$1 Million Winning Scratch-Off Sold at H-E-B in Corpus Christi

A Corpus Christi resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas
Lottery scratch ticket game $1,000,000 Lucky 7s($20) . The ticket was purchased at H-E-B Food Store #270, located at 5425 S. Padre Island Drive, in Corpus Christi. Of course, the claimant elected to remain anonymous.

This was the second of four top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. $1,000,000 Lucky 7s offers more than $76.6 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.40, including break-even prizes.

WHAT ARE MY ODDS:

As always, I like to break down numbers and stats for Texas Lottery scratch tickets. So I thought it would be fun to break down a random ticket, the $5 Big Winnings scratch-off ticket, by the numbers! What are the odds? What is the top prize? Scroll down to see a detailed explanation of the prize distribution.

GAME 2574 - Big Winnings

There are 75 tickets in a full book of $5 Big Winnings tickets.

The total cost of the book is $375.

The guaranteed payout on a book is $200 This means if you buy a whole book, there is a good chance of losing $175 unless you find one of those lucky ones. Here are what those odds are:

A break-even $5 winner is found at least 7 times in every book. The odds are 1 in 9.68

A $10.00 winner is found at least 3 times in every book. The odds are 1 in 19.57

A $15.00 winner is found at least 3 times in every book. The odds are 1 in 25

A $20.00 winner is found at least 1 times in every book. The odds are 1 in 75

A $25.00 winner is found approximately 1 time in every book. The odds are 1 in 50

A $50 winner is found approximately 1 time in every book. The odds are 1 in 75

A $100 winner is found approximately 1 time in every 5 books. The odds are 1 in 342.86

A $500 winner is found approximately 1 time in every 30 books. The odds are 1 in 2,222.22

A $1,000 winner is found approximately 1 time in every 267 books. The odds are 1 in 20,000

A $5,000 winner is found approximately 1 time in every 9,440 books. The odds are 1 in 708,000

A $200,000 jackpot winner is round approximately 1 time in every 26,600 books. The odds are 1 in 2,430,000. There are 4 top-prize tickets in this game!

*As of July 8th, 2024

GOOD LUCK AND PLAY RESPONSIBLY!

All information is courtesy of the Texas Lottery website.

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