One Lucky Lottery Ticket in Central New York Wins $17,000

Check your lottery tickets. Someone just received an early Christmas gift worth 17 grand.

One winning Take 5 ticket was sold in Central New York, making the holidays a little brighter for one lucky lottery player.

The winning numbers from the Tuesday, December 2 midday drawing were: 20-22-30-31-36

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Winner in Oswego

The winning ticket was sold at the Ruma Mart on State Route 104 in Oswego for $17,119.

You can check all winning numbers at Nylottery.ny.gov.

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Only Way to Win is to Buy a Ticket

The only way to win a jackpot is to buy a New York Lottery ticket and match some or all of the winning numbers.

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