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Winning TAKE-5 Lottery Ticket Sold At Westchester Gas Station

A lucky winner will be taking home a top prize from the recent lottery drawing. The ticket was purchased for Fridays's midday drawing.

Winners have up to one year from the date of the drawing to claim the prize money.
Winners have up to one year from the date of the drawing to claim the prize money. (Google Maps )

YONKERS, NY — A stop at a Tuckahoe Road gas station paid off big time for a Westchester commuter.

The winning ticket was purchased at the gas station at 619 Tuckahoe Rd, in Yonkers. The ticket is worth $20,065.50 to the person holding the winning numbers.

TAKE-5 numbers are drawn from a field of numbers ranging from one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The winning numbers on the prize-winning lottery tickets are 2-11-13-14-16.

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While the overall odds of winning are 1 in 8.77, the odds of winning the jackpot with 5 matching numbers are 1 in 575,757.

Winners have up to one year from the date of the drawing to claim the prize money.

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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).

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