A Big Country resident is $1,000,000 richer after winning the grand prize from a Texas Lottery scratch-off ticket.
Benedict Hoelscher, of Ballinger, won the $1,000,00 Instant Cashout prize after buying the winning ticket from Hoelscher Liquor on FM 381 in Rowena.
Hoelscher told the Texas Lottery Commission, ““My son was visiting from Lubbock, and when I got home I walked in and asked my wife and son if I looked any different, if I looked like a millionaire. I gave my wife the ticket and she couldn’t believe it.”
Hoelscher plans to use the money to help his son and grandson. He also wishes to travel and build a shed.
(Information from BigCountryHomepage.com)