Big Win! $476M Mega Millions Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold in New York

A lucky Mega Millions ticket holder won the lottery's $476 million jackpot on Friday night, matching all six numbers.

The ticket was sold at Liberty Beer & Convenience in Ozone Park, Queens, making it the 13th largest prize in Mega Millions history.

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The winning numbers were 23, 27, 41, 48, and 51, with the Mega Ball of 22.

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The cash option for the jackpot is estimated to be $253.1 million, and the convenience store that sold the winning ticket will receive $10,000 as a selling bonus.

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The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the lottery.

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In addition to the jackpot winner, two tickets from Illinois and Massachusetts matched the five white balls to win $1 million each.

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Seventeen tickets matched four numbers plus the Mega Ball, winning a prize of $10,000, including one from New York.

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This is the first Mega Millions jackpot winner since a $31 million winning ticket was sold in Massachusetts on Jan. 31. January was a record month for the lottery,

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with the jackpot being won four times, including the second-largest winner in Mega Millions history,

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a $1.35 billion ticket sold in Maine on Jan. 13. Another winner, Jerson Garcia of the Bronx, won $20 million just four days later on Jan. 17.

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The next Mega Millions drawing is set for April 18, with the starting jackpot set at $20 million.

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