A Massachusetts man, Paul Corcoran, unexpectedly became $2 million richer after buying two $1 million-winning lottery tickets due to a fortunate mistake. Corcoran initially bought a ticket for seven Powerball drawings but mistakenly assumed the last drawing had already occurred. This led him to purchase another ticket for the same drawing. As luck would have it, both tickets matched all five white balls for the July 9 drawing, earning him two $1 million prizes.
Corcoran claimed his $2 million prize—before taxes—at the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Dorchester headquarters. He hasn’t decided how he will spend his winnings but expressed satisfaction with the outcome. The tickets were purchased from a supermarket in Finchburg and a gas station in Leominster, Massachusetts. Each store received a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning tickets…