Two big money winning Powerball tickets sold in New York

This morning there are two very happy New Yorkers as the New York State Lottery announced that two “Big Money” winning Powerball tickets were sold in the state from Saturday’s drawing.

Each of these tickets matched four out of five numbers along with the Powerball and won 3rd place of $50,000.

Saturday’s winning Powerball numbers were: 1-12-17-21-58 with a Powerball number of 01.

The odds of winning 3rd place in the Powerball are 1 in 913,129.18.

No one took home the top prize, so the jackpot for Monday’s drawing is now up to $103 million dollars.

Powerball draws three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 22:59.

If you’re looking for an edge when it comes to winning the lottery, consider buying your tickets at one of these places.

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Here’s a look at the luckiest places to buy lottery tickets in New York State.

3. – Wegmans. Since 2012, over 300 “Big Money” winning lottery tickets have been sold at this New York-based merchant.

2. – Tops Markets – Over 400 “Big Money” winning lottery tickets have been sold at Tops since 2012.

The number one luckiest place to buy lottery tickets in New York State is at 7-11 Since 2012, over 1100 “Big Money” winning lottery tickets have been sold in the grocery chain.

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