend. Some believe she was born under lucky stars whereas other suspects that she received inside help or just was smart enough to crack the lottery system and not tell anybody. She was believed to be a smart lady as she had a Ph.D. in maths it won’t be shocking if she’d cracked the lottery system and managed to win the jackpot several times. Her first win took place in 1993 which was worth $5.4 million. No one can suspect foul play because the numbers she played were 1, 4, 7, 10, and 47 and her birth date is 4/1/47. Therefore, it can simply be a coincidence or she’s just born under lucky stars. According to the experts, the most favoring factor that contributed to her multiple wins is the generous state she was in, Texas. It was growing the size of the prizes and was making its lottery prizes even more appealing than it was. Moreover, they kept sweetening the lottery game format and Ginther kept placing and winning bigger bets. Plus she had the money to spend on the bulk ticket purchasing as she was continuously winning the lottery prizes.

Billie Bob Harrell Jr. 

Billie Bob Harrell won a whopping $31 million jackpot in 1997. This man from Texas was living on paychecks and having a hard time financially. He bought a lottery ticket and waited for the draw. In June 1997, he sat in his chair and found that his Quick Pick ticket matched all the six drawn numbers. They were holding the single winning ticket for $31 million jackpot. Harrell became a millionaire and it was the end of all the financial problems they were facing. He bought a half-dozen homes, several cars, took his family for a vacation to Hawaii. “Life was hard. But lottery win made all the dreams come true.” Harell said. His family members, friends, and even strangers started reaching out to him, asking for a hand-out. He’s been so generous and kind-hearted, he helped everyone. It was the biggest lottery won in Texas till that date. But it didn’t last long as people started bugging him constantly for hand-outs and donations. He had to change his mobile number several times, got divorced and ended up shooting himself in the head.

San Antonio 

Texas is one of those states that allows lottery winners to claim their winnings anonymously, therefore, there aren’t any extravagant headline on lottery wins in Texas. But it makes Texas even more lottery winner friendly. Winners can win and claim prizes and they won’t have to reveal their name and other information, hence, respecting their privacy. Considering the recent win in the San Antonio city of Texas where a local man won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket and took his winnings home. We don’t even know his name. Currently, he might be on a vacation with his family like any other normal family. Considering the sad ending of Billie Bob Harrell, anonymous claiming can be a good thing in the interest of the lottery players.

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