Record Breaking Mega Millions Jackpot Possible For New York

A new record for the largest Lottery jackpot ever won in New York could be set this week.

The current jackpot for the Mega Millions is $493 million dollars which is $15 million dollars more than the current record in New York State.

The next drawing for the Mega Millions is coming up on Tuesday, February 20th.

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

If someone were to take home the grand prize jackpot from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, they would set the new record for the largest jackpot ever won by a New York State resident.

Just don't hold your breath, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.