Big Money Mega Millions Tickets Sold In New York

There was one grand prize-winning ticket sold from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing.

The $560 million dollar winning ticket was sold in Illinois but there is some good news for Mega Millions players here in New York.

The New York State Lottery announced that there were two "Big Money" winning tickets sold here in the state from last night's drawing. Each one of those tickets took home the 3rd place prize of $10,000 for matching four out of five numbers and also having the Mega Ball.

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Tuesday's winning Mega Millions numbers were: 19-37-40-63-69 with a Mega Ball of 17

Since someone did claim the grand prize, the jackpot for Friday Night's Mega Millions drawing is now back to $20 million dollars.

If you are hoping to cash in and want some extra luck when you get your next Mega Millions ticket, check out the luckiest places to buy a lottery ticket in New York State.

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.

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So if you are looking for all the competitive advantages, you may want to change your mind about where you buy your ticket from.