A Houston metro area gas station, Murphy USA 8848 in Sugar Land, sold the $810 million Mega Millions ticket on Tuesday night. The store learned about their luck through a late-night phone call and reading the news after the state lottery released details of the winning ticket. The night-shift employees received the exciting news while preparing to close for the night, and they were surprised to find out it was their store that had sold the ticket that matched all six numbers drawn that night – 1, 2, 16, 24, 66, and the gold Mega ball 6.
With the winning ticket being sold at the Murphy Express on Highway 90A in Sugar Land, the employees and district manager, Jonathan Amaya, were thrilled for both the customer who won and the community. The winner of the $810 million jackpot has yet to be identified, but they opted to receive the $409.3 million lump sum after initially choosing the cash value option at purchase. As winnings over $1 million in Texas can be claimed anonymously, the winner must follow the necessary steps, including signing the ticket, securing it, and consulting financial and legal advisors before contacting the Texas Lottery to claim the prize.
Located across the street from Constellation Field, the home ballpark of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Murphy USA is now eligible to receive a $1 million retailer prize for selling the winning ticket. Customers, like Darryl Roquemore, who frequent the gas station and play the lottery there, were excited about the news. With Texas’s largest-ever jackpot won by a lottery player in the state, Ryan Mindell, the executive director of the Texas Lottery, offered advice to the winner before they claim their prize in Austin. The excitement of the win has spread beyond Texas, with four other million-dollar winners matching the five white balls in different states like New York, California, Florida, and Washington.
Overall, the excitement of winning the Mega Millions jackpot in the Houston metro area at a gas station in Sugar Land has brought joy not only to the store’s employees but also to the surrounding community and the state of Texas. With the winner yet to claim their prize, steps are in place to ensure a smooth process for them before receiving the $409.3 million lump sum. As one of the largest jackpots in Mega Millions history, this win has garnered attention not only in Texas but also across the country with other million-dollar winners from different states in the same drawing. The thrill of such a significant win has highlighted the lottery’s popularity and brought attention to the luck of purchasing a winning ticket at a local gas station in the Houston area.
