A Milliken man who purchased a million-dollar lottery ticket had his winnings doubled to $2 million, thanks to recent Mega Millions rule changes.
Leopoldo R. of Milliken, who bought a Colorado Mega Millions lottery ticket in June at a Johnstown 7-11 at 6150 E. U.S. Highway 34, said he was in shock when he checked his ticket and found he had won $2 million, according to the Colorado Lottery.
His ticket was originally worth $1 million, but with new Mega Millions rules, it bumped it up to $2 million, because his ticket had a 2X multiplier. Multipliers go up to 10X…