Mega Millions Winners In New York State

There is one VERY lucky person this morning as the New York Lottery announced that one lucky ticket matched all 5 Mega Millions numbers and had the Mega Ball meaning they took home the $1.13 billion dollar grand prize.

That ticket was sold in New Jersey, but don't throw away your Mega Millions just yet. The New York Lottery also announced that there were 22 "Big Money" winning tickets sold in New York State.

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Three of those tickets matched all five numbers but missed out on the Mega Ball. Those tickets took home the 2nd place $1,000,000 dollar prize. Even better is that one of those tickets also had the Megaplier which doubled their prize to $2 million dollars.

19 other tickets matched four out of five numbers and had the Mega Ball. Those tickets won the 3rd place prize of $10,000 dollars. Two of those 19 tickets also had the Megaplier which doubled their prize to $20,000 dollars.

The winning numbers from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing were: 7-11-22-29-38 with a Mega Ball of 04.

The $1.13 billion dollar jackpot was the 5th largest Mega Millions jackpot in history and it would have shattered the New York State record for the largest Lottery jackpot ever won.

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Here is a look at the Top 5 largest lottery jackpots ever won in New York State history.

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.