A Euless resident claimed a $3 million prize in scratch ticket game Colossal Cashword, according to the Texas Lottery.
Texas Lottery
A Euless resident claimed a $3 million prize in scratch ticket game Colossal Cashword, according to the Texas Lottery.
The lottery player, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased the winning ticket at Moonlight Food Mart, at 13900 Trinity Blvd. in Fort Worth, lottery officials said in a news release.
Moonlight Food Mart may be eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery’s Retailer Bonus Program for selling the prize-winning ticket, according to the release.
This was the fourth and final top prize worth $3 million to be claimed in Colossal Cashword, which has been called to close, lottery officials said.
According to lottery officials, players with winning tickets from this game have until Oct. 13 to claim a prize.
Colossal Cashword offered more than $162.4 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game were one in 3.31, including break-even prizes, according to lottery officials.
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