Del Rio convenience store sells $1 million winning scratch ticket
A Del Rio resident claimed a $1 million Queen of Spades prize bought at Easy Mart and Gas on Charles Drive, putting the familiar stop in the lottery spotlight.
The Texaco by the cemetery just became one of Del Rio’s most talked-about storefronts. Texas Lottery records show an anonymous Del Rio resident claimed a $1 million top prize from a Queen of Spades scratch ticket bought at Easy Mart and Gas, 101 Charles Drive, and the claim was processed June 15.
For a store that many residents know by landmark rather than formal name, the win gives Easy Mart and Gas more than bragging rights. The retailer is eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery’s retailer bonus program, a payout reserved for scratch-off tickets worth $1 million or more. The prize also lands the Charles Drive business on the Texas Lottery’s public top-prize retailer list, a visibility boost that can turn a routine stop for gas or snacks into a countywide point of interest.
The Queen of Spades game is a $20 scratch ticket that started June 1, 2026. Texas Lottery says the game has about 6,114,525 tickets, and the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.88. Retailer records list the Del Rio sale as pack number 1349, ticket number 8, tying the win directly to the Charles Drive store.
The claim itself follows a specific process. For a Queen of Spades prize of $1,000, $20,000 or $1,000,000, the winning ticket must be signed and can be presented at a Texas Lottery claim center. Texas Lottery says prize claim records only appear on the retailer top-prize list after a claim is fully processed, which is why the June 15 win now shows up as an official event rather than rumor.
The result is a familiar local business suddenly pulled into a state lottery moment. Easy Mart and Gas sits on the edge of Del Rio, in the path of daily traffic from residents who recognize places by where they are and what sits beside them. For Val Verde County, that makes this more than a scratch-off story: it is a reminder that a routine stop on Charles Drive can become the site of a seven-figure payoff overnight.
This article was produced by Prism’s automated news system from verified source data, official records, and press releases, then run through automated quality and moderation checks before publishing. The system is built and supervised by the people who set the standards it runs under. Read our full AI policy.
Did this article answer your question?
