A lucky resident of Seguin just walked away with $1 million after scratching a winning ticket in the Texas Lottery’s “200X The Cash” game. The ticket was bought at a Circle K on McArdle Road between Nile and Airline in Corpus Christi, and the winner wisely chose to stay anonymous (smart move—no sudden relatives popping up).
This is the first of four $1 million top prizes to be claimed in the game, which is loaded with more than $115 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning something are a friendly 1 in 3.41, including those break-even tickets that at least let you walk away even. The store that sold the winner may even pocket a $10,000 retailer bonus for their trouble.
So here’s the fun part: Imagine you just scratched that ticket and saw those seven figures staring back at you. After the screaming, the happy dance, and maybe a very careful photo (no faces, of course), what would you actually do?…