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April 15, 2023 | 2:00 a.m
Empire State Jackpot!
A Mega Millions ticket holder matched all six numbers to win the lottery’s $476 million jackpot Friday night, striking gold at a convenience store in NYC.
The winning numbers are 23, 27, 41, 48, and 51 with the Mega Ball being 22. The Megaplier is 2x.
The ticket was sold at Liberty Beer & Convenience in Ozone Park, Queens, according to the New York Lotteryand is the 13th largest prize in lottery history.
The cash option is estimated at $253.1 million because the convenience store will receive $10,000 for the ticket sale.
Aspiring 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 five white balls to win $1 million each.
Seventeen tickets matched four numbers with the Mega Ball for a $10,000 prize including one from New York.
This is the first Mega Millions jackpot winner since the $31 million ticket was sold in Massachusetts on January 31.
The Massachusetts win capped a record month for the lottery when the jackpot was won four times including the second-biggest winner in lottery history when a Maine gas station sold a $1.35 billion ticket on Jan. 13.
Jerson Garcia of the Bronx won $20 million four days later on January 17.
The next drawing is set for Tuesday, April 18 with the current starting pot set at $20 million.
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