September: Record Lottery Jackpot – 2 – USA State Lotteries

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The record annuity-value prizes in the largest state lottery games in the United States have been:

* California State Lottery: $193 million to three players February 16, 2002[1]
o to single winner, $141 million to Alex Matulas on June 23, 2001[2]

* New York State Lottery: $130 million in special Millennium Millions game November 4, 2000, shared by two winners
o $100 million to Johnnie Ely in Millennium Millions of December 31, 1999

* Pennsylvania State Lottery:  $115.6 million shared among 14 winning tickets in April 1989, in Super 7 game later discontinued after a scandal; in subsequent Super 6 game $86,192,222.20 in December 1999, claimed by Shemonski family in March 2000

* Florida State Lottery:  $106.5 million to six tickets in September 1990

* Texas State Lottery: estimated $145 million June 19, 2004

* Ohio State Lottery: $75 million April 13, 2002.