Nobody hit the jackpot. Saturday's Lotto Texas jackpot rises to $40,500,000

Lotto Texas payout and news
Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:47 AM

TX Lotto Texas News and Payout for Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 Drawing

No one won Wednesday night's Lotto Texas drawing, worth $39,750,000, bringing the projected jackpot on Saturday to $40,500,000. The winning numbers from Wednesday night, April 15th, 2026 were 12-16-28-29-30-51.

While the jackpot was not awarded Wednesday evening, some players still walked away with big prizes. There were 209 lucky winners matched 5 of 6 winning numbers, which won the second prize. 10 second prize winning ticket(s) will collect $2,018 cash each. The other 199 second prize winning ticket(s) with Lotto Xtra will collect $152 cash each. In the past 12 months, the second prize payout ranged from $294 to $7,507 with an average payout $2,284.

Other prizes won Wednesday evening included 4935 tickets that matched 4 of 6 winning numbers. 568 lucky third prize winning ticket(s) which matched 4 of 6 numbers would win $52 cash. Another 4367 lucky winning ticket(s) also with Lotto Xtra would win $13 cash. In the past 12 months, the third prize payout ranged from $28 to $66 with an average payout in the amount of $52.

Lotto Texas drawings are held 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 PM Central Time. To play Lotto Texas, go to any lottery retailer. Pick up a play slip and pick 6 numbers from 1 through 54. The overall chances of winning any prizes are about 1 to 71. The chances of matching 6 Lotto Texas numbers are about 1 in 25 million. The minimum Lotto Texas advertised grand prize is 4 million dollar. If no ticket wins the first prize, the first prize pool fund will be added to the next jackpot.

With four different prize tiers, there were 53,052 winning tickets sold across Texas in the Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 drawing. Here is a detailed breakdown of the Lotto Texas payout for the Wednesday night's drawing:

  • No ticket hit 6 of 6 - Jackpot. In the past 12 months, winning tickets matched 6 of 6 - Jackpot in the drawing of Lotto Texas, won a minimum of $5,250,000 to max $76,750,000. The average prize payout of this prize tier was $33,747,934.
  • 209 ticket(s) matched 5 of 6 and won $2,018 each. In the past year, tickets matched 5 of 6 in Lotto Texas drawing, won at least $294 to max $7,507. The average payout of this prize tier was $2,284.
  • 4935 ticket(s) matched 4 of 6 and won $52 each. In the past year, winning tickets hit 4 of 6 in the drawing of Lotto Texas, won from $28 to $66, with an average of $52 payout.
  • 47908 winners matched 3 of 6 and won $3 each. In the past 12 months, winning tickets of this prize tier in Lotto Texas drawing, won at least $3 to max $3. The average payout of this prize tier was $3.

Texas Lotto Texas Payout 2026-04-15

MatchPrize Amount# of Winners
6 of 6 - Jackpot$39,750,000.000
5 of 6$2,018.0010
4 of 6$52.00568
3 of 6$3.0012,097
2 of 6 0