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Mega Millions Drawing Reaches $563M; 8th Highest Jackpot In Game's History Mega Millions Drawing Reaches $563M; 8th Highest Jackpot In Game's History
Mega Millions Drawing Reaches $563M; 8th Highest Jackpot In Game's History Someone could walk away with more than half a billion dollars after the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  The last major Mega Millions win was on Dec. 8, 2023, when two people in California matched all six numbers. Since then, the jackpot has grown to $563 million, the eighth highest in Mega Millions history, according to a news release.  But that doesn't mean there aren't winners. More than 1 million winning tickets were sold on Friday, Feb. 23, ranging from a few dollars to $50,000 in value.  If no one wins the $563 million jackpot — an estimated cash value of $2…
Cha-Ching! $1M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store Cha-Ching! $1M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store
Cha-Ching! $1M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store A winning lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold at a convenience store in the region, New York Lottery officials announced. The second prize-winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in Albany County, at the Stewart’s Shops in Glenmont, located on Frontage Road. It was purchased for the drawing held Tuesday, Sept. 12. Tuesday’s winning Mega Millions numbers are 2-14-21-42-67 and the Mega Ball is 18. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website and have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. The Mega Millions drawing is held every Tuesday and Friday a…
$100M Fraud: NY 'Lottery Lawyer' Gets 13 Years For Scheme Targeting Jackpot Winners $100M Fraud: NY 'Lottery Lawyer' Gets 13 Years For Scheme Targeting Jackpot Winners
$100M Fraud: NY 'Lottery Lawyer' Gets 13 Years For Scheme Targeting Jackpot Winners A New York lawyer will spend more than a decade behind bars for helping to defraud lottery jackpot winners out of more than $100 million. Long Island resident Jason Kurland, age 49, of Dix Hills, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison in US District Court in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 15. It followed his July 2022 conviction for wire fraud, honest services wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. According to prosecutors, Kurland was a partner at a Long Island law firm between 2018 and 2020, and built a reputation for representing lottery…
$476M Jackpot: Record Mega Millions Ticket Sold, NY Lottery Says $476M Jackpot: Record Mega Millions Ticket Sold, NY Lottery Says
$476M Jackpot: Record Mega Millions Ticket Sold, NY Lottery Says A record-setting lottery jackpot winning ticket for the Friday, April 14 Mega Millions drawing was sold in New York. The ticket, which was purchased in Ozone Park, Queens, matched five numbers and the Mega Ball, the New York Lottery announced. It is worth a New York record $476 million. The New York City cash value of the jackpot after taxes is $156.7 million. The winning numbers for the April 14 drawing are 23-27-41-48-51 and the Mega Ball is 22. The ticket was purchased at Liberty Beer & Convenience at 93-18 Liberty Ave. The winning numbers for the Mega Millions game are drawn fr…
'Thankful January' Claims $1,000,000 Mega Millions Prize From Ticket Sold In Capital Region 'Thankful January' Claims $1,000,000 Mega Millions Prize From Ticket Sold In Capital Region
'Thankful January' Claims $1,000,000 Mega Millions Prize From Ticket Sold In Capital Region Thankful indeed. The winner of a $1 million Mega Millions prize has finally stepped forward and claimed their winnings, more than three months after the drawing. According to New York Lottery officials, the lucky winner claimed their prize for the Jan. 6 drawing using an Albany-based limited liability company (LLC) appropriately named “Thankful January 2023.” The LLC received a single lump sum payment of $651,000 after paying Uncle Sam his due. Lottery officials said the second prize-winning ticket was purchased in Rensselaer County at the Stewart’s Shops in Troy, located at 8 Vandenburg…
Cha-Ching! $3,000,000 Mega Millions Prize Claimed By Ballston Spa Trust Cha-Ching! $3,000,000 Mega Millions Prize Claimed By Ballston Spa Trust
Cha-Ching! $3,000,000 Mega Millions Prize Claimed By Ballston Spa Trust A lucky New Yorker has millions of reasons to be smiling after hitting it big on a lottery ticket. In Saratoga County, a Ballston Spa-based trust claimed a $3,000,000 Mega Millions Megaplier prize from the Jan. 10 drawing, New York Lottery announced. The lucky player matched the first five of the winning numbers, which were 7-13-14-15-18 and Mega Ball 9. The Megaplier can multiply non-jackpot prizes up to five times. Lottery officials said the trust received a lump sum payout totaling $3,001,500 after required withholdings. The winning ticket was purchased in Orange County, at the Smokes …
