Take 5 winning tickets for $36K sold in Buffalo.

BUFFALO, New York — The New York Lottery announced that the winning top prize ticket for the Oct. 25 TAKE 5 drawing was sold in Buffalo, netting the ticket holder $36,388.50.

The winning ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven located at 1329 Abbott Road, lottery officials said. TAKE 5, a popular daily draw game, selects winning numbers from a field of 1 to 39. Draws are held twice daily at 2:30 pm and 10:30 pm.

The New York Lottery encourages winners to check their tickets promptly, but players have up to one year from the drawing date to claim any prize amount.

This latest win in Buffalo adds to a string of recent big prizes across the state as New Yorkers continue to try their luck in the daily lottery games.