{"id":422187,"date":"2026-08-31T21:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/422187\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T21:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:36:10","slug":"time-running-out-to-claim-winning-200000-texas-two-step-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/422187\/","title":{"rendered":"Time running out to claim winning $200,000 Texas Two Step ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Time is running out to claim a $200,000 Texas Two Step jackpot-winning ticket. <\/p>\n<p> The unclaimed ticket matches all four white ball numbers (1-2-21-23) and the red Bonus Ball (19) from the March 9 drawing. <\/p>\n<p> The prize officially expires on Saturday, Sept. 5. Because claim centers close for the weekend, in-person redemption requires visiting a Texas Lottery claim center by 5 p.m. local time on Friday, Sept. 4. <\/p>\n<p> Alternatively, the prize can be claimed by mail. Mail-in submissions must include the signed winning ticket and a completed claim form, postmarked on or before Sept. 5, and sent to: <\/p>\n<p> Texas LotteryATTN: Austin Claim CenterPO Box 16600Austin, TX 78761-6600<\/p>\n<p>Mail claims require up to four weeks for processing.<\/p>\n<p>Under state law, prize claims for draw games are forfeited 180 days after the drawing, though eligible military personnel may receive deadline extensions. Unclaimed funds return to the state for programs authorized by the Texas Legislature, such as public education and veterans&#8217; assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Time is running out to claim a $200,000 Texas Two Step jackpot-winning ticket. The unclaimed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-422187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}