Mega Millions Lottery Winner Not Named, but Sold at New York State Valero

Mega Millions Lottery Winner Not Named, but Sold at New York State Valero
FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2013 file photo a clerk prepares to operate a lottery machine to print out Mega Millions lottery tickets for a customer in Muncie, Ind. The March 18, 2014 estimated $400 million Mega Millions jackpot could potentially be the sixth-largest in lottery prize in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Jack Phillips
11/5/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lottery officials say the first-prize winning ticket for Tuesday’s $326 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold at an upstate New York gas station.

Lottery office officials say Wednesday that they’ve confirmed that the winning ticket for the drawing was purchased using the Quick Pick option at the Valero gas station in Middletown in Orange County, 60 miles northwest of Albany.

The announced jackpot was $321 million, but lottery officials say it grew by $5 million because of increased sales in multiple states.

No one has come forward yet to claim the jackpot.

The winning numbers for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing were 9, 15, 24, 39 and 41. The Mega Ball number was 1.

The Valero gas station store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.

No Lucky Money winner; jackpot now $1.1 million 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The “Lucky Money” jackpot rolled over to $1.1 million after no winner claimed the jackpot.

Lottery officials said Wednesday that 5 tickets matched 4-of-4 numbers to win $1,421; 39 tickets won $399 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Lucky Ball number; 849 tickets won $54 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,380 tickets won $23 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the Lucky Ball; 12,950 tickets won $3 each for matching one number plus the Lucky Ball; 26,036 tickets won $2 each for picking 2-of-4; and 32,270 won a free Quick Pick ticket for matching the Lucky Ball.

The numbers drawn Tuesday night were 03-13-24-38 and the Lucky Ball was 14.

Lucky Money replaces Mega Money. The game’s first drawing was July 4.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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