For Immediate Release:                                       Contact:  Communications Office

February 28, 2014                                                                     (518) 388-3415

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NICHOLS, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today announced a top prize winning ticket for the February 26 Take Five drawing was sold at Tioga Downs Casino in Nichols. The ticket is worth $36,279 and is one of two top prize winning tickets sold for the February 26 Take Five drawing.

The other top prize for the February 26 Take Five drawing, also worth $36,279, was sold in Queens at Rocco & Frank’s Convenience on Crossbay Boulevard in Ozone Park.

In addition to New York’s two top prizes, 234 players each purchased $465 winning tickets by matching four out of five numbers for the February 26 drawing. 

The winning numbers for the February 26 Take 5 drawing were 05-13-16-18-33.

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 Tioga Downs Casino in Nichols 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 $3.04 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.