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August 13, 2014                                                                      (518) 388-3415

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BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today announced a top prize winning ticket for the August 12 TAKE 5 drawing was sold at Weldon’s Stationers at 1161 Pleasantville Road in Briarcliff Manor. The ticket is worth $62,773.

In addition to the $62,773 top prize for the August 12 TAKE 5 drawing, which was won by matching five out of five numbers, 211 players each purchased $446 winning tickets by matching four out of five numbers for the drawing. In total, there were 86,495 TAKE 5 winners for the August 12 drawing.

The winning numbers for the August 12 TAKE 5 drawing were 12-23-24-29-31.

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 tickets at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway at 810 Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, NY 10704, or at one of the Lottery’s Customer Service Centers statewide, including the Lottery’s Fishkill office at 18 Westage Business Center, Hudson Valley Towne Center, Suite 6, Fishkill, NY 12524. 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 $3.17 billion in fiscal year 2013-2014 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.