PHARR, Texas – Sometimes, it’s not always a Texan who wins the Texas Lottery.
Someone from Mexico won more than $1 million on a winning Texas Two Step ticket purchased at an HEB store in South Texas.
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The drawing for the ticket happened on May 13 and the winning ticket was purchased in Pharr, Texas, a city near the Mexican border in the Rio Grande Valley. The ticket was worth $1.325 million.
The winner chose to remain anonymous.
According to the Texas Lottery Commission, the winning Quick Pick ticket matched all four of the white ball numbers drawn (4-13-14-17) and the red Bonus Ball (24).
It’s not the first time in recent months that someone from out-of-state has won the Texas Lottery. On June 18. the Texas Lottery Commission sent out a news release about a winning ticket worth $3 million that was purchased by someone from New Mexico. That ticket was purchased in the West Texas city of Seminole.