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Winning 'TAKE 5' Lottery Ticket Sold in East Meadow
The top prize ticket is worth over $31,000.

EAST MEADOW, NY - A top prize ticket for the TAKE 5 drawing worth $31,312.50 was sold at an East Meadow smoke shop on Wednesday, according to the New York Lottery.
The ticket for the March 30 drawing was sold at Sak Smoke Shop at 2174 Hempstead Turnpike.
In addition to the top prize for the recent TAKE 5 drawing, which was won by matching five out of five numbers, 222 players each purchased winning tickets worth $423 by matching four out of five numbers for the drawing.
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In total, there were 82,694 TAKE 5 winners for the March 30 drawing.
The winning numbers for the TAKE 5 drawing were 11-15-26-31-35.
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The Lottery encourages everyone who bought a New York Lottery draw game ticket, which expire one year after the drawing, to check their tickets again, as they could be holding a winner.
The winners may claim the tickets at any one of the Lottery’s Customer Service Centers statewide, including the Long Island office at 45 South Service Road, Plainview, NY 11803 or at Resorts World Casino New York City, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11420.
To learn more about how to redeem a prize, click here.
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