Has anyone from texas ever won megamillions?
Yes, there have been several Mega Millions jackpot winners from Texas.
Texas is one of the participating states in the Mega Millions lottery, which is played in 45 US states, plus DC and the US Virgin Isles.
This means residents of Texas can purchase tickets and have the opportunity to win the jackpot. Over the years, there have been multiple Texas winners who have won substantial prizes in the Mega Millions lottery, as well as other lotteries such as Powerball and Lotto Texas. You can view some of the biggest Texas lottery winners here.
Players in 28 different states (at the time of writing in May 2023) have won the MegaMillions jackpot. You can find an updated list on the MegaMillions website: https://mega-millions.com/winners
Texan Megamillions winners
There have been a total of 13 winners of MegaMillions from the state of Texas, ranking the Lone Star State as eighth, behind New York, California, New jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Georgia and Illinois. This means Texans have won around 5.5% of all MegaMillions jackpots despite having 9% of the country’s population.
The biggest Texan winner of MegaMillions was an anonymous player from Leander who won $225 million on September 24, 2019. The winning numbers were 14-24-42-46-6, the Mega Ball was 9 and the Megaplier was 4.