“Big Money” Winning Mega Millions Tickets Sold In New York

It was a VERY lucky night for Mega Millions lottery players in New York State.

While no one claimed the grand prize jackpot, the New York State Lottery announced that there were nine "Big Money" winning tickets sold from Friday's drawing.

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

One of those tickets also had the Megaplier which was 2x the prize amount meaning that one of those tickets won $20,000.

Friday's winning Mega Millions numbers were: 6-23-41-59-63 with a Mega Ball of 25

Since no one won the grand prize, Tuesday's jackpot is up to a New York State record-setting $800 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.