A South Dakota trust claimed a winning Lotto Texas jackpot six days before the ticket would have expired. The winning ticket for the estimated annuitized $78 million jackpot was purchased at Gordon’s Bait Tackle in Brownsville ahead of the drawing on Nov. 15, 2025. The Texas Lottery said Monday that Jua-Ri Trust Agreement Trident Trust Company Inc., of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, claimed the prize on May 8.State lottery officials did not say how many people were a part of the trust or identify the winners. Texas lottery winners can remain anonymous. The cash value option was selected at the time of purchase, and the claimant received $43,757,223.10 before taxes. After federal taxes of roughly 35%, the trust will collect approximately $28,440,000.Texas does not collect state tax on lottery winnings. The jackpot was the sixth-largest Lotto Texas jackpot in state history. Had the ticket not been validated before Thursday, the unclaimed prize would have been allocated to state programs authorized by the Texas Legislature. ...read more read less