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June 10, 2014                                                                      (518) 388-3415

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WILLIAMSON, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today announced a top prize winning ticket for the June 7 TAKE 5 drawing was sold at the Express Mart at 4089 Street Route 104 in Williamson. The ticket is worth $17,285. 

Three other top prize winning tickets, each worth $17,285 were also sold in Oneida, Madison County, in Malden on Hudson, Ulster County and in Kew Gardens, Queens.

In addition to the four $17,285 top prizes for the June 7 TAKE 5 drawing, which was won by matching five out of five numbers, 361 players each purchased $287.00 winning tickets by matching four out of five numbers for the drawing. 

The winning numbers for the June 7 TAKE 5 drawing were 03-07-17-24-33.

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 Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack, 5857 Route 96 in Farmington, NY 14425, or at any one of the Lottery’s Customer Service Centers statewide, including the Syracuse office in the Deys Centennial Building, 401 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202. 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.