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College Point Deli Sells $63K Lottery Ticket

The tiny deli on College Point Boulevard sold the winning Take 5 ticket Thursday.

Nilkanth Convenience, at 8-15 College Point Blvd., sold the winning Take 5 ticket Thursday.
Nilkanth Convenience, at 8-15 College Point Blvd., sold the winning Take 5 ticket Thursday. (Google Maps)

COLLEGE POINT, QUEENS — A tiny deli in College Point made one lucky customer five digits richer.

Nilkanth Convenience, at 8-15 College Point Blvd., sold a winning Take 5 lottery ticket worth more than $63,000, according to the New York Lottery.

The lucky ticket-holder matched all five numbers drawn Thursday to win a top prize of $63,378 — the only person to do so that day.

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Nearly 200 others got a second-place prize of $482.50 for matching four of the five numbers drawn.

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