5 “Big Money” Winning Mega Millions Sold In New York
No one claimed the grand prize jackpot from last night's Mega Millions drawing, but there were several "Big Money" winning tickets sold in New York State.
The New York State Lottery announced that five 3rd place "Big Money" winning tickets were sold in New York from Tuesday Night's Mega Millions drawing.
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Each one of those tickets matched four out of five numbers and also had the correct Mega Ball number. All five of those ticket holders took home the 3rd place prize of $10,000.
Tuesday's winning Mega Millions numbers were: 24-46-49-62-66 with a Mega Ball of 7.
Since no one won the grand prize, the jackpot for Friday Night's drawing is up to $977 million dollars. There hasn't been a grand prize winner for the Mega Millions since December 3rd of last year.
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If you are looking for an edge when it comes to buying the winning lottery ticket, you might consider where you buy your ticket.
Here are the luckiest places in New York to get your next Mega Millions ticket.
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The 3rd luckiest store chain for lottery tickets is Wegmans. They sold 281 big winning tickets since 2012.
The 2nd luckiest store chain is Tops. They have sold over 350 winning lottery tickets of $5000 or more since 2012.
And now for the luckiest store chain to get your lottery ticket from:
7-11
Yes, the convenience store chain has sold over 1000 winning lottery tickets that had a jackpot of $5000 or more.
So if you are looking for all the competitive advantages when it comes to buying your next lottery ticket, you may want to change your mind about where you buy your ticket from.
You might even want to buy a ticket from each store chain to help your chances of winning.
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