$44M Lotto Texas jackpot largest in North America, 3rd-largest in world

AUSTIN, Texas – The Lotto Texas jackpot is now an estimated $44 million for Wednesday night's drawing.

It is currently the largest jackpot in North America and the third-largest jackpot in the world, according to ABC affiliate KSAT.

The jackpot is also the largest prize for the Texas game in over a decade since the May 29, 2010 drawing which had an advertised $97 million jackpot, according to lottery officials.

So far this year, only one person has won a Lotto Texas jackpot and that was a Laredo resident who claimed $17.5 million for the drawing on Jan. 15.

Lotto Texas is played by picking six numbers from one to 54 and drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:12 p.m. MT.

The odds of picking all 6 numbers is 1 in 25,827,165.