Thousands of New Yorkers were hoping to instantly become a multi-millionaire by playing the Powerball on Saturday Night.

After the numbers were drawn, there were several "Big Money" winners in New York from Saturday Night's Powerball drawing.

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No one claimed the grand prize jackpot, but according to the New York Lottery, there were three "Big Money" 3rd-place winning tickets sold in the state.

All three of the tickets matched four out of five numbers and also had the Powerball number. Each one of those tickets won $50,000.

Saturday's Powerball numbers were: 6-23-25-34-51 with a Powerball number of 03

Since no one claimed the grand prize, the Powerball jackpot for Monday's drawing is now up to $800 million dollars.

That would almost double the current record for the largest Lottery jackpot ever won in New York State. The record was set last April.

Here are the Top 5 largest Lottery jackpots ever won by a New York resident.

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.

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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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Just know the odds are against you if you are hoping to take home the $800 million dollar jackpot. The current odds of winning the Powerball grand prize is 1 in 292.2 million.

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