If you checked your lottery ticket recently and felt like you didn’t have a winning ticket, you may want to think again.<\/p>\n
Midday Take 5 Winning Numbers<\/p>\n
Especially, if that ticket was for midday Take 5 drawing<\/a> on January 22nd, 2026. New York Lottery<\/a> officials say two first-prize tickets matched all five numbers in the midday draw, and each one is worth $9,040.50.<\/p>\n Here are the winning numbers from the midday drawing:<\/p>\n 5 \u2013 6 \u2013 27 \u2013 28 \u2013 29<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Where the Winners Bought Their Tickets<\/p>\n One of those winning tickets was sold right here in Central New York at Sunoco, located at 9060 State Route 365 in Stittville<\/a>. The second winning ticket was sold downstate at West 44 Candy Store Corp on West 44th Street in New York City. Not bad company to be in, Oneida sharing a winner\u2019s circle with Manhattan.<\/p>\n How Take 5 Works<\/p>\n For anyone new to the game,\u00a0Take 5 <\/a>is drawn twice a day, once at 2:30 p.m. and again at 10:30 p.m. You pick five numbers from 1 to 39, and if all five match, you win the top prize, which can change depending on ticket sales and number of winners. Lately, the odds have felt a little friendlier than usual, and more Upstate locations seem to be popping up on the winners list.<\/p>\n Even Non-Winners Support New York Schools<\/p>\n And even if your ticket doesn\u2019t turn into a payday, it\u2019s not a total loss<\/a>. The New York Lottery remains the largest and most profitable lottery system in North America, sending more than $3.6 billion last fiscal year directly to support public schools across New York State. So every ticket sold helps fund classrooms, programs, and resources statewide.<\/p>\n