An Illinois Lottery player is starting off the new year $10 million richer. Lottery officials said the lucky player won the $10 million prize after playing the Illinois Lottery’s scratch-off game “$10 Million.

A lucky lottery player in New York state recently scored $50,000 with a third-prize Powerball ticket. The New York Lottery announced the winning ticket for the Jan. 1 drawing matched four white balls and the red Powerball. It was sold at Myrtle Convenience Deli, located at 6815 Myrtle Ave., in Ridgewood, New York.

A lucky New Jersey lottery player won the $657,679 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot Thursday night. The New Jersey Lottery announced Friday that a Burlington County ticket matched the five numbers to win. The winning ticket was sold at Murphy’s Market on Medford Lakes Road in Tabernacle.

The biggest Florida Lottery winners in December - with tickets sold in the state - were two Mega Millions tickets worth $1 million each.

Two lottery players hit the jackpot on back-to-back nights, making for a lucky week in North Carolina. The players bought Carolina Cash 5 game tickets that matched all the numbers picked in the drawings on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day,

The grand prize now rises to an estimated $42 million, with a cash option of approximately $18.8 million. /iStockphoto Mega Millions tickets sold in Florida, Minnesota and New Jersey won $1 million, just missing the $20 million jackpot,