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Smithtown Resident Wins $55K in Take Five

Locals continue to bring in the earnings from the New York Lottery.

A Smithtown resident took home $55,529 from the New York Lottery's game Take Five.

The New York Lottery announced Eric Lazarus won the money in the Christmas day drawing with a ticket he purchased at Cumberland Farms, located at 200 South Oyster Bay Road in Syosset.

Lazarus is the third lotto winner from Smithtown in 2012. Lawrence Millman won $10,000 during the Mega Millions drawing held in October of last year and Frederick Tate purchased a winning "Cashword Doubler" scratch-off lottery ticket and won $10,000 in August of last year.

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Since 2010 there have been three more local New York Lotto winners. Tina Sferrazza of Smithtown won $10,000 in New York Mega Millions back in July 2010; John Donohue of St James, won $11,494 on Take Five in October 2010; and Grace Mayer of Nesconset won $10,000 on Mega Millions in October 2010.


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