Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick investigates lottery retailer where $83.5M jackpot-winning ticket was purchased

AUSTIN, Texas — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is questioning the integrity of a jackpot-winning lottery ticket purchased at a North Austin store earlier this week.

Patrick posted a video on social media of him in front of the store, Winners Corner TX LLC, where a Lotto Texas ticket was purchased that won a $83.5 million jackpot on Monday night–the fifth largest jackpot in the game’s history.

According to the Texas Lottery’s website, the person who purchased the winning ticket selected the cash value option and did not use the “quick pick” option, which would have randomly generated a set of numbers…

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