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April 15, 2014                                                                           (518) 388-3415

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today announced two top prize winning tickets were sold in Erie County for the April 11 and April 13, 2014 Take Five drawings.

• A top prize Take Five ticket worth $40,392.50 was sold for the April 11 drawing at the Wegmans at 3740 McKinley Parkway South in Buffalo. In addition to the top prize, 244 players each purchased $496.50 winning tickets by matching four out of five numbers for the April 11 drawing. 
• Another top prize Take Five ticket worth $30,551 was sold for the April 13 drawing at J & M Convenient Food at 2365 William Street in Cheektowaga. In addition to the top prize, 199 players each purchased $460.50 winning tickets by matching four out of five numbers for the April 13 drawing. 

The winning numbers for the April 11 TAKE 5 drawing were 06-21-30-31-38. The winning numbers for the April 13 TAKE 5 drawing were 06-07-12-22-38.

The Lottery encourages everyone who bought a New York Lottery draw game ticket, to check their tickets again, as they could be holding a winner. Tickets expire one year after the game’s drawing.

The winners may claim the ticket at Hamburg Gaming at the Fairgrounds at 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg, NY 14075 or at any one of the Lottery’s Customer Service Centers statewide, including the Buffalo office at 165 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY 14203. To learn more about how to redeem a prize, click here.

About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.04 billion in fiscal year 2012-2013 to help support education in New York State.  The Lottery’s contribution represents 15 percent of total state education aid to local school districts. 

New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education.  It takes into account both a school district’s size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.

About the New York State Gaming Commission

The New York State Gaming Commission regulates all aspects of gaming and gambling activity in the state, including horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, class III Indian gaming, video lottery terminal facilities at race tracks, the state lottery and charitable gaming.