Check your Mega Millions® tickets. A Lucky New Mexico Lottery player won $3 million!

May 2, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico sold a winning $3 Million Mega Millions ticket from the April 28, 2023 drawing. This is the second-largest Mega Millions prize won in New Mexico to date.

The winning numbers for the April 28, 2023 draw were 18, 38, 53, 62, 64 and Mega Ball number 20. Please check and sign your Mega Millions tickets. A New Mexico Lottery ticket is a bearer instrument until signed.

The $1 million winning ticket matched all five White Ball numbers but missed the Mega Ball number. However, the player purchased Megaplier® for one additional dollar. The Megaplier number was 3, increasing their $1 Million winning ticket to a $3 Million prize.

All draw game prizes must be claimed within 90 days from the date of the drawing or the first business day after the 90th day if the Lottery is not open for business.

The Mega Millions jackpot for May 2, 2023 is $52 million.

Please, Play Responsibly

The New Mexico Lottery reminds everyone to please play responsibly. Players should remember to only purchase what they can afford.

Legislative Lottery Scholarships

All profits from the sale of New Mexico Lottery games fund an in-state college tuition assistance program. Since 1996, the New Mexico Lottery has raised $987 million for education and more than 144,000 students have attended college on Legislative Lottery Scholarships.

More information about Legislative Lottery Scholarships is available here.