STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A South Shore store sold a lotto ticket worth nearly $20,000, state lottery officials announced Tuesday.
Citi Bagels and Deli at the intersection of Amboy Road and Penton Street in Pleasant Plains sold the lucky Take 5 ticket worth $17,514, according to the New York Lottery.
A Poughkeepsie store sold another ticket worth the same amount, according to the New York Lottery.
Take 5 players with midday and evening draws on the same ticket must check their numbers at nylottery.ny.gov to determine if they have the winning numbers for the corresponding midday or evening drawing.
Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing.
The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.59 billion in fiscal year 2020-21 to help support education in New York State.
New Yorkers struggling with a gambling addiction, or who know someone who is, can find help by calling the State’s toll-free, confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (467369). Standard text rates may apply.