“Big Money” Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In New York

There is one lucky lottery player in New York who is richer this morning.

The New York Lottery announced that one "Big Money" winning Powerball ticket was sold in New York from last night's Powerball drawing. That ticket matched four out of five numbers and also had the Powerball, which means it claimed the 3rd place prize of $50,000.

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Wednesday's Powerball numbers were: 5-33-47-50-64 with a Powerball of 20.

No one matched all the numbers so that means the jackpot for Saturday's drawing is up to $69 million dollars.

If you are looking for an edge, here are the luckiest places to buy a lottery ticket in New York State.

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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.

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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 winning 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.