$12 million Lotto Texas jackpot still unclaimed

AUSTIN, TX -- The winning ticket from the Jan. 1 Lotto Texas drawing still hasn't been presented and as the deadline looms for its redemption, the drawing's grand prize of $12 million remains unclaimed.

Monday is the last day the ticket buyer can redeem the ticket sold at a South Shore Shell gas station on Farm Road 518 in League City, near Houston. The Texas Lotto Commission says the ticket buyer opted for a lump-sum cash payout of more than $7.5 million, while the retailer has received a check last March for more than $121,000.

A ticket-holder forfeits any claim to a prize beyond 180 days after the drawing. Unclaimed prizes revert back to the state, and more than $837 million in unclaimed Texas lottery prizes have reverted to the state since 1995.