Mechanicsville store's customer wins $19,000 recently in a lottery

A winning lottery ticket worth $19,881 was sold at a convenience store in the region, New York Lottery officials announced.

The top-prize winning Take 5 ticket for the Monday, Feb. 6 midday drawing was purchased in Saratoga County, at the Stewart’s Shops in Mechanicville, located on Vosburgh Road.

Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money.

The winner has to reach the nearest lottery headquarters for further documentation formalities and for claiming their winning prize money, lottery officials said.

They also announced that the winner has only 180 days from the day of the lottery draw to claim the winning prize money.