Winning $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At NY Convenience Store Winning $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At NY Convenience Store
Winning $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At NY Convenience Store A winning lottery ticket worth $4 million was sold at a New York convenience store. New York Lottery officials announced that the second-prize winning Mega Millions Megaplier ticket from the drawing on Friday, March 3 was purchased on Long Island, in Valley Stream, at Mahavir Convenience, located on West Merrick Road. The winning numbers for Friday’s drawing were 8-25-36-39-67 and a Mega Ball of 11. The Megaplier multiplier for Friday's drawing is 4, meaning the prize was quadrupled to $4 million.  Nobody won the top jackpot, which is now estimated at $188 million. The …
Mega Millions: Here’s How Much NY Raked In Leading Up To Record-Setting $1.35B Jackpot Mega Millions: Here’s How Much NY Raked In Leading Up To Record-Setting $1.35B Jackpot
Mega Millions: Here’s How Much NY Raked In Leading Up To Record-Setting $1.35B Jackpot The lucky winner who claimed the record-setting $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot in Maine earlier this month wasn’t the only one to benefit from the ticket-buying frenzy leading up to the drawing. In New York, sales for Mega Millions tickets exploded to $172.4 million from the time the jackpot began rolling to its record amount in October 2022, according to the state gaming commission. After 26 drawings, the colossal jackpot was finally won on Friday, Jan. 13. Under the state constitution, all of New York’s profits from the sales are dedicated to K-12 public schools. In this case, that t…
New York Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize New York Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize
New York Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize A man from New York City won a $1 million lottery prize. Omar Williams, of Brooklyn, claimed the prize after matching the first five numbers in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, Sept. 20, New York Lottery reported on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Williams received his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $612,240 after required withholdings, NY Lottery said.  The lottery said the winning numbers from the drawing were 09 21 28 30 52 Mega Ball 10. The ticket was purchased at Ansha, which is located at 6842 4th Ave. in Brooklyn, NY Lottery said.
New York Woman Wins $3M Lottery Prize New York Woman Wins $3M Lottery Prize
New York Woman Wins $3M Lottery Prize A Westchester County woman has claimed a $3 million New York Lottery prize. Kathleen Rosa, of Thornwood, won the Megaplier prize for matching the first five numbers drawn in the July 22 Mega Millions drawing, state lottery announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16.  Rosa received her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $1,953,001 after required withholdings, the lottery said. NY Lottery said the winning numbers for that evening’s drawing were 14 40 60 64 66 Mega Ball 16. The lottery ticket was purchased in Dutchess County at Smokes 4 Less, which is located at 982 Main St. (Unit 9) in Fishki…
New York Man Claims $2 Million Lottery Prize New York Man Claims $2 Million Lottery Prize
New York Man Claims $2 Million Lottery Prize A man won a $2 million lottery prize from a ticket purchased in the Hudson Valley. The winning ticket was purchased in Orange County at Smokes 4 Less, which is located at 59 North Plank Road in Newburgh, the lottery said.  Giaminh Dao, of Queens, claimed his Megaplier second prize for matching the first five numbers drawn in the Friday, Sept. 2, Mega Millions drawing, New York Lottery announced on Monday, Oct. 31. NY Lottery said the winning numbers from the drawing were 39 40 52 60 67 Mega Ball 20. Dao received his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $1,224,481 after require…
New York Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize New York Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize
New York Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize A New York man is celebrating after he won a $1 million lottery prize. Guillermo Santos, of the Bronx, claimed his second prize for matching the first five numbers in the Friday, July 29, Mega Millions drawing, New York Lottery announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. Santos received his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $612,242 after required withholdings, NY Lottery said. The winning numbers were 13 36 45 57 67 Mega Ball 14, the lottery reported. NY Lottery said the lottery ticket was purchased at the New Way Deli, which is located at 77 East Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx.
