2 Top-Prize Winning Take 5 Tickets Sold In The Hudson Valley

ORANGE COUNTY, NY — The groundhog says that spring won't be here soon, but it looks like the luck of the Irish may be arriving early in our area.

Two top-prize winning Take 5 tickets were sold in the Hudson Valley in recent days.

The New York Lottery said one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Feb 3 TAKE 5 mid-day drawing at Smokes 4 Less on North Plank Road in Newburgh. That prize-winning ticket is worth $18,764. The winning numbers were 12-14-15-21-24.

Another top-prize winning ticket was sold for the evening drawing that same day at the nearby Kwik Mart of Middletown on Dolson Avenue. That prize-winning ticket is worth $33,651. The winning numbers were 8-10-12-16-27.

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.

New Yorkers struggling with a gambling addiction, or who know someone who is, can find help at NYProblemGamblingHelp.org, by calling New York's toll-free confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369), or texting HOPENY (467369). Standard text rates may apply.