Paul Corcoran, born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, raised two $ one million awards each, after participating twice in the same draw of the Powerball Bullies in the United States. The repetition was not planned, but it ended up yielding more than 1.7 million euros.
It all happened in the draw of July 9th. Corcoran had previously acquired a note valid for seven consecutive draws. However, judging that the deadline of the last draw would have already ended, bought a second ticket with the same numbers. I would eventually find out days later that both were valid and awarded.
“I knew how to win,” admitted the winner
According to ABC News, the two tickets contained the combination of numbers 5, 9, 25, 28, 69 and the red powerball 5. This sequence yielded Corcoran two million dollar awards attributed to those who get the five main numbers without the additional number.
The American complained the awards on July 11, moving to the headquarters of the Massachusetts State Lottery, located in Dorchester. Despite the high amount, the winner revealed that he has not yet defined plans for the money. “I knew how to win,” he said.
According to the same means, the first ticket was bought in a supermarket in Fitchburg, while the second was purchased in a gasoline pump in Leominster. Both stores will receive a $ 10,000 bonus, awarded awarded by the sale of award -winning tickets.
Hypothesis of winning? One in 292 million
Powerball is one of the most popular bullies in the United States and is available in 45 states. Each bet costs two dollars and offers an average hypothesis in 24 of winning a prize. However, the odds of collecting the jackpot, which requires hitting the five main numbers and the Powerball number are one at 292.2 million.
Write the Powerball official website that the one million dollar award is awarded whenever a ticket hits the five main numbers. In this specific draw, there were five tickets with this result, two of which ended up in the hands of Paul Corcoran.
Also according to, Corcoran had no intention to duplicate the bet and only realized the feat after comparing the winning numbers. The error, although involuntary, allowed him to bend his gains and ensure an unlikely place in the gallery of the great winners of the US Publico.
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