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TaraBanks DeSoto

Daily 4™ $5,400

Armando Molina

El Paso Holiday Game Book

$10,000

Bernice Phillips

Grand Prairie 777 Sevens $100,000

David Bruno Beaumont Texas Gold

$1,000

Mark A. Galvan Baytown Pick 3™

$2,400

Violeta Medina Camacho

Katy Stocking Stuffer

$1,000

Bryan Agostinho

Lubbock Daily 4 $2,500

Candace White Canyon

Diamond Dollars $1,250

Hsa Ni

Cactus $500,000,000 Cash

$1,000

Pamela White Amarillo

Lotto Texas® $11,032

Leonel Olivarez San Isidro

Mega Millions® $1,500

Aaron A. Waiters San Antonio

Daily 4 $2,734

Mary Ann Trevino

Runge Holiday Game Book

$1,000

Bobby Richardson

Tyler $250,000 Cash

$10,000

Tina McKinnon

Paris $250,000 Cash

$10,000

• Sign your ticket.

• Prizes must be claimed within 180 days of drawing date for draw games and within 180 days from the end-of-game date for scratch tickets.

• Claim prizes of $599 or less at any licensed Texas Lottery® retailer.

• Ask retailer for Player Copy of the validation receipt as proof of prize amount.

• Ask retailer to return your non-winning tickets. Retailers are required to keep paid winning tickets.

• Claim prizes of $2.5 million or less at any Texas Lottery Claim Center or by mail.

• Claims mailing address is: Texas Lottery Commission, ATTN: Austin Claim Center, P.O. Box 16600, Austin, TX 78761-6600.

• The Texas Lottery Commission is not responsible for misdirected mail or tickets lost in the mail.

• Prizes over $2.5 million and prizes paid through an annu-ity must be claimed at the Texas Lottery Commission in Austin, as well as any grand/jackpot winning tickets for Lotto Texas®, Mega Millions®, and Powerball®.

• Non-cash prize claims may be submitted at any claim center.

Playing the lottery is all about having fun! Add to the fun by doing a few

simple things to claim your prize:

• Sign your ticket with one printed name and signature per ticket. Sign your legal name (no nicknames).

• Mail claim form with ticket(s). Claim forms are available on our website, at lottery retailers or call 800-375-6886 to have one mailed to you.

• Do not tape or glue torn tickets.

• Do not cover information on tickets with mailing labels or correction fluid.

• Do not make extra marks or scribbles and do not cross out information on tickets.

For more information, visit txlottery.org or call 800-375-6886. Must be 18 years of age or older to purchase a Texas Lottery® ticket.

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Speed up your claim with the following:

• Before traveling to Austin to claim a prize, call 800-375-6886 to learn what documents are needed to process your claim.

• Do not mail second-chance drawing entries to the Texas Lottery or any claim center. Visit txlottery.org/luckzone to register and enter drawings.

• To avoid having your ticket disqualified for second-chance drawings, understand the game rules available on our website, or on the back of participating tickets.

• Report suspicious activities or concerns about lottery transactions by calling the Compliance Hotline at 800-375-6886. Make written complaints via mail or on our website at txlottery.org.

HAVE FUN ANDPLAY RESPONSIBLY *As of the drawing on Dec. 16, 2015

DO YOU THINK YOU’VE WON?

Please call 800-375-6886 prior to traveling to Austin for processing.

If you believe you are holding any of the following:• a possible Lotto Texas®, Mega Millions ® or Powerball ® jackpot ticket• a possible winning scratch ticket paid as an annuity • a possible winning ticket valued at over $2.5 million

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J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6

IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

TOTAL: $461,950,860

All or Nothing™ . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,562,020Cash Five® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,649,825Daily 4™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,920,202Scratch Tickets. . . . . . . . . . . $376,372,522Lotto Texas® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,042,168Mega Millions® . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,892,274Pick 3™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,495,276Powerball® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,019,147Texas Two Step® . . . . . . . . . . . $4,380,808Texas Triple Chance™ . . . . . . . . $3,616,618

18 YEARS = $18 BILLION FOR TEXAS EDUCATION

Where the Money Goes:

Information reflects unaudited FY ‘15 figures

63.1%Prizes Paid 27.0%

Texas Education(Foundation School Fund)

5.5%Retailer Commissions

4.0%Lottery Administration0.4%*

Fund for Veterans’ Assistance and Other State Programs

(including unclaimed prizes)* Percentage totals are rounded.

The Texas Lottery Supports Texas Education. Since 1997*, the Texas Lottery has contributed $18 billion to the Foundation School Fund, which supports public education in Texas. In FY 2015, the Texas Lottery transferred $1.225 billion, its single largest annual contribution to date, to the Foundation School Fund.

The Texas Lottery Supports Texas veterans. In 2009, legislation was passed directing the Texas Lottery to offer a scratch ticket game benefiting the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. Since that time, the Texas Lottery has contributed more than $52.1 million for veterans programs. The FVA makes grants available to eligible charitable organizations, local government agencies, and Veterans Service Organizations that provide direct

services to Texas veterans and their families. More than 90 percent of the revenue contributed to the fund is derived from the sales of the Texas Lottery veterans’ games. The first game was introduced in FY 2010 and since that time, additional games have been launched with the proceeds supporting the fund. In FY 2015, $13.1 million was transferred to the Texas Veterans Commission.

The Texas Lottery Supports Other State Programs. Other Texas Lottery funds, such as unclaimed prizes, contribute to other causes as authorized by the Texas Legislature such as the multicategorical teaching hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Since 1992, the Texas Lottery has generated more than $24 billion in revenue for good causes in the state of Texas, including education, veterans’ services and other important state programs. Through strict

adherence to our vision, mission and core values, the Texas Lottery is dedicated to ensuring that these benefits continue. The chart below provides a breakdown of an average dollar spent on lottery

games and illustrates “Where the Money Goes,” based on FY 2015 financial results.

* Prior to 1997, the proceeds were allocated to the General RevenueFund and were contributed for the benefit of all state programs.