Nearly $30M lottery ticket sold in Western Mass. is largest prize won in ‘Megabucks’ history

Lottery players at a Holyoke convenience store struck gold for the second time in less than two years, after the store sold a nearly $30 million lottery ticket on Monday — marking the largest Massachusetts State Lottery prize won or claimed so far in 2026. A lottery ticket sold in Western Mass. for the Monday drawing is the winner of a nearly $30 million prize, marking the largest jackpot in Megabucks history, according to a statement from the Massachusetts State Lottery.

A lottery ticket worth nearly $30 million was sold Monday at a convenience store in Western Massachusetts — marking the largest Massachusetts State Lottery prize won or claimed so far in 2026, according to data on the Lottery website. The winning $29.71 million Megabucks ticket was purchased for $2 at King Mart in Holyoke and matched all six numbers drawn Monday night.