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Mega Millions $425M jackpot: 1 winning ticket sold in New York

By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 2, 2019

Did you buy a Mega Millions ticket in New York ahead of Tuesday’s drawing? You could be more than $400 million richer.

Here are the latest updates:

Update 1:15 a.m. EST Jan. 2: One ticket sold in New York matched all six numbers in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing for an estimated $425 million jackpot, according to the lottery's website.

One ticket sold in Pennsylvania matched five numbers with the Megaplier to win $4 million, while another six tickets – three sold in New York and one each in Ohio, South Carolina and Texas – matched five numbers to win $1 million apiece.

Original report: It's time to check your tickets: You could be more than $400 million richer.

Tuesday night marked the first Mega Millions drawing of 2019. The jackpot? An estimated $425 million – the eighth-largest Mega Millions prize of all time.

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The winning numbers were 34-44-57-62-70 with Mega Ball 14 and a 4x Megaplier.

It is not yet known whether any ticket matched all six numbers.

The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night.

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