Texans are buying Mega Millions tickets at a rapid pace, more than $13 million worth in half a day
July 26, 2022 2:58PM CDT
This illustration photo shows a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2022. – The Mega Millions jackpot is currently sitting at $810 million, the third-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO (Texas News Radio) — Texans are buying up Mega Millions tickets in rapid pace ahead of Tuesday’s $830 million jackpot.
The Texas Lottery said $13,412,742 in Mega Millions ticket sales were made just Tuesday alone as of 2 p.m. Nearly $1,000,000 in tickets were sold in just the 1 p.m. hour alone.
The sales rate for the 1 p.m. hour is 217% higher than the same time period last Tuesday and 198% higher than the same time period yesterday.
The lottery said $15,455 worth of Mega Millions ticket sales are happening every minute across the state.
The winning numbers are drawn at 10 p.m. central time.
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