Weatherford man claims $6 million Lotto jackpot

A Weatherford man is the latest Texan to claim a Lotto jackpot.

Roy Gibson on Thursday produced a winning ticket matching all six numbers from the July 6 drawing.

He selected the cash value payout, which means he receives $4.6 million of the $6 million jackpot.

Gibson asked for minimal publicity, which means lottery officials are not able to release more information about him or his claim, said Kelly Cripe, a lottery spokeswoman.

The ticket with the winning numbers — 2, 3, 17, 35, 41 and 44 — was sold at the Food Mart, 1405 S. Main St. in Weatherford, according to the Lottery Commission.

The ticket sold was a Quick Pick, which means that the computer generated the numbers.

For selling the ticket, the Food Mart can receive a $60,000 retailer bonus, lottery commission officials say.

State revenue

Last month, Texas lottery officials announced the lottery already had generated more than $1 billion in revenue for the state.

“This is by far the earliest in the fiscal year that the Texas Lottery has passed the $1 billion revenue mark,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery.

“With phenomenal scratch ticket sales and January’s record-breaking Powerball jackpot, we anticipate that we will easily break last year’s fiscal year-end record of $1.242 billion to Texas.”

Officials noted that this is the 13th year in a row that the lottery has added more than $1 billion to state coffers.

Recent winner

Last month, Lance Larkin of Grand Prairie won a $13 million Lotto Texas drawing with a ticket sold June 18 at a Kroger store in Arlington.

Larkin, who also requested minimal publicity, received $9.8 million because he chose the cash value of the ticket.

Lotto Texas drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday nights at 10:12 p.m.

This story was originally published July 14, 2016 at 6:27 PM with the headline "Weatherford man claims $6 million Lotto jackpot."