Two TAKE 5 lottery players scored thousands of dollars in top prizes yesterday afternoon in New York City. Not a bad way to ring in the new year, right? One winner scored their midday top-prize ticket in the Bronx, taking home $6,672.50 after buying the ticket from Jher Inc., found at 3287A Westchester Ave.

The New York Lottery announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Dec. 2 TAKE 5 evening drawing at Liquors, located at 793 Southern Boulevard in the Longwood section of The Bronx, and was worth $33,

Another pair of TAKE 5 winners scored $17,562.50 each with winning top-prize tickets after last night’s drawing. One winner bought their ticket from the Bronx’s Sajoma Liquor Inc., which can be found at 1350 Edward L Grant Hwy,