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Forest Hills Convenience Store Sells $58K Lottery Ticket
A Forest Hills convenience store sold a winning Take 5 ticket worth nearly $58,000, according to the New York Lottery.
FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A Forest Hills convenience store sold a winning lottery ticket worth nearly $58,000, according to the New York Lottery.
The winning Take 5 ticket was purchased at the Yellowstone Convenience Store at 71-69 Yellowstone Blvd. in Forest Hills.
The lucky ticket-holder matched all five numbers drawn Monday to win a top prize of $57,834.50.
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It's the second day in a row that a Queens bodega has produced a winning lottery ticket.
The winning ticket for Sunday's Take 5 drawing, worth nearly $54,000, came from a convenience shop in Auburndale.
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