Over $1 Billion For Lottery Players In New York State

If you are hoping to become one of the wealthiest people in New York State, this might be the weekend for you. There is over $1 billion dollars in jackpot money up for grabs this weekend with the Powerball and Mega Millions drawings.

Massive Lottery Jackpots Await Players In New York State

If you are like me, you have dreamt of winning a massive lottery jackpot. Your ticket has all the numbers, and you become VERY rich overnight. I know if I won, I would be heading to somewhere warm and tropical.

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Now is the time to think about what you would do, because you have two chances to win big this weekend. The combined jackpots for tonight's Mega Millions and tomorrow's Powerball drawing are over $1 billion dollars.

Mega Million Jackpot Amount

According to the New York State Lottery, tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is up to $433 million dollars. The take-home amount of the grand prize jackpot would be just north of $178 million dollars.

That would be more than enough to get yourself a tropical island and more.

Powerball Jackpot Amount

If you want to win even BIGGER, the New York State Lottery has the estimated jackpot for the Powerball at $674 million dollars. The take-home amount would be around $283 million dollars.

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The combined total of both jackpots would be $1.107 billion dollars.

Do you plan on buying a ticket for one of the drawings or maybe even both? Let me know HERE.