Empire State Jackpot!
A Mega Millions ticket holder matched all six numbers to win the lottery’s $476 million jackpot on Friday night, striking gold at an NYC convenience store.
The winning numbers were 23, 27, 41, 48, and 51 with the Mega Ball of 22. The Megaplier was 2x.
The ticket was sold at Liberty Beer & Convenience in Ozone Park, Queens, according to the New York Lottery, and is the 13th largest prize in the lottery’s history.
The cash option is estimated to be $253.1 million as the convenience store will receive $10,000 for selling the ticket.
Hopeful millionaires have a 1-in-302,575,350 chance of hitting the Mega Millions jackpot, according to the lottery.
Two tickets — one in Illinois and one in Massachusetts — matched the five white balls to win $1 million each.
Seventeen tickets matched four numbers plus the Mega Ball for a prize of $10,000 including one from New York.
It is Mega Millions’ first jackpot winner since a $31 million winning ticket was sold in Massachusetts on Jan. 31.
The win in Massachusetts capped a record month for the lottery when the jackpot was won four times including the second-largest winner in the lotto’s history when a Maine gas station sold the $1.35 billion ticket was sold on Jan. 13.
Jerson Garcia of the Bronx won $20 million four days later on Jan. 17.
The next drawing is set for April 18 with the current starting pot set at $20 million.
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