Two “Big Money” Mega Millions Sold In New York

The lottery winnings continued last night in New York.

Just a day after several "Big Money" winning Powerball tickets were sold in New York, the New York Lottery announced that two more "Big Money" winning tickets were sold in the state from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing.

READ MORE: BIG MONEY WINNING POWERBALL TICKET SOLD IN NEW YORK ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

Both of the tickets matched four out of five numbers and had the Mega Ball which means it they won the 3rd place prize of $10,000.

Tuesday's winning Mega Millions numbers were: 5-20-26-49-51 with a Mega Ball of 24

No one claimed the grand prize so the jackpot is now a New York State recording breaking $527 million dollars.

READ MORE: SEVERAL BIG MONEY WINNING POWERBALL TICKETS SOLD IN NEW YORK OVER THE WEEKEND. 

The current jackpot would set a new New York State record for the largest lottery jackpot ever won by a New York Resident by almost $50 million dollars.

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.

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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.

Any of those jackpots could definitely help some dreams come true. Remember if you plan on playing the lottery, play responsibly.