Double happiness: the same number, two shops; Massachusetts Man hits $ 2m powerball jackpot twice

In a notable turn of fate, a person of Massachusetts won $ 2 million after purchasing two identical powerball tickets for the same drawing from two separate shops.CNN reported that Paul Korkoran, from Fitchburg in North-Central Massachusetts, originally bought a multi-drain powerball ticket for seven matches in the run-up for July 9. However, the last draw on that ticket already, thinking this, Korkoran picked up another seven-draw tickets at a distance of a few minutes from the first store, inadvertently included twice a draw on July 9.That simple mistake turned into a fate.According to Massachusetts State Lottery and Powerball, both Korkoran tickets matched all five white balls with 5, 9, 25, 28 and 69, earning them $ 1 million per ticket before taxes. He missed only one number, red powerball 5 to $ 217 million jackpot.Korkoran told the authorities that he was playing the same set of random numbers “for some time”. He claimed his double award at Massachusetts State Lottery Headquarters, although there is no immediate plan for his victory.The tickets were purchased at two locations: a market basket supermarket in Fitchburg and a Country Farm Facilitation Store in a nearby Laminster. Both retail vendors will receive a $ 10,000 bonus to sell $ 1 million winning tickets.According to the lottery office, it was the first $ 1 million powerball win recorded in Fitchburg and Leminster, stated by CNN.The possibility of killing the powerball jackpot stands on a shocking 1 in 292.2 million. The next drawing is scheduled for July 21, with an estimated top prize of $ 308 million.