UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN (PIX11) – You may be more likely to get struck by lightning or attacked by a shark, but that's not stopping New Yorkers trying to win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpots.
The chances of winning the lottery jackpot are about 1 in 300 million. The chances of winning a smaller prize, though, are significantly better.
A $1 million winning ticket was sold at People's Place Deli on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. New York has sold the most jackpot-winning tickets at 54, according to game records.
Powerball is up $559 million and Mega Millions is up $735 million. The combined prizes of both lotteries are at a near-record $1.3 billion.
Tickets for both games start at $2. The Mega Millions drawing will be held Tuesday night, while the Powerball drawing is on Wednesday.
You do have a better chance of winning the lottery than you do predicting a perfect NCAA bracket. The odds are about 1 in 120 billion, according to the NCAA.
Nexstar Media Wire's Addy Bink contributed to this report.
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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