Take 5
Evening Thu 04/09/26
Midday Thu 04/09/26
Next Drawing: Midday Fri 04/10/26
Evening Thu 04/09/26
Midday Thu 04/09/26
One Play: $1
Choose five numbers from 1 to 39. To win the Take 5 Jackpot, match the five numbers on your ticket to the winning five-number combination drawn.
Winning draw game tickets expire one year from the date of the draw.
Find your nearest New York Lottery retailer.
Quick Pick or pick your own. Quick Pick is the easiest way to play. Ask for a Quick Pick, and the computer will choose random numbers for you. Quick Pickers will receive their ticket and can skip right to Step 4. If you’d rather choose your own numbers, grab a Take 5 play slip and choose five numbers from 1 to 39.
Using a black or blue pen or a pencil, fill out one game panel for each game you want to play. Hand your completed play slip to the retailer or insert it into the NYL vending machine to receive your ticket. View play slip for more details.
See if you’ve won! Take 5 draws twice daily at 2:30 and 10:30 PM. Watch live on your local TV network or via our livestream. If you’re a winner, find out how to claim your prize.
Game Features
Try your numbers again. Give your ticket to a retailer within 30 days to purchase an identical ticket for the next drawing. The cost of the new ticket will match your original play.
For an additional $1, match any of your numbers with any of the Instant Win numbers printed on your ticket and win the amount shown, up to $500 per number.
*For each Take 5 draw, 50% of sales is allocated as prize money. The jackpot is funded by 20% of this amount and is divided among jackpot winners. The remaining prize money is used to pay out the other prize levels. If the jackpot is not won, this amount goes to the Second Prize and is distributed equally across all Second Prize winners.
All cash prizes shown are estimates based on chances of winning. Prizes are paid on pari-mutuel basis, and can vary. Each prize level prize pool is calculated and rounded down to the nearest penny. Each prize level winner’s share amount is rounded down to the nearest 50 cents.
*For each Take 5 draw, 50% of sales is allocated as prize money. The Second Prize is 30% of this amount and is divided among Second Prize winners. The remaining prize money is used to pay out the other prize levels.
*For each Take 5 draw, 50% of sales is allocated as prize money. The Third Prize is 50% of this amount, and is divided among Third Prize winners. The remaining prize money is used to pay out the other prize levels.
Play the Take 5 add-on game with separate odds and prizes.
For an additional $1 per play, match any of your selected numbers with the Instant Win numbers printed on your ticket and win the amount shown. You are still eligible for the regular drawing.
Overall odds 1 in 4.97
| Prize | Odds of winning |
| $500 | 1 in 30,000 |
| $100 | 1 in 2,400 |
| $25 | 1 in 600 |
| $10 | 1 in 240 |
| $5 | 1 in 50 |
| $3 | 1 in 20 |
| $2 | 1 in 8 |
