“We’re calling it the ‘wow week,’” said Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Reagan Greer.

“Our sales are tracking nearly 10 percent over last year at this time,” he said.

The Texas Lottery Commission has heard from the person who holds the only winning ticket in Saturday’s $145 million drawing.

Lottery spokesman Bobby Heith said the ticket-holder passed the initial verification inquiry and was advised to seek legal and financial advice and call back when ready to claim the prize.

Heith said the commission is withholding the person's identity, for now.

The ticket was bought at a Chevron gas station and convenience store near downtown El Paso.

The operators will receive the maximum $500,000 bounty for selling the ticket.

Texas Lottery Commission, http://www.txlottery.org/

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No-one has yet claimed the windfall for which the winning ticket was bought in Belfast a month ago.

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Larry Campbell, 63, of Pullman, has claimed his winnings. He took a one-time, lump-sum payment of $19,128,233, rather than have the $47 million paid out over 20 years, Michigan Lottery officials said. Campbell claimed his prize on Friday. Lottery officials said Campbell and his wife plan to buy a new house with their winnings and "do some serious relaxing." Campbell is retired from the Dr. Pepper-7-up Bottling Division in Holland.

The group bought one of the two Super-7 lottery tickets that won the wopping $25 million prize, leaving each couple with more than $3.5 million.

A £20m (€30.3m) British National lottery windfall finally claimed

Al's Total Services, 2625 109th Ave., sold the lucky ticket, and it probably surprised the winner as much as store owner Al Baugus. "It's outrageous," Baugus said of the amount of the prize. "Something that big in this small of a town."

Missouri man wins $11.6 million lottery jackpot

The Brooksville ticket was the only one with all six winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing. The jackpot drops back to an estimated $3 million for the drawing this Wednesday night.

But the winner of Saturday's drawing had not been identified as of Sunday afternoon.

The winning numbers were:

"It's not hit yet, it really hasn't," Ferne Hawley told the ATV News on Sunday.

Jackpots start at 15 million Euros (US$17.7 million), and grow until there is a winner.

One winning ticket sold in Pennsylvania matched all five white balls, 3-9-17-37-43, and the red Powerball(R), 39, in Saturday night's drawing. The $213.2 million Powerball(R) jackpot is the largest jackpot prize in Pennsylvania Lottery history.

The ticket for the double rollover Lotto draw on Wednesday 14 April was bought in the county - the winning numbers were: 1, 3, 22, 32, 38 and 44.

Lottery outlets are bracing for long lineups of Winnipeggers looking to secure their chance at a $30-million Super 7 jackpot today.

Wheaton residents Miguel and Maria Bonilla, who won the April 9 drawing, have elected to receive the winnings as a lump sum of $62,163,496.64. After state and federal taxes, the Bonillas will get nearly $42 million.

Twirling a toothpick in his mouth and holding his wife's hand, Triplett said the prize was "no big thing to me" and gave assurances he would spend it wisely. His wife, Peggy, said she would "shop till I drop."

At first, the teenager thought she may have won only £10 on a Lucky Dip ticket, but as she went through the winning line at the back of the shop, her good fortune became apparent.