$28 million Lotto winner bought ticket at Shell station in Fort Worth

$28 million Lotto winner bought ticket at Shell station in Fort Worth
Posted Sunday, May. 13, 2012 

By Domingo Ramirez Jr.
ramirez@star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH -- The Crossroad Shell station on Western Center Boulevard has had Texas Lotto winners in the past: Someone won $5,000 one time and then there was a $10,000 winner. But they haven't had a million-dollar winner.

That may have changed this weekend as the Texas Lottery Commission announced late Saturday that a winning $28 million ticket had been sold in Fort Worth at the Crossroad Shell, 2605 Western Center Boulevard.

The winning Lotto Texas numbers were 13-36-38-45-46-49.

"I hope its us, we're the only Crossroad Shell around," said manager Gias Uddin on Sunday. A store gets a percentage of the winnings. "But no one from Texas Lottery has contacted us."

And the ticket holder who bought the Quick Pick ticket also has not been to the store.

"No one has come by yet," Uddin said.

Uddin said it might be Monday before lottery officials contact them if they're the winning store.

According to the Texas Lottery Commission website, a winning ticket must be claimed no later than 180 days after the draw date. A ticket is not a valid winning ticket until it is presented for payment and meets the commission's validation requirements.

The winner has two options: take cash or 25 annual payments.


Domingo Ramirez Jr., 817-390-7763; Twitter: @mingoramirezjr


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