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Winners of June’s ‘Big Money’ Lottery in Buffalo, New York

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June was a VERY LUCKY month for Western New York lottery players.

According to the New York State Lottery, several winning “jackpot” and big prize tickets were sold at 716 in June.

The biggest winner was a $2 million Powerball ticket that was sold at the 7-11 located at 8000 Main Street in Williamsville on June 19. That ticket had all five matching numbers, but was missing the Powerball number. It contained the Powerplay that doubled the prize amount to $2 million.

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Here’s a look at some of the other Western New York lottery winners for the month of June.

June 16 – A winning Take 5 jackpot ticket was sold at 791 Discount Liquor located on Jay Street in Rochester. This ticket earned $29,571.

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June 19 – A first-prize winning Take 5 ticket was sold at Tops Markets on Maple Road. That winner took home $9,135.

Additionally, while the ticket was sold on May 31, the winner claimed their prize in June, a Top 5 winning ticket was sold at the 7-11 located on Lake Shore Road in Hamburg. This ticket won $39,535.

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The third luckiest chain store for lottery tickets is Wegmans. They have sold 281 big winning tickets since 2012.

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The second luckiest chain store is Tops. They have sold more than 350 winning lottery tickets of $5,000 or more since 2012.

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And now, the luckiest chain store to get your lottery ticket:

7-11

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Yes, the convenience store chain has sold more than 1,000 winning lottery tickets with a jackpot of $5,000 or more.

So if you’re looking for every competitive advantage to win the lottery, you might want to change your mind about where you buy your ticket.

Heck, you might even want to buy a ticket at each chain store to increase your chances of winning.

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