Saturday lottery drawings prove lucky for two in Buffalo metro area

The Buffalo metro area had winners in not just one, but two of Saturday’s lottery drawings, New York Lottery officials announced.

A top-prize winning ticket for Saturday’s Take 5 evening drawing was sold at the 7-Eleven store at 906 Brighton Road in the Town of Tonawanda. It was worth $13,160.50.

Meanwhile, a third-prize ticket for Saturday’s Powerball drawing was purchased at the Tops Markets at 800 Harlem Road in West Seneca. It was worth $50,000. Third prize winners match the Powerball number, plus four other numbers.

Overall, there were three top-prize winners in the Take 5 Saturday evening drawing. They others were sold in Central Square, north of Syracuse, and St. James, a hamlet on Long Island. The winning numbers were 2, 5, 9, 11 and 12.

There were 10 third-prize winning tickets for the Powerball drawing sold in New York State, lottery officials said. Winning numbers were 22, 27, 44, 52 and 69, with a Powerball number of 9.

Take 5 drawings are held twice a day, midday and evening. Players pick five numbers between 1 and 39. Prizes are awarded for matching two or more numbers.

Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of 1 to 26. The other numbers are chosen from a list of 1 to 69. Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings.

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