Fort Worth resident claims $2.5 million Texas lottery prize

There’s a new millionaire in town.

We just don’t know who it is.

A Fort Worth resident cashed in an Instant Millionaire scratch off ticket and walked away with a $2.5 million jackpot.

And the winner chose to remain anonymous.

He or she bought the $20 ticket at McCart Food Mart, 5617 McCart Ave., in Fort Worth, according to the Texas Lottery.

The overall odds of winning on this ticket is 3 in 20.

This was the third of 10 top $2.5 million prizes claimed through this scratch off game.

A new state law went into effect last year that allows Texans who claim lottery prizes worth $1 million or more to prevent any personal information from being released to the public.

The first Texas Lottery tickets were sold in 1992.

This story was originally published October 5, 2018 at 10:08 AM with the headline "Fort Worth resident claims $2.5 million Texas lottery prize."