Record Breaking Lottery Jackpots Up For Grabs In New York

The first week of July could end up being a very lucky one for someone in New York.

In fact, it could be a record-breaking with both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots at record numbers for New York.

The current largest jackpot ever won in New York was $476 million dollars. That grand prize was claimed by 71-year-old Johnnie Taylor this past April when he matched all the numbers for the April 14th, Mega Millions drawing.

The current Powerball jackpot is $500 million dollars which would be a new record if someone in New York wins the July 3rd drawing.

The current Mega Millions jackpot is slightly below record-breaking at $400 million dollars. The next Mega Millions drawing is on July 4th.

Here is a look at the largest lottery jackpots ever won by New York residents.

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.

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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.

Any of those jackpots could definitely help some dreams come true. Remember if you plan on playing the lottery, play responsibly.