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.

“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.

Someone won an $83.5 million prize from the Texas Lotto, according to the Texas Lottery. The winner purchased the ticket at Winners Corner, at 7817 Rockwood Lane Ste 101B in Austin.

AUSTIN - A Lotto Texas ticket sold in north Austin won a $83.5 million prize in Monday night's drawing. After the big win in Austin, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is now investigating the store the ticket was sold at. The lucky winner matched all six numbers in Monday's Lotto Texas drawing; 19, 21, 25, 45, 47, 52.

On Monday, February 17, a winning $83.5 million lottery ticket was sold at a retail store in North Austin. Now Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is investigating the jackpot

VIDEO: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is conducting his own investigation into the Texas Lottery. This comes after a winning $83.5 million lottery ticket was bought at a retail store in North Austin. (Video courtesy: Lt.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he is concerned about fairness and transparency after an $83.5 million-winning ticket was sold to a courier service that also owns the store where the ticket was bought.