Winning Lotto Texas Numbers For Aug. 16, 2017: $6.75 Million Jackpot (Updated)

UPDATE: The winning Lotto Texas numbers for Aug. 16, 2017, are: 11-14-15-18-19-26.

From earlier:

AUSTIN, TX — Nobody drew the winning Texas Lotto numbers on Saturday, meaning that the jackpot has now grown from $6.5 million last week to $6.75 million for the next drawing on Wednesday.

The winning numbers for Aug. 12 were: 5, 8, 16, 24, 25 and 46. Twenty-eight people got five out of the six numbers, good for a prize of $1,013, and another four played the Extra! option for winnings of $11,013. An extra $1 expenditure enables the Extra! play, with those hitting the numbers able to potentially winning an extra $10,000.

This story will be updated Wednesday evening, so y'all be sure and come back and visit for the winning numbers.

Many people don't know this, but even if you get two out of six numbers, you're a winner. If you're among the 32,525 people who matched two numbers from the six drawn, you're not exactly a millionaire as that accomplishment yields you a whole $2 in winnings.

But still. It's still something.

If you hit the $6.75 million jackpot on Wednesday and choose to take the cash payout, it is estimated at $4.75 million.

You can look for the winning numbers on your local newscast, as most (if not all) news channels feature them either live or in a crawl infographic below the screen. The drawing is done just after 10 p.m. on drawing days, but newscasts use their own discretion in displaying the numbers, some doing it at the drawing's outset and others toward the end in a clever way of keeping you tuned to their station if only to get the lottery results (because ratings).

If you choose to watch the drawing at your own leisure and/or stick it to the ratings man, you can view the Texas Lotto webcast. You also can check results at the Texas Lotto website, accessible by clicking here.

If you're a Nosey Nellie or want to find out if a long-lost relative has won jackpots and suddenly feel a strong need to re-connect with that family member, you can request a copy of the winners list. To do so, email lottery officials at customer.service@lottery.state.tx.us. Be sure to include the game(s) you want, your name and your mailing address, lottery officials suggest.

Texas’ original jackpot game, Lotto Texas consists of picking six numbers from 54. Lotto Texas offers multi-million dollar jackpots with drawings every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m. CT. Ticket sales are not available during Draw Break, from 10:02 - 10:15 p.m. CT.

Since 1992, the Texas Lottery has generated more than $26 billion in revenue, lottery officials said. The money raised benefits Texas, including in the areas of education, veterans' services and other state programs. Officials said the Texas Lottery has contributed $20 billion to the Foundation School Fund over the game's two-decade history, including $1.373 billion in FY 2016 — the single largest annual contribution to date, lottery officials said.

Lottery officials also like to tout the amount of money raised from the game benefiting veterans services. In 2009, legislation was passed directing the Texas Lottery to offer a scratch ticket game benefiting the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans' Assistance (FVA). Since that time, the Texas Lottery has contributed more than $81 million for veterans programs, officials said.

For those interested in where all that money raised by the lottery goes, officials have devised this aesthetically pleasing yet informative graphic;

Anyway, good luck on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, and don't forget to revisit this story for updates Wednesday. Thank you for your indulgence.

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