The top two New York Lottery prizes in Upstate New York in 2025 were both worth $10 million, according to state data.
David Miller of Cortland and Daniel Durham of Canton both won $10 million jackpots in 2025. They tied for the biggest prize in Upstate New York and the second-biggest in the entire state last year.
Miller won his prize playing $10,000,000 Deluxe with a ticket from Grand Union of Cortland. Durham won on a $10,000,000 Bonus ticket from a Stewart’s Shops location in Canton.
Behind them was Larry Hartig of Syracuse, who won over $8.8 million on a Lotto ticket purchased from Polge Wine & Liquors in Syracuse.
You can see details on all of the top 10 biggest jackpots won in Upstate New York last year in the table below. If you can’t see the table, click here to open it in a new window.
Upstate New York includes everything north of Rockland and Westchester counties.
Statewide in 2025, the biggest prize was a Powerball jackpot that went to DTSL Holdings LLC. The prize amount was over $123 million.
The lottery paid out a total of over 151,000 prizes worth at least $600 last year.
A total of 71 prizes were worth $1 million or more. The median prize amount in 2025 was $2,070.
Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard obtained the data on lottery winners through a Freedom of Information Law request to the state Gaming Commission.
You can search data on all winners in the state who received a prize of at least $600 in 2025 using the search tool below. If you can’t see the tool, click here to open it in a new window.
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