Someone in This Texas Town Just Won $5 Million On a Scratch Off

You Got To Spend Money to Make Money

It's an old saying that holds a lot of truth in many of life's situations. It also makes sense when trying to win money with the Texas Lottery. You can't win unless you play.

You could modify that cliche a little and say 'You got to spend big to win big'. That's certainly the case in Texas Lottery scratch-off games. If you purchase a $2 card, you could win up to $30,000. The more expensive the game you play, the bigger the payout.

Somebody Just Won $5 Million in a Small Texas Town

Hearne, Texas is located about 20 miles northwest of Bryan, Texas. The town is home to about 4500 residents. It would appear that the life of one of those residents has just been drastically altered.

A few days ago, somebody walked into Valero Food Mart, located at 102 South Market Street (State Highway 6), and purchased a $50 Luxe scratch-off ticket.

The game features four top prizes of $5 million. The first jackpot was claimed in March at a convenience store near the SMU campus in Dallas. The winner in Hearne was the second person to win the top prize.

The chance of winning the top prize in this game is approximately 1 in 1,500,000. According to an article, the odds of getting struck by lightning are around 1 in a million, and the chance that you'll date a supermodel is 1 in 1.5 million.

So, if you're old enough to remember Cindy Crawford, and you just happened to go out with her to dinner a few decades ago, maybe you should take a chance and spend $50 on this game.

After all, two $5 million tickets are still waiting to be won.