Bronx liquor store sparks lottery frenzy after lucky ticket hits top prize

Winning Evening drawing ticket was sold at a Jerome Avenue shop in the Bronx

BRONX, N.Y. — A routine stop at a Bronx liquor store turned into a major lottery win after a top-prize TAKE 5 ticket was sold for the Saturday evening drawing, according to the New York Lottery.

The winning ticket for the May 17 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing was purchased at C & S Liquor & Wines Bronx Inc., located at 1396 Jerome Ave. in the Bronx.

Lottery officials said the ticket matched all five numbers drawn during the evening game, securing a top prize worth $27,451.50.

TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawings are televised twi...