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THAT’S A LOT OF ZEROS!
New $500,000,000 Cash scratch-off offers half a billion in total prizes
(AUSTIN) –The new Texas Lottery® scratch-off
$500,000,000 Cash offers players the chance to play for a
lot of zeros! The $20 game offers half a billion in total
prizes, including 50 prizes worth $1 million or more.
In conjunction with the launch of the game, the Texas
Lottery’s advertising campaign will introduce players to the
“Zero Factory,” which gives players a fun behind-thescenes look at how all those zeros are made.
$500,000,000 Cash will feature 10 top prize tickets worth
$2.5 million and 40 second-tier prizewinning tickets worth
$1 million. Overall odds of winning any prize in
$500,000,000 Cash are one in 2.76, including break-even
prizes.
About the Texas Lottery
Beginning with the first ticket sold in 1992, the Texas
Lottery has generated $23 billion in revenue for the state
and distributed $45 billion in prizes to lottery players. Since
1997, the Texas Lottery has contributed $17 billion to the
Foundation School Fund, which supports public education
in Texas. As authorized by the Texas Legislature, certain
Texas Lottery revenues benefit state programs including the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance.
The Texas Lottery provides several entertaining games for lottery players including Powerball®,
Mega Millions®, Lotto Texas®, All or Nothing™, Texas Two Step®, Pick 3™, Daily 4™, Cash Five®
and scratch-offs. For more information visit us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube or at
www.txlottery.org.
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