One New Yorker has got off to a very lucky start to 2019, winning the Mega Millions lottery drawn on New Year's Day.
That person is now an estimated 425 million dollars richer, or the equivalent cash option of about 260 million. .
The New Year's Day Mega Millions jackpot is the eighth largest in its history.
The winning ticket was sold at Brookville Auto Service in Glen Head .
Meanwhile, players in Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas also picked up winnings between one and four million dollars.