New York State's Luckiest Stores To Buy Lottery Tickets

If you are hoping to win BIG with the lottery, you might want to take a detour on the way home. If you plan on buying a ticket tonight, you might want to consider heading to this store to buy your ticket.

According to a study done by nbcnewyork.com there is one store in the state that has sold more winning lottery tickets than any other chain of stores.

Before we get to the luckiest, looking at this list, there are a couple of great alternatives to go and get a lottery ticket from.

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.

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And now for the luckiest store chain to get your lottery ticket from:

7-11

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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 winning big with the lottery, you may want to change your mind about where you buy your ticket from.

Heck, you might even want to buy a ticket from each store chain to help your chances of winning.

Of course, getting a ticket from one of these stores doesn't guarantee you a winning ticket. The odds of winning tonight's Powerball drawing are 1 in 292,201,338!