Biggest Lottery Winners From Texas
Alfredo Ornelas Barragan, $145 million Lotto Texas jackpot, June 19, 2004
“We are very happy and thankful for this gift that God has given us,” Ornelas Barragan said. “We are very nervous, but with God’s help we will be able to make good use of this prize.” Mr Barragan formed the IBO Management company as the legal entity that accepted the $82,569,717 cash value option of the prize, which came to $61.9 million after taxes.
William R Kiefer, $144 million Mega Millions jackpot, January 29, 2010
A resident of Katy, William Kiefer said after his big lottery win: “The greatest gift my parents gave me was to be raised a Christian. I plan to give 60 percent of all [my] after-tax winnings to charity.” Lottery officials shared that they had never seen such generosity before. One of the charitable causes Kiefer chose to commit to was the care of retired Catholic nurses. Church members describe him as a “really good man with a big heart”. Kiefer, who elected to receive his prize in 29 annual payments, also donated some of his winnings to support abused children and to help in the Haitian relief effort.
TL Management Trust, $564.1 million Powerball jackpot, February 11, 2015
A huge Powerball jackpot of $564 million, one of the largest American lottery prizes ever awarded, went down to a three way split between winning tickets. The Texan share of the prize, worth $127,046,150 (cash value option), was claimed by the TL Management Trust.
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