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A retired Staten Island janitor who vanished after collecting up to $25,000 running local Super Bowl pools was traced to Florida over the weekend — thanks to his love of 7-Eleven.

John Kambakakis, 63, disappeared for 10 days on Jan. 28 after he went to a 7-Eleven on Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island. Then, an NYPD detective noticed Kambakakis had been using his debit card to make purchases at a 7-Eleven in Daytona, Fla., police said.

Store workers confirmed the missing man was their customer, and his family identified him through shop surveillance video, police said.

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