Check Your Tickets: $78 Million Prize Still Waiting in Texas
By Gaurav Bisht |
Published April 14, 2026 02:16 am GMT
Someone in Texas could be sitting on a life-changing $78 million lottery ticket—but there’s a catch: time is running out ?
The winning Lotto Texas ticket from the November 15, 2025 drawing still hasn’t been claimed, and it expires May 14 at 5 p.m. If no one steps forward by then, that massive prize is gone for good.
? What we know:
- Winning numbers: 7, 17, 23, 28, 39, 48
- Where it was sold: Gordon’s Bait & Tackle in Brownsville
- Cash option: Over $43 million before taxes ?
To collect the jackpot, the ticket holder must contact the Texas Lottery and show up in person at their Austin headquarters before the deadline.
?? Don’t miss this:
If the prize goes unclaimed, the money doesn’t just sit there—it goes back to the state to fund approved programs.
Meanwhile, the Lotto Texas game keeps rolling:
- Current jackpot: $38.5 million
- Cash value: About $21 million
- Next drawing: Saturday night ??
Bottom line: check those old tickets—you might be holding a fortune and not even know it.
