North Texas resident wins lottery jackpot prize worth $8 million

A North Texas resident won a Lotto Texas jackpot prize worth an estimated $8 million, the Texas Lottery said Monday.

The winner, who is from Weatherford and wants to remain anonymous, chose the cash value option when buying the ticket for the June 17 drawing, lottery officials said in a news release. By selecting the cash option, the winner received almost $4.8 million before taxes.

The Quick Pick ticket purchased at Tiger Mart 51, at 102 E. Interstate 20 in Weatherford, matched all six of the winning numbers: 2, 5, 13, 16, 23 and 38.

Players in the Lotto Texas game pick six numbers from one to 54 for the chance to win multimillion-dollar jackpots. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night.