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North Texas resident wins $2 million prize in Texas Lottery scratch-off game

A North Texas resident claimed a $2 million prize in scratch ticket game Golden Riches, according to the Texas Lottery.
A North Texas resident claimed a $2 million prize in scratch ticket game Golden Riches, according to the Texas Lottery. Texas Lottery

A Frisco resident claimed a $2 million prize in scratch ticket game Golden Riches, according to the Texas Lottery.

The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased the lottery ticket at Tom Thumb at 4848 Preston Road in Frisco, lottery officials said in a news release.

Tom Thumb may be eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery’s Retailer Bonus Program for selling the prize-winning ticket, according to the release.

This was the first of four top prizes worth $2 million to be claimed in the game, officials said.

Golden Riches offers more than $181.2 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.76, including break-even prizes, according to lottery officials.

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Shambhavi Rimal
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.
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