It was another lucky night for lottery players in New York State.

The New York State Lottery announced that two more "Big Money" winning tickets were sold in the state from last night's Mega Million drawing.

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Each one of those tickets matched four out of five numbers and also had the Megaball. They each won the 3rd place prize of $10,000.

Tuesday's winning Mega Millions numbers were: 22-34-44-54-62 with a Megaball of 03.

No one claimed the grand prize, so the jackpot for the next drawing is up to $185 million dollars.

If you are looking for an edge when it comes to buying your next ticket, check out the luckiest stores to get your lottery 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.

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The 3rd luckiest store chain for lottery tickets is Wegmans. They sold 281 big winning tickets since 2012.

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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 tonight's Mega Millions drawing, 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.

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