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A Beaumont resident has claimed a $1 million top prize in the Texas Lottery’s 200X scratch-off game. The winning $20 ticket was purchased at Fuzzy’s, located at 4115 E. Lucas Drive in Beaumont, reported Beaumont Enterprise.
The winner chose to keep their identity private.
Lottery officials confirmed that this marks the third of four...
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