The New York State Lottery announced that there were 7 "Big Money" winning Mega Millions tickets sold in New York State from last night's drawing.

Those tickets matched four out of five numbers and also had the Megaball to claim the 3rd place prize of $10,000. Two of those tickets also had the Megaplier which was 4x the prize amount so they won $40,000.

Tuesday's winning Mega Millions numbers were: 56-66-67-68-69 with a Megaball of 18

 

No one claimed the grand prize, so the jackpot for Friday's drawing is up to a New York State record-setting $825 million dollars.

If you want to get in the drawing to win bog on Friday, you will need to buy your Mega Millions ticket before 10 pm on Friday night.

The drawing for the Mega Millions will take place at 10:59 pm on Friday night.

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Here is a look at the largest jackpots ever won in New York State.

5.$265 Million Dollars

A yet to be claimed Powerball winning ticket that was sold on December 7th, 2024. 

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.

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.

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These places have sold the most winning lottery tickets.

Gallery Credit: Dave Fields

 

 

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