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$17K Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In West Babylon
The winning Take 5 ticket was sold at a West Babylon Stop & Shop, according to the New York Lottery.
WEST BABYLON, NY – A prize-winning Take 5 ticket worth $17,259.50 was sold in West Babylon in June, according to the New York Lottery.
The lucky winner purchased the ticket at Stop & Shop on Montauk Highway in West Babylon.
So far, no news on who the winner is.
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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., according to the lottery.
The New York Lottery generated $3.7 billion in total sales during fiscal year 2022-2023.
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From the lottery sales, nearly $600 million in funding went to Long Island schools, Patch reported.
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