This Massachusetts man became a millionaire twice in one night – thanks to a lucky lottery mistake

CNN One lucky Massachusetts man bought two winning lottery tickets at two different stores earning him a million payday Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg a small city in north-central Massachusetts planned to play in the July Powerball drawing He had initially purchased a multi-draw ticket covering seven games but mistakenly assumed the final drawing on that ticket had passed according to a news release from Powerball So less than minutes away from the first store where he bought a ticket he picked up a second ticket for seven Powerball drawings one that also included the July drawing That simple mistake earned him a second chance at the million jackpot according to the Massachusetts State Lottery Both winning Powerball tickets matched all five white balls drawn on July and earning Corcoran million pre-tax per winning ticket according to Powerball Corcoran s numbers just missed the red Powerball lucky number falling one number short of the full jackpot He noted he s been playing those same random numbers for quite a few time when he claimed his winnings at the Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters a state lottery spokesperson narrated CNN Both stores where Corcoran bought the tickets a Field Basket supermarket in Fitchburg and a Country Farms convenience store in Leominster will receive a payout of the lottery spokesperson commented The winning tickets were the first Powerball tickets worth million sold in Fitchburg and Leominster Massachusetts according to the Massachusetts State Lottery Corcoran reported lottery administrators his double win feels good but he does not yet have plans for what he will do with his winnings The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are in million The next Powerball drawing is July with an estimated jackpot of million