$150,000 “Big Money” Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In New York
Saturday's Powerball drawing was very lucky for a couple of residents in New York State.
The New York State Lottery announced that there were two "Big Money" winning tickets sold in the state from last night's Powerball drawing, including one ticket that won $150,000.
Two tickets matched four out of five numbers and also had the Powerball which means they won the 3rd place prize of $50,000. One of those tickets also had the Powerplay which was 3x the prize amount so it won $150,000.
Saturday's winning Powerball numbers were: 12-13-34-44-67 with a Powerball of 08.
No one claimed the grand prize from Saturday's drawing, so the jackpot for Monday's Powerball jackpot is now up to $184 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.
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.
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