
“Big Money” Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New York
Friday Night's Mega Million drawing will make one lottery player very happy.
The New York State Lottery announced that one "Big Money" winning Mega Million ticket was sold in the state from Friday night's drawing.
That ticket matched four out of five numbers, the Mega ball and also had the Megaplier which was double the prize amount. That ticket won $20,000.
That ticket wasn't the only winner in New York. There were 15 4th place winning tickets. Those tickets matched four out of five numbers and won at least $500 each.
There were also 43 5th place winning tickets. Each one of those tickets matched three out of five numbers and also had the Mega ball and won at least $200.
Friday's winning Mega Millions numbers were: 8-12-43-52-62 with a Mega ball of 18.
No one claimed the grand prize, so the jackpot for the next Mega Millions drawing will be $44 million dollars.
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The Mega Millions is played every Tuesday and Friday night at 10:59 pm.
Tickets for the Mega Millions cost $2 and $3 if you want the Megaplier on the ticket. The Megaplier can double, triple, quadruple, or increase the prize amount by 5 times.
Don't forget that even if you didn't win this round of the Mega Millions you can always take your ticket back to a lottery retailer for another chance to win. You can "Play It Again" with the Mega Millions. You take your ticket within of 30 days of purchase and you can buy an identical ticket for the next drawing. So if you have lucky numbers, you can play them over and over again, and hopefully keep winning.
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