New York Lottery Announces “Big Money” Winner From This Weekend
This weekend turned out to be a very lucky weekend for someone in New York.
The New York Lottery announced that one lucky Powerball ticket sold in New York was a "Big Money" winner.
The winning ticket matched 4 out of 5 numbers and had the Powerball number for Saturday Night's Powerball drawing.
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That ticket won $50,000.
Saturday's Powerball winning numbers were 14-24-50-59-64 with Powerball number 4.
No one claimed the grand prize jackpot, which means tonight's Powerball drawing is worth $137 million dollars.
Take a look at the largest lottery jackpots ever won in New York State.
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.
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