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August 12, 2014                                                                      (518) 388-3415

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today announced two top prize winning tickets for the August 8 TAKE 5 drawing were sold at Tops Markets in Buffalo and Rochester. The winning tickets are each worth $35,893.

In Buffalo, the TAKE 5 ticket was sold at the Tops Market at 1740 Sheridan Drive. In Rochester, the TAKE 5 ticket was sold at the Tops Market at 999 East Ridge Road.

In addition to the $35,893 top prize for the August 8 drawing, which was won by matching five out of five numbers, 220 players each purchased $489 winning tickets by matching four out of five numbers for the drawing. In total, there were 92,995 TAKE 5 winners for the August 8 drawing.

The winning numbers for the August 8 TAKE 5 drawing were 17-22-28-31-34.

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 or at Hamburg Gaming at the Fairgrounds at 5820 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, NY 14075. In the Rochester area the winners may claim the tickets at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack, 5857 Route 96 in Farmington, NY 14425 or at Batavia Downs Gaming, 8315 Park Road in Batavia, NY 14020. 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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