All 3 El Paso Gas Stations With History Of Winning Lotto Tickets
If you play the lottery, you might want to hit up these three El Paso gas stations for a shot at a life-changing winning lottery ticket.
The next Texas Lottery Mega Millions drawing takes place tonight, Friday, July 29, with a jackpot brewing at $1.28 billion, waiting to be won by one fortunate player.
There are many math-based tactics to play the lottery, including sticking with a set of lucky numbers, trying the odds and evens strategy, using the Quick Pick option, or even identifying the hot, cold, and overdue numbers.
Whatever your lotto strategy, you should also consider where you purchase your tickets because three local gas stations are responsible for selling three winning lottery tickets across the Sun City.
Since 2006, three El Paso gas stations have issued two Texas Lottery Mega Millions winning tickets, one Texas Lotto ticket, and one Texas Lotto Weekly Half Grand scratch-off ticket.
7-11 at 6390 Alameda
The first convenience store is the 7-11 on Alameda, which seems to be the luckiest so far, selling a Mega Millions ticket that won Martha Cuellar $94 million in 2006, and a Texas Lotto Weekly scratch-off ticket that won Demetrio Ponce $500 per week for 20 years in 2021.
7-11 at 1733 Brown St.
The second is another 7-11 off Brown St. that scored one El Pasoan $9 million back in November 2020 after winning with a Texas Lotto ticket.
Valero at 9430 Dyer St.
Most recently, another winner of a Mega Millions Lotto ticket won $1 million after purchasing their ticket in northeast El Paso at a Valero gas station.
As the Texas Lottery Mega Millions jackpot grows to a whopping $530 million, local lottery fans might want to consider where to purchase their tickets by adding these three lucky locations to their game strategy.
Winning the lottery is life-changing, sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad, but with sound financial guidance, any winner's windfall can make a lasting and positive impact throughout their lives.
The Texas Lottery Mega Millions' weekly drawings are every Tuesday and Friday.