Lotto
Latest draw · Saturday, July 4, 2026
Lotto rules
- The legal age of playing the Lotto Texas Lottery is 18 years.
- Players are responsible to ensure the accuracy of their tickets, not the retailers or authorities.
- Players need to claim their winnings within a valid time period of 180 days else their winnings will be fortified.
- All games are strictly subjected to the Texas State Laws.
- Winners can claim their prize by representing the ticket only, not the playslip. It is the sole document to claim the prize.
- If you make a mistake on the playslip, mark the VOID box, and use the next play.
History
The House Bill 54 for the establishment of the Texas State Lottery was introduced on July 11, 1991. The amendment to the Texas constitution was approved by the voters of Texas on November 5, 1991, authorizing lottery sales in Texas. The first game introduced by the lottery was a scratch-off game called Lone Star Millions, and its first ticket was sold to then-Governor Ann Richards on May 29, 1992. It was on April 23, 2013, the House voted not to recommission the Lottery Texas Commission, which would probably end the lottery in Texas. Later that day, the House reversed the course with a new vote on the bill.
Lotto Texas is the first in-house drawing game offered by the Texas Lottery with sales beginning on November 7, 1992. The first drawing for the game was held on November 14, 1992, with the first jackpot won on November 28, 1992.
Since the game’s inception, it has been producing innumerable lottery winners!
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Did you know?
- Game type: Lotto
- Game Format: 6/54
- Game availability: Exclusively available in Texas only
- Game draw days and time: Every Monday, Wednesday & Saturday at 10:12 p.m. CT
- Minimum jackpot amount: $5,000,000
- Minimum cash prize: $3
- Minimum age to play: 18
- Jackpot odds: 1 in 25,827,165
- Game add-on option: Extra, Multi-Draw
- Ticket cost: $1 per play
- Jackpot payment options: Lump-sum Or Annuity
- Lottery operator: Texas Lottery