New York State Record Setting Lottery Jackpot Up For Grabs

Tonight could end up being a record-breaking night in New York State.

The jackpot for tonight's Mega Millions is up to $489 million dollars and that would be the largest lottery jackpot ever won by a New York State resident.

Of course, winning the jackpot is a lot easier said than done. The odds of winning the grand prize Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302,575,350.

But if you beat those odds, your name would shoot to the top of this list.

Here are the largest lottery jackpots ever won by a New York State resident.

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Here is a look at the largest lottery jackpots ever won by New York residents.

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.

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.