NYS Gaming Commission July 15, 2014
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New York Lottery Announces Winning TAKE 5 Ticket Sold in LockportWinning Ticket Sold at Noco Express Shop |
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For Immediate Release: Contact: Communications Office July 15, 2014 (518) 388-3415 Find us on Facebook and Twitter.
LOCKPORT, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today announced a top prize winning ticket for the July 11 TAKE 5 drawing was sold at the Noco Express Shop at 6233 South Transit Road in Lockport. The ticket is worth $36,047. Another top prize winning ticket, also worth $36,047, was sold at in Rego Park, Queens.
This is the second top prize winning TAKE 5 ticket sold at in Lockport/Niagara Falls area in the past several weeks. For the June 27 TAKE 5 drawing, a top prize winning ticket worth $36,047.50 was sold at the 7-Eleven at 1504 Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls.
In addition to the $36,047 top prize for the July 11 TAKE 5 drawing, which was won by matching five out of five numbers, 315 players each purchased $343.50 winning tickets by matching four out of five numbers for the drawing. In total, there were 101,436 TAKE 5 winners for the July 11 drawing.
The winning numbers for the July 11 TAKE 5 drawing were 08-15-18-25-29.
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 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 $3.17 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. |
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