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March 31, 2014                                                                   (518) 388-3415

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MONROE, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today announced a top prize winning ticket for the March 29 Lotto drawing was sold at the Country Convenience Food store at 524 Lakes Road in Monroe, Orange County. The ticket is worth $3,500,000.

In addition to the top prize of $3,500,000, a second place prize of $45,975 was won by a New York Lottery player from Elma, Erie County.

The winning numbers for the March 29 Lotto drawing were 07-29-30-37-42-53.

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 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.