HOUSTON — Check your Mega Millions tickets!
According to the Texas Lottery website, a $4 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a HEB on the 3500 block of Clear Lake City Blvd.
That lucky person hit Friday's numbers: 4, 5, 10, 12, 18.
The Mega Ball was 21 and the Megaplier was x4.
A total of six people won the Mega Millions $4 million prize. One person hit the big jackpot for $143 million.
The Clear Lake store’s manager says the Mega Millions megaplier option was used by the purchaser of the winning ticket.
The store has only been open for about two years.
Store clerks believe “Carla,” who mans the customer-service desk, was the employee who likely sold the winning ticket on Friday.
Nobody showed up to claim the ticket on Saturday.
“I keep playing. I don’t really believe that I can win, the probability is one in several million,” said HEB lotto player Gino Menkin.
KHOU 11’s news crew scoured the parking lot looking for the winner but was unsuccessful.
“No [I don’t buy tickets,” said one shopper. “Because I’m afraid I’ll lose.”
“I don’t think I’d be lucky with that,” said another woman in the HEB parking lot.
The winner has six months to claim his/her prize and must travel to the state capitol with the ticket.
All prizes greater than $2.5 million must be claimed in person at the Texas Lottery Commission’s office in Austin.
The next drawing will be Tuesday, May 8 with the estimated jackpot at $40 million.