Mega Millions Results: Winning ticket sold in New Year's Day $425M drawing

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Mega Millions winner in New York
Mega Millions winner in New YorkSomeone is ringing in the New Year as the winner of the Mega Millions $425M jackpot.

Someone is ringing in the New Year with a whole lot of money after the winning ticket for the $425 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold in New York.

The winning numbers are: 34-44-57-62-70 Mega Ball: 14 Megaplier: 4

The drawing was 10 p.m. Tuesday. It is the fifth time a Mega Millions jackpot drawing has taken place on New Year's Day.

There was no jackpot winner for the drawing last Friday. The winning numbers for that drawing were: 9, 10, 25, 37, 38 and Mega Ball: 21.

The $425 million jackpot comes with a cash option for $254.6 million. It has been rolling over since October.

Overall odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1:302,575,350.

Mega Millions jackpots start out at $40 million and roll over if there is no jackpot winner.

Tickets are sold in 44 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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