Texas Lottery Reveals Mammoth Monday Powerball Win

At Zippy J's near Tyler, Texas the chaos and confusion have eased just a bit. The same has been reported by the cashier crew at the Exxpress Mart, yeah they spell it that way, on Cardinal Drive in Beaumont. In fact, from Austin to El Paso and Brownsville to Borger "lottery fever" has cooled off since this weekend's more than one billion dollar win in the Mega Millions lottery game.Powerball39 via YouTubeMaybe that's why Monday's Powerball and Lotto Texas with Extra! drawings from the Texas Lottery didn't seem to generate the chatter that Friday's Mega Millions did. Granted there is a significant difference between a jackpot of $1.22 billion and a jackpot of $166 million. But I don't think any of us would turn either offer down if such an offer was made, right?So, let's get to it. There was a Powerball drawing and there was a big win in that Powerball drawing as confirmed by our sources at the Texas Lottery. Here's how the drawing played out if you want to pull out your tickets and follow along.And that was how your final Powerball lottery drawing for 2024 played out. It's hard to believe that we've managed to cover another year of big wins and close calls but here we are again. The next time we play Powerball it will be 2025 and yes, they will draw on New Year's Day.Newsy via YouTubeNewsy via YouTubeloading...While the volume of players for Monday's Powerball in Texas was down considerably compared to Friday's Mega Millions push, there were still quite a few Texans that came out on the "lucky" side of Monday's Powerball drawing. The Texas Lottery suggests that nearly 30,000 tickets sold in the state for Monday's game were winners. About one-third of those winners opted for the Power Play which in the case of last night's game meant their winnings were tripled.The numbers that we saw revealed in Monday's drawing for December 30, 2024, were:09   19   33   38   39   Powerball 1   Power Play x3Texas Lottery LogoTexas Lottery via YouTubeloading...If you feel as though you're holding a winning ticket please verify that ticket at the Official Powerball website or the Official Texas Lottery website. Those are the official sites of record for the drawing. They will also have detailed information on how you may redeem your prize as soon as possible.There was a $50,000 winner sold in Texas for Monday's drawing. That is the largest single prize generated by a Texas-sold ticket. Almost 40 other tickets earned a prize of $300 last night while another 85 tickets earned a prize of $100.Texas Lottery via YouTubeTexas Lottery via YouTubeloading...Back in 2004 Lotto Texas with Extra advertised a top prize of $145 million for a drawing back then. The current Lotto Texas jackpot is $60.5 million. So we're not approaching the record but based on the math, this game should have gotten a winner weeks ago.In Monday's Lotto Texas with Extra! drawing there were some big winners. Three tickets earned a prize of $14,635 while another six tickets earned a prize of $4,635. If you were going to try a "flyer" on a lottery game, this would be the one I would take that chance on.Megamillions via YouTubeMegamillions via YouTubeloading...Meanwhile, tonight begins a brand new Mega Millions jackpot saga. The game will draw for a beginning prize of $20 million tonight. That drawing should come about an hour before the ball drops in Times Square or two hours before it's 2025 in Texas.We hope you've had great lottery luck this past year. And we do hope that you'll always remember the risks involved in playing games with the lottery. If you have a gambling problem there is help available at 1-800-GAMBLER. The call and the referrals to counseling are free for those who are in need. Good Luck. Do You Know The 6 Flags Of Texas?The 6 Flags That Have Flown Over TexasGallery Credit: Dubba GThe 6 Flags Of TexasThe 6 Flags Of TexasThe 6 Flags Of TexasThe 6 Flags Of TexasThe 6 Flags Of TexasThe 6 Flags Of TexasThe 6 Flags Of Texas