Corinth Man Claims $1M Mega Millions Prize Corinth Man Claims $1M Mega Millions Prize
Corinth Man Claims $1M Mega Millions Prize A Capital Region man has shared his plans after winning a $1 million Mega Millions prize. Saratoga County resident Ronald Skinner, of Corinth, claimed his second prize for matching the first five numbers in the Tuesday, July 26, drawing, New York Lottery announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. Skinner received his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $651,000 after required withholdings, the lottery said. He told NY Lottery that he plans to use the funds to purchase a home. The winning numbers were 07 29 60 63 66 Mega Ball 15, the lottery said.  NY Lottery said the winning ticket was purch…
New York Woman Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize New York Woman Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize
New York Woman Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize A New York woman claimed a $1 million Mega Millions prize. Lisa Nicotra, of Staten Island, claimed the second prize for matching the first five numbers in the Tuesday, July 26, Mega Millions drawing, New York Lottery reported on Monday, Sept. 26.  The winning numbers were 07 29 60 63 66 Mega Ball 15, NY Lottery said. She received her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $612,240 after required withholdings, the lottery said.  The ticket was purchased at Soham Enterprises, which is located at 1774 Forest Ave. on Staten Island, NY Lottery reported.
$2M Lottery Ticket Sold At Store In NY $2M Lottery Ticket Sold At Store In NY
$2M Lottery Ticket Sold At Store In NY A New York Lottery ticket worth $2 million was sold at a store in the Hudson Valley. The second-prize Mega Millions ticket was purchased in Orange County at Smokes 4 Less in Newburgh, located at 59 N. Plank Rd., the NY Lottery announced Saturday morning, Sept. 3. There were no first-place winners in the $169,000,000 jackpot. The Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, Sept. 2 were 39, 40, 52, 60, and 67, and the Mega Ball was 20. The Megaplier was 2X.
Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Corinth Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Corinth
Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Corinth While nobody won the top prize in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night, July 26, someone who recently stopped at a convenience store in the region is a whole lot richer because of it. In Saratoga County, a winning second-prize Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold in Corinth at Cumberland Farms, located at 103 Maple Street, New York Lottery officials announced. The lucky player matched all five white balls but did not match the gold Mega Ball. The winning numbers from the Tuesday drawing were 7-29-60-63-66 and a Mega Ball of 15. Seven other second-prize tickets were sold arou…
New York Woman Wins $1M Lottery Prize New York Woman Wins $1M Lottery Prize
New York Woman Wins $1M Lottery Prize A Westchester County resident has claimed a $1 million Mega Millions lottery prize. Peggy Spear, of Mount Vernon, claimed the second prize for matching the first five numbers in the Jan. 28 Mega Millions Drawing, the New York Lottery announced on Wednesday, July 6. The winning numbers were: 03 16 25 44 55 Mega Ball 13, the lottery said.  Spear received her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $651,000 after required withholdings, NY Lottery announced. The ticket was purchased at Larchmont Pharmacy, which is located at 2141 Palmer Ave. in Larchmont, the lottery said.
New York Man Wins $126M Mega Millions Jackpot New York Man Wins $126M Mega Millions Jackpot
New York Man Wins $126M Mega Millions Jackpot A New York man has just won a $126 million lottery prize. Herman Kahan, of Brooklyn, claimed the jackpot from the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, March 8, New York Lottery announced on Tuesday, June 21. He received his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $52,559,839 after required withholdings, NY Lottery said. The lottery said Kahan has been a New York Mega Millions subscription player since 2021.
NY Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Prize NY Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Prize
NY Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Prize A Long Island woman has shared her plans after claiming a $1 million lottery prize from a ticket purchased in the Hudson Valley. Suffolk County resident Diane Barbera, of Farmingville, won the second prize from the New York Lottery's Feb. 2 Mega Millions drawing, according to an announcement from the lottery on Tuesday, May 31. The ticket was purchased at Smokes 4 Less, which is located at 982 Main St. in the Dutchess County village of Fishkill, the lottery said.  She received her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $651,000 after required withholdings, NY Lottery reported. “I can…