Million-dollar Mega Millions prize winners in NY part ways with their fortune
In an exciting turn of events, a couple from Massapequa, Nassau County, New York, has won a tier-two prize worth $2 million in the Mega Millions drawing on April 15. The lucky pair visited the New York Lottery to claim their winnings, which they decided to split evenly, receiving a one-time lump cash sum of $651,000 each after withholdings.
The win came about when they purchased their winning Mega Millions ticket from Manya Card and Gifts located at 1250C Hicksville Rd, Seaford. The winning numbers for the drawing were 06, 10, 13, 24, 63, and the Mega Ball was 02. Interestingly, on Tuesday, nobody matched five white balls for a tier-two prize from Mega Millions, making the couple's win even more remarkable.
Tier-two prizes in Mega Millions typically refer to the prize for matching five main numbers without the Mega Ball. The odds of winning this prize are about 1 in 12,607,306. However, there are no publicly available statistics broken down by small geographic areas like Massapequa, so the frequency of wins by couples from there is not documented.
The prize was increased due to a random multiplier of 2x assigned to their ticket. The Mega Millions multiplier, called the Megaplier, when purchased, can multiply non-jackpot prizes (including tier-two prizes) by 2, 3, 4, or 5 times. For example, a $1 million tier-two prize could be increased up to $5 million depending on the multiplier drawn.
The top prize for Mega Millions currently stands at an estimated $140 million. Had someone matched all winning numbers from the latest draw, they'd be looking at a prize of $130 million or $57.5 million cash option. The next drawing for Mega Millions is scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025.
Just last month, a single lucky ticket holder in Virginia won the Mega Millions jackpot with an estimated value of $348 million or $155.5 million in cash. The search results do not contain specific information about how often couples from Massapequa, Nassau County, New York win tier-two Mega Millions prizes or details on how multipliers affect the prize amount. If you want statistics particular to Massapequa, contacting the New York Lottery or local news outlets might provide localized win stories or data.
In their recent visit to the New York Lottery, the fortunate couple from Massapequa was pleased to discover they had matched five main numbers, winning a tier-two Mega Millions prize of $2 million. Since they purchased the winning ticket from Manya Card and Gifts at 1250C Hicksville Rd, Seaford, and decided to participate in the Megaplier, their winnings were luckily multiplied by 2x, resulting in a one-time lump cash sum of $651,000 each after withholdings.
