Winning TAKE 5 lottery ticket worth over $18K sold in Hempstead
HEMPSTEAD, NY – A lucky TAKE 5 player is waking up nearly $19,000 richer after purchasing a top-prize winning ticket in Hempstead for the New York Lottery’s midday drawing on Wednesday.
The winning ticket, worth $18,923.50, was sold at Health & Wellness Farmacia, located at 634 Fulton Avenue. The ticket matched all five numbers drawn during the December 3 TAKE 5 MIDDAY game.
TAKE 5 is a twice-daily game, with numbers drawn from a pool of 1 through 39. Drawings are held at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., offering players two chances daily to win top prizes.
Lottery officials confirmed the ticket as the sole top-prize winner in that drawing. Winners have up to one year from the drawing date to claim their prize at any official lottery customer service center or authorized prize location.
The New York Lottery remains the most profitable in North America, contributing $3.6 billion in the last fiscal year to support public education across the state.
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Key Points
- A winning TAKE 5 ticket worth $18,923.50 was sold in Hempstead on Wednesday
- The ticket was purchased at Health & Wellness Farmacia on Fulton Avenue
- The winner has one year from the draw date to claim the prize