North Carolina man wins $2 million lottery after winning $1 million years before

NORTH CAROLINA —  They are saying lightning does not strike the identical place twice, however a profitable lottery ticket simply would possibly.

A person in North Carolina acquired a sizeable return on his funding when he scratched off a $20 ticket for a $2 million prize, the North Carolina Schooling Lottery introduced Tuesday. Lower than two years in the past, he collected a $1 million jackpot enjoying a special recreation in the identical lottery.

Pharris Frank instructed the lottery he was out of city for work when he purchased the ticket.

“It is cool as a result of the primary time I gained it was two miles from my home and this time I used to be 4 and a half hours away,” he stated. “What are the possibilities of me being down there at that actual second in time?”

Based on the lottery, the chances of profitable the highest prize on the $2,000,000 Diamond Dazzler recreation like Frank did are about one in 1.5 million.

Regardless of these odds, Frank predicted the win. “It is loopy as a result of the day earlier than I gained, my buddy was asking me the way it felt to win $1 million,” he stated. “And