Bits & Odds

New York Lottery Results and Winning Numbers

Every game's newest draws, to October 2, 2026. Below them: what a ticket costs in New York, which add-ons New York Lottery sells, and what it is worth — with the arithmetic shown.

Latest New York lottery results

At the jackpot standing after the September 30, 2026 draw, a $2 Powerball ticket bought in New York is worth $0.81, 41c on the dollar after New York's 10.9% withholding. The best New York scratch-off on sale returns 95c — no jackpot, but far more of the money comes back. Every one, ranked.

Multi-state games in New York

What is different in New York

Ticket price
$4 a line, all in
$2 base plus $1 each for Power Play and Double Play.
Power Play
On sale — $1
Multiplies every prize below the jackpot by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10. We make the extra dollar worth about 46c.
Double Play
On sale — $1
A second drawing of the same numbers, every prize fixed, top prize $10 million. Worth about 53c per dollar — the best-value dollar on the ticket.
Prize structure
Fixed, as the chart
The published amounts are what you are paid — New York does not adjust them for sales.
State withholding
10.9%
New York City adds 3.876%, Yonkers 1.477%. Federal withholding of 24% applies on top, everywhere.
Minimum age
18
New York Lottery's own rule. Five jurisdictions set it higher.

Rules read from powerball.com and New York Lottery on 2026-09-22. Withholding rates and the calculator.

New York Lottery's own games

These are drawn in New York, for New York, and we hold every draw of them on record.

New York lottery tools

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New York lottery questions

What lottery games can you play in New York?
Mega Millions and Powerball, plus New York Lottery's own games: Numbers, Win 4, Pick 10, Take 5, New York Lotto. We hold the full draw history for all of them.
Does New York sell Power Play and Double Play?
Both. Each costs $1 a play on top of the $2 ticket, so a full New York line is $4. We price Power Play at about 46 cents per dollar and Double Play at about 53 cents.
How much tax does New York withhold from lottery winnings?
10.9% — new york city adds 3.876%, yonkers 1.477%, held back before the cheque is written and on top of 24% federal withholding. Withholding is not the final bill. The calculator works out what you would actually keep.
Which New York lottery game has the best odds?
Mega Millions, at 1 in 23.07 of winning something — though the prizes are correspondingly smaller, and winning often is not the same as winning much. A scratch-off is a different proposition again: the best on sale in New York now returns about 95 cents on the dollar.
Where do these New York numbers come from?
Straight from New York Lottery's own published results, read every day, and the multi-state games are cross-checked against several official sources before we publish them. Every source is listed here. The New York rules on this page were read from powerball.com and New York Lottery on 2026-09-22.

About the New York Lottery

New York Lottery sells Powerball and Mega Millions alongside its own games. You must be 18 to buy a ticket, and a winning ticket has to be claimed in the jurisdiction where it was sold. nylottery.ny.gov

Every jurisdiction is listed on the lottery hub — including Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah, which run no lottery at all.