New York Lottery players score matching prizes after winning tickets sold in Brooklyn and Deer Park
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Two lucky New York Lottery players are celebrating matching TAKE 5 jackpots after top-prize winning tickets were sold in Brooklyn and Deer Park during Saturday night’s drawing.
Lottery officials announced that two winning tickets matched all five numbers in the May 16 TAKE 5 Evening drawing.
One winning ticket worth $16,257 was sold at I & B Check Cashing, located at 2966 Avenue U in Brooklyn.
The second winning ticket, also worth $16,257, was sold at Deer Park Lucky Corner Inc., located at 863 Long Island Avenue in Deer Park.
TAKE 5 drawings are held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., with numbers selected from a field of one through 39.
Lottery officials said prizes from New York Lottery draw games may be claimed for up to one year from the drawing date.
The identities of the winners have not been released.
Key Points
- Two TAKE 5 top-prize winning tickets were sold in Brooklyn and Deer Park
- Each winning ticket from the May 16 Evening drawing is worth $16,257
- The winners have not yet been publicly identified
