Lottery ticket worth $35 million sold in Houston
Someone out there has MY winning ticket, and I am NOT happy....
The Houston-area winner of a $35 million Lotto Texas jackpot has 179 days and counting as of today to come out of the high grass and claim the cash.
The winning ticket -- 10-20-30-31-41-42 -- was purchased Wednesday night at Handi Stop convenience store No. 16 at South Post Oak Road and Willowbend in Meyerland.
"Someone in Houston won, and we have not heard from anyone yet," said Leticia Vasquez, a Texas Lottery Commission spokeswoman. "No one has bothered to call us."
In fact, the ridiculously lucky person may not know he or she has the winning ticket in hand.
Vasquez speculated today that the winner may not have come forward because he or she is considering the best way to claim the ticket.
The ticket had the cash value option, which means the claimant will receive the present net value of the jackpot, or approximately $17.5 million, she said.
Handi Stop owner Shoukad Dhanani will receive 1 percent of the jackpot, which is $350,000.
He was unavailable for comment, but a store clerk said this was the first time the store had sold the winning Lotto Texas ticket.
Bastards....
