$1 Million Mega Millions Ticket in New York Nears Expiration

By Gaurav Bisht | Published November 08, 2025 01:56 am GMT

Check Your Tickets! NY Player Has Until Dec. 13 to Claim $1M

Someone out there in New York is sitting on a $1 million Mega Millions ticket—and the clock’s ticking fast.

The winning ticket, sold at Cold Cut Express on Dubois Avenue in Valley Stream, matched five numbers in the Dec. 13, 2024 drawing: 36, 43, 52, 58, 65 and Mega Ball 16. It snagged the second-tier prize, but so far, no one’s stepped up to claim it.

Here’s the catch:

? Deadline: The winner has until Dec. 13, 2025 to turn in the ticket.
?? Tip: Sign the back of the ticket, keep it safe, and contact the New York Lottery right away.

While most dream of hitting the jackpot, scoring the $1 million prize is no small feat. The odds of winning it are 1 in 12.6 million — still way better than the nearly impossible 1 in 290 million chance of taking home the jackpot.

Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is sitting at a massive $843 million ahead of Friday’s 11 p.m. drawing — adding even more excitement for hopeful players.

So, if you bought a ticket in Valley Stream last December, now’s the time to check those numbers — that forgotten slip could be worth a life-changing million.