“This is not the way the lottery was designed to operate,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, after the $83.5 million ticket was sold through an Austin retailer owned by a lottery courier.

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is investigating a lottery store in Austin that sold the $83.5 million winning lottery ticket for Wednesday's drawing. The prize was the fifth biggest jackpot in the history of the game,

In an exclusive interview, the powerful Republican cast major doubt on the future of the 33-year-old, state-run gaming operation.