One lucky Mega Million lottery player in New York has some more money in their bank account.

The New York State Lottery announced that one "Big Money" winning ticket from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing was sold in New York State.

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That ticket matched four out of five numbers and also had the Mega Ball. It claimed the 3rd place prize of $10,000.

Tuesday's winning Mega Millions numbers were 21-26-54-60-64 with a Mega Ball of 03.

Besides the one 3rd place winning ticket, the New York State Lottery also announced that there were 27 4th place winning tickets sold in New York. Each one of those tickets matched four out of five numbers but did not have the Mega Ball. Those tickets won $500.

No one claimed the grand prize so the jackpot for Friday Night's drawing is up to $203 million dollars.

READ MORE: HERE IS A LOOK AT NEW YORK'S "BIG MONEY" LOTTERY WINNERS FROM JUNE

If you want some extra luck, according to jackpocket.com, these are the most commonly drawn Mega Ball numbers so far this year.

These most drawn white ball Mega Millions numbers in 2024 are:

  • 58  drawn 6 times
  • 19  drawn 5 times
  • 61  drawn 5 times
  • 66  drawn 5 times
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The most drawn gold Mega Ball numbers in 2024 are:

  • 1  drawn 3 times
  • 7 drawn 3 times
  • 11  drawn 3 times
  • 14  drawn 3 times
  • 16 drawn 3 times
  • 24  drawn 3 times

You can also hedge your bets by buying your tickets at one of these locations. They are the luckiest places to buy lottery tickets in New York State.

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.

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