How to Play the Texas Lottery

About the Texas Lottery: In 1992, Texas Governor Ann Richards purchased the first Texas Lottery scratch-off ticket. Within the next 24 hours, Texans bought 23.2 million more tickets, a world record for first-day sales.

Fiscal year 2006 ended as the highest sales year in the history of the Texas Lottery, with sales of all products totaling more than $3.77 billion, which resulted in a contribution of $1 billion to public education in Texas.

• Official Site of the Texas Lottery
• Claim Your Texas Lottery Prize

Lotto Texas: Lotto Texas is the original lottery game. To play, just pick six numbers between 1 and 54.

• Drawings: Every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12pm central time.
• Ticket Price: $1.00
• Overall Odds: 1 in 71
• Prizes: Rolling jackpots start at $4 million.
• Winning Results

Scratch-offs: There are various types of scratch-off tickets. Just use a coin and scratch off the ticket and follow the instructions on the card to see if you are a winner. There are multiple ways to win: matching prize amounts, uncovering a winning symbol, etc. So be sure to read the instructions on the card carefully.

• Ticket Price: $1.00-$20.00+
• Prizes: Up to $3 million.
• New Scratch-Off Games

Mega Millions: To play, select five numbers from the first field of 56 numbers and one Mega Ball number from the second field of 46 numbers. You can play Mega Millions in California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Choose Megaply for only $1.00 more per playboard to increase your nonjackpot prize winnings by 2, 3 or 4 times.

• Drawings: Every Tuesday and Friday at 10:12pm central time.
• Overall Odds: 1 in 40
• Ticket Price: $1.00
• Prizes: Rolling jackpots start at $12 million. Other prizes range from $2.00 to $250,000.
• Winning Results

Pick 3: To play, pick three numbers from 0 to 9, choose how you want to play them, the number of drawings you want to play and the time of day you want to play.

• Drawings: Twice daily (except Sunday) at 12:27pm and 10:12pm central time.
• Ticket Price: $.50-$1.00
• Prizes: Up to $500. Winning Results

Cash Five: To play, select five numbers from 1 to 37. You can win by matching 2, 3, 4, or 5 numbers.

• Drawings: Daily (except Sunday) at 10:12pm central time.
• Ticket Price: $1.00
• Overall Odds: 1 in 8
• Prizes: $2.00 to $50,000
• Winning Results

Texas Two Step: To play, choose four numbers from the first field of 35 numbers and one Bonus Ball number from the second field of 35 numbers.

• Drawings: Every Monday and Thursday at 10:12pm central time.
• Ticket Price: $1.00
• Overall Odds: 1 in 32
• Prizes: Rolling jackpots start at $200,000.
• Winning Results