One Round Rock Ticket Won Texas Two Step’s $225,000 All-Cash Jackpot
A Texas lottery player started September with a six-figure ticket to check. One Texas Two Step entry sold in Round Rock matched all four white balls plus the Bonus Ball in the Monday, August 31 drawing, winning the game’s $225,000 jackpot.
The winning numbers were 2, 3, 4, and 11, with Bonus Ball 16. The Texas Lottery’s official results show exactly one jackpot-winning ticket for the drawing.
The prize is smaller than the national jackpots currently filling lottery billboards, but Texas Two Step has a structure worth understanding: it costs $1, draws twice a week, and pays every prize—including the jackpot—in a single payment.
Five matches produced the jackpot
A Texas Two Step play consists of four different white-ball numbers from 1 through 35 and one Bonus Ball from 1 through 35. To win the jackpot, a ticket must match all four white balls and the Bonus Ball.
The jackpot odds are 1 in 1,832,600. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 32.4, with seven prize tiers in total. Matching only the Bonus Ball guarantees $5, while matching one white ball plus the Bonus Ball guarantees $7. Other non-jackpot prizes may vary because they are pari-mutuel, meaning the allocated prize pool is divided among qualifying winners.
That makes a complete ticket check important. A line can win without matching three or four white balls. Compare the draw with LuckMaker’s latest lottery results, including the separately drawn Bonus Ball, before discarding the ticket.
The $225,000 is already the cash amount
National jackpot headlines normally present an annuity figure alongside a lower cash option. Texas Two Step works differently. The Texas Lottery states that all prizes are paid in one lump sum, so the advertised $225,000 jackpot is not a decades-long payment schedule.
It is still a pre-tax prize. Federal withholding and the winner’s final federal liability can reduce the amount available to spend. Texas does not levy an individual state income tax, but a winner’s residence and broader circumstances can matter. LuckMaker’s Lottery Tax Calculator can provide an initial U.S. planning estimate; a large winner should confirm the result with a qualified tax professional.
The jackpot had rolled only once
Texas Two Step jackpots begin at $200,000 and rise when nobody wins. The August 27 drawing had no jackpot winner, allowing the prize to move to $225,000 for Monday. The Round Rock ticket ended that short roll cycle, so the next jackpot resets to its starting level.
That is a sharp contrast with the game’s run earlier this summer. On August 3, one ticket won a jackpot advertised at $1.825 million after a series of rollovers. The odds did not change as the prize grew; only the amount at stake changed.
Drawings are held Mondays and Thursdays at 10:12 p.m. Central Time, and each play costs $1. Players can buy up to 10 consecutive drawings in advance.
Save the Bonus Ball in Ticket Vault
The Round Rock result is also a reminder that recording only the four main numbers leaves out the most important fifth field. In LuckMaker’s Ticket Vault, save the game, draw date, all four white numbers, Bonus Ball, retailer, and purchase details. Keep the original ticket secure because the digital record does not replace the ticket required for a retail claim.
If you want a randomized selection across the full 1-to-35 field, LuckMaker’s Lucky Number Generator can create an unbiased line. It cannot predict a draw or improve the probability of any valid combination.
The bottom line
One Round Rock ticket matched 2, 3, 4, 11, and Bonus Ball 16 to collect Texas Two Step’s $225,000 all-cash jackpot. The useful takeaway is not the visual pattern in the numbers. It is the game structure: a $1 ticket, two weekly drawings, seven prize tiers, a required Bonus Ball, and no annuity-versus-cash decision.
Before playing, compare the price, odds, prize rules, and current jackpot. Check the LuckMaker Score at luckmaker3000.com/games—our proprietary 0–100 game rating. LuckMaker covers 98 games across 25 U.S. states and 9 international markets.
Use the Lucky Number Generator when you want a clean random line, save every field in Ticket Vault, and keep the purchase inside a fixed entertainment budget.