Million Dollar Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In New York

It was a lucky weekend for one New Yorker.

The New York Lottery announced that a $1 million dollar winning lottery ticket was sold from Saturday night's Powerball drawing.

The ticket was one of two that matched all five numbers but missed out on the Powerball number. The winning ticket was sold at a store in Buffalo, New York.

No one claimed the Powerball jackpot which means the jackpot is up to $435 million dollars and the next drawing is coming up tonight at 11 pm.

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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.

That winning ticket wasn't the only "Big Money" winning ticket sold over the past week in New York State. A winning ticket was sold for Saturday's Lotto drawing as well. That winning ticket was sold in Suffern, New York and the winning ticket won $9.6 million dollars.

If you are looking for an extra edge when you buy your next ticket, check out the most commonly drawn lottery numbers.