Stewart's Shops
Winning Tickets Sold Here
About This Location
Sold a $5 million Holiday Extravaganza scratch ticket days before Christmas 2025.
📷 Street-level photo via Mapillary (CC BY-SA) · captured Oct 2018
If You Bought a Winning Ticket Here
Stewart's Shops has sold a winning Scratch — Holiday Extravaganza ticket, but that history says nothing about the ticket in your pocket — every draw is independent, and this store's odds on the next ticket are identical to those of any other licensed retailer in NY. If you do have a winner, here's what actually determines your payout.
NY withholds 8.82% in state tax from lottery prizes. New York City residents face an additional local tax on top of the state rate. Federal withholding adds another 24% on any single prize over $5,000. On privacy, winner identity is public record in New York: New York law requires winners' names and hometowns to be released publicly.
Sign the back of the ticket right away — that alone establishes you as the owner if it's ever lost or disputed. Small prizes can typically be cashed at Stewart's Shops itself or any other licensed retailer in NY; larger prizes and any jackpot-tier win require an in-person visit to an official New York Lottery claim center with the signed ticket and a valid photo ID. Take a photo and a photocopy of the signed ticket before you go, and hold off on any big decisions — lump sum vs. annuity, who to tell, whether to bring in a financial advisor — until you've had a few days to think it through.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Stewart's Shops in Albany, NY has sold 1 major lottery winning ticket worth $5.0M combined, according to LotteryMap's tracked win records.
No. Every ticket for a given game has identical odds no matter where it's purchased. A store's past winning history reflects ticket volume and chance, not a higher probability of future wins.
Stewart's Shops is located at Albany, NY, Albany, NY.