The New York Lottery announced on Saturday, May 18, a top-prize winning ticket was sold in The Bronx for the May 17 TAKE 5 evening drawing. The ticket was sold at Middletown Deli & Convenience store, located at 2959 Middletown Road in the Pelham Bay section of The Bronx, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $38,822.

 

Meanwhile, the Lottery also announced the same day that there were multiple top-prize winning tickets also sold in The Bronx for the May 17 TAKE 5 midday drawing. The tickets were sold at Fine Fare Supermarket, located at 1221 Fteley Avenue in Soundview, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $10,267.50, and at Evernew Enterprises Inc., located at 4008 East Tremont Avenue in Throggs Neck, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $10,267.50.

 

Lottery officials said the TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39 and the drawing is televised twice daily at 2.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m. They added that a lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing.

 

According to New York Lottery officials, the lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable one, contributing $3.7 billion in fiscal year 2022-2023 to help support education in New York State.

 

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