The winning continues this week in New York State.

The New York State Lottery announced another round of "Big Money" winners from this week's Powerball and Mega Millions drawing.

There were three "Big Money" winning tickets sold in New York from Monday's Powerball drawing. Each one of those tickets matched 4 out of 5 numbers and had the Powerball number, which means they each won $50,000.

WHAT WERE THE WINNING POWERBALL NUMBERS?

Monday's Powerball Numbers were 12-25-40-59-61 with a Powerball of 26

Last night's Mega Millions drawing also produced a "Big Money" winner in New York. Someone in New York won the 3rd place prize of $10,000 when their ticket matched four out of five numbers and also had the Mega Ball.

WHAT WERE THE WINNING MEGA MILLIONS NUMBERS?

Last night's Mega Millions numbers were 3-11-33-42-52 with a Mega Ball of 20

There were no grand prize winners for either drawing which means the jackpots have increased.

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WHAT IS THE POWERBALL JACKPOT AMOUNT?

The jackpot for tonight's Powerball drawing is $196 million dollars.

WHAT IS THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT AMOUNT?

The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing is $223 million dollars.

If someone were to win one of those jackpots it would be one of the largest jackpots ever won by a New York State resident.

LARGEST LOTTERY JACKPOTS IN NEW YORK STATE 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.

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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