Winning ticket worth over $32k sold in burnt hills
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Winning ticket worth over $32K sold in Burnt Hills

Burnt Hills player wins $32K TAKE 5 jackpot with Stewart’s Shops ticket

BURNT HILLS, NY — A small-town convenience store turned into a big-time jackpot stop after a lucky player purchased a TAKE 5 ticket worth $32,609 in Saturday night’s drawing, according to the New York Lottery.

The winning ticket was sold at Stewart’s Shops, located at 810 Route 50 in Burnt Hills, where one customer correctly matched all five numbers in the August 23 TAKE 5 Evening drawing to claim the top prize. The win marks another upstate payout in the state’s long-running daily draw game.

TAKE 5 numbers are selected from a field of 1 through 39, with two drawings each day at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday night’s winning ticket came from the 10:30 p.m. drawing.

All winning draw-game tickets must be claimed within one year of the draw date. The winner has not yet been publicly identified.

The New York Lottery remains the most profitable lottery in North America, with proceeds supporting education throughout the state.

Key Points

  • A $32,609 top-prize TAKE 5 ticket was sold Saturday at Stewart’s Shops in Burnt Hills
  • The prize came from the August 23 Evening drawing at 10:30 p.m.
  • Winning tickets must be claimed within one year of the drawing date
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