As you know, I love to follow big wins of the Texas Lottery. While these two big wins are in the Rio Grande Valley, this one stands out to me.  Two different people within the span of less than a month, have both won the top prize of $100,000.00 for the Christmas $5 scratch ticket: Nutcracker Cash. The two stores that sold these tickets were located only 31 miles apart in the Rio Grande Valley Random occurrence?  Probably! However, very interesting. With these two wins, 4 out of the 5 top prizes have been claimed for this game. Please play responsibly.

A woman Starr County woman bought her winning $5 scratch-off from The Country Store 1, at 115 H and H Drive in Rio Grande City, and the ticket sold in Hidalgo County was bought at Mini Max 1, at 17523 Sabal Palm Drive in Penitas, according to Texas Lottery.

 Here is a breakdown of that $5 Nutcracker Cash Books and odds:

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There are approximately 11 winning tickets for $5. The odds are 1 in 8.33
There are approximately 6 winning tickets for $10.00. The odds are 1 in 12.50
There is at least one $20.00 winner for each book. The odds are 1 in 50
There is at least one $25.00 winner for each book. The odds are 1 in 50

GOOD LUCK:

A $50.00 winner is found at least once in every two books. The odds are 1 in 80.27

A $100 winner is found at least once in every 5 books. The odds are 1 in 375.00

A $200 winner is found at least once in every 53 books. The odds are 1 in 4000.00

A $500 winner is found at last once in every 80 books. The odds are 1 in 6000.00

A $1000 winner is found at least once in every 1700 books. The odds are 1 in 128,571.28. There is a total of 56 $1000 prizes.

Top prizes of $100,000 are found once in every 19,200 books, The odds are 1 in 1,440,000.00. There are a total of 5 top prizes, and only 1 remains.

All information is courtesy of the Texas Lottery website.

Please play Texas Scratchers responsibly!

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