Human error is to blame for the wrong winning numbers being listed for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, according to the New York Lottery.
Prize payments have been temporarily suspended for all Mega Millions tickets in New York after the lottery host, John Crow, read the gold Mega Ball as "6" instead of "9" during the drawing. The winning numbers were later published, lottery officials told WABC.
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"The New York Lottery is actively working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible," the organization said in a statement.
Statement from New York Lottery Processing of Mega Millions Tickets for 5/10/22 Drawing:⁰
— New York Lottery (@newyorklottery) May 11, 2022
Following the 5/10/22 Mega Millions drawing, human error resulted in incorrect input of the winning numbers in New York State, resulting in an incorrect publishing of the Mega Ball. pic.twitter.com/1cEIMF3Fsi
The correct winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are 15-19-20-61-70, with a Mega Ball of 9. As of Wednesday, the jackpot was estimated at $99 million.
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Those who purchased tickets for the May 10 drawing are encouraged to keep their tickets until the state lottery resolves the problem.