Someone in New York is a lot richer this week after they won the New York LOTTO.
The New York State Lottery announced that one grand prize-winning ticket was sold on Wednesday for the New York LOTTO drawing. That ticket matched all the numbers and claimed the $16.3 million dollar jackpot.
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In order to win the New York LOTTO, you need to match all six of the first numbers.
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Wednesday’s winning LOTTO numbers were: 9-17-18-29-32-40 with a bonus number of 48
According to the New York State Lottery, that winning ticket was sold at the store located at 790 11th Avenue in New York City.
The New York LOTTO is played twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays and the odds of winning the top prize is 1 in 45,057,474.
While $16.3 million dollars is a lot of money, that jackpot is not even close to making the Top 5 in the largest lottery jackpots won by a New York resident.
Here is a look at the largest Lottery jackpots in New York history.
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.
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Any of those jackpots could definitely help some dreams come true. Remember if you plan on playing the lottery, play responsibly.
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