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April 17, 2014                                                                  (518) 388-3415

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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today announced a top prize winning ticket for the April 16 TAKE 5 drawing was sold at the ShopRite at 330 Route 211 East in Middletown. The ticket is worth $33,619.50 and is one of two winning tickets sold for the April 16 drawing.

In addition to the $33,619.50 top prize, 358 players each purchased $281.50 winning tickets by matching four out of five numbers for the April 16 drawing. 

The winning numbers for the April 16 TAKE 5 drawing were 01-09-16-19-39.

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 any one of the Lottery’s Customer Service Centers statewide, including right across the river from New Windsor at 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 $3.04 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.