Over $1 Billion Dollars In Prizes With New York Lottery

This week could be the week that a new record is set for lottery prize money in New York State.

Between the Mega Millions and the Powerball, there are over $1 billion dollars up for grabs for lottery players in New York.

Tonight's Powerball jackpot is up to $460 million dollars, which would make the 2nd largest lottery jackpot grand prize ever won in New York State. The current record is $476 million dollars and that was set last April.

Tomorrow night's Mega Millions jackpot of $650 million dollars would be the largest lottery jackpot ever won in New York State.

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WHEN IS THE POWERBALL DRAWINGS?

The Powerball drawings are held three times a week. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. If no one wins the grand prize jackpot, it rolls over to the next drawing.

HOW MUCH WAS THE LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT EVER WON IN NEW YORK STATE?

The record for the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in New York State is $202 million dollars. A group of players who played under an LLC named 1937 Flatbush Ave Dodgers LLC won the Powerball prize on June 1st, 2011.

WHEN ARE THE DRAWING FOR THE MEGA MILLIONS?

The Mega Millions is drawn twice a week. The drawings are every Tuesday and Friday.

HOW MUCH WAS THE LARGEST MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT EVER WON IN NEW YORK STATE?

The Mega Millions has been the luckier game for New York State lottery players. The Top 5 largest lottery jackpots ever won in New York State have all been Mega Millions jackpots. The record for the largest jackpot ever won in New York State was set in April of 2023 when Johnnie Taylor took home the $476 Million Dollars jackpot.

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Here is a look at the biggest Lottery Jackpots ever won by a New York Resident.

6. $202 Million Dollars

A group of players who played under an LLC named 1937 Flatbush Ave Dodgers LLC won the Powerball prize on June 1st, 2011.

5.$208 Million Dollars

Daniel Bruckner claimed the Mega Millions jackpot winning just a shade over $200 million dollars in December of 2011.

4. $319 Million Dollars

Seven co-workers from Albany pulled their money and had the winning ticket for the Mega Millions. They took home $319 million dollars in 2011.

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3. $326 Million Dollars

Harold Diamond held the record for the largest lottery jackpot in New York for seven years. He took home the Mega Millions jackpot in 2014.

2. $432 Million Dollars

This winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in September of 2021. The NY Lottery does not know who owns the tickets.

1. $476 Million Dollars

Johnnie Taylor took home the jackpot from the Mega Millions drawing in April of 2023.

Any of those jackpots could help some dreams come true. Remember if you plan on playing the lottery, play responsibly.