Massive Jackpot Win: New York Ticket Claims $483M Mega Millions Prize

Great news! The Mega Millions jackpot has been won! A single ticket sold in New York matched all six numbers drawn on Friday night,

which were 23, 27, 41, 48, 51, and the Mega Ball 22, to win the massive prize of $483 million ($256.9 million cash).

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This is the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won in the month of April since the game began in 2002, and it ranks as the 13th largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.

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The final jackpot amount exceeded the estimate and is based on actual sales.

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The jackpot had been rolling since it was last won in Massachusetts on January 31,

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and this win caps off an incredible January that saw the jackpot being won a record four times in a single month, including once in New York for $20 million on January 17.

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In addition to the jackpot winner, there were other big winners in the April 14 drawing. Two tickets matched the five white balls to win the game's $1 million second-tier prize,

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those tickets were sold in Illinois and Massachusetts. Furthermore, 21 tickets across the country matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the game's third-tier prize.

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Four of those tickets, which included the optional Megaplier (available in most states with an extra $1 purchase)

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and had a 2X Megaplier on Friday night, are worth $20,000 each, while the other 17 tickets win the standard $10,000 prize.

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During this jackpot run that lasted for more than 10 weeks, there were almost 14.2 million winning tickets at all prize levels.

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This includes 22 second-tier prizes of $1 million or more, won in 15 different jurisdictions from coast to coast,

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including states like Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

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The jackpot for the next drawing on Tuesday, April 18, will reset to its current starting value of $20 million ($10.6 million cash).

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