4 $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold in NY As Jackpot Hits $1.6B

Four people who bought Mega Millions tickets in New York for Friday night's drawing are going to have a pretty good weekend as they each are taking home $1 million prizes (minus a hefty cut for Uncle Sam).

No one hit the massive $1 billion jackpot, though, in the multi-state lottery game so it rises to $1.6 billion, the largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, for next Tuesday.

The winning numbers for Friday were: 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 7. There were 14 tickets sold nationwide that matched five numbers and missed just the Mega Ball. The four New York stores below sold second prize winning tickets (all Quick Picks) worth $1 million:

• Tops Markets, 4235 Military Road, Niagara Falls
• Chestnut Mart, 176 W. Main St., Middletown
• Shoprite/Wakefern, 278 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers
• Jardy Wine Liquors, 486 E. 169th St., Bronx

Tickets for the game cost $2, or $3 with the Megaplier option. Players pick five numbers from 1-70, then pick a Mega Ball number between 1-25. They can choose "Quick Pick" at the retailer and the terminal will choose the number. Players win when they match all six numbers. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. To put that in perspective, your odds of being struck by lightning are 302 times higher than winning the jackpot. The overall chances of winning any prize are 1 in 24.

Want to a buy a ticket for Tuesday's drawing? Find your nearest New York Lottery retailer here.