The New York Lottery announced today that three lucky players scored top-prize wins in the May 2 TAKE 5 MIDDAY drawing, each taking home $6,883.00. The winning tickets were sold in Cortland, Forest Hills, and Huntington.
According to the Lottery, PRICE CHOPPER #178 at 854 ST RTE 13 SHOPCTR in Cortland, QUEENS DELI EXPRESS at 101-19B QUEENS BLVD in Forest Hills, and BEER KING & CIGAR WORLD at 1802 E JERICHO TPKE in Huntington each sold a top-prize ticket for the drawing.
TAKE 5 draws numbers from a field of one through 39. Drawings are held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Winners have up to one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes.
The New York Lottery remains North America’s largest and most profitable lottery, contributing $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2023-2024 to benefit public schools across New York State.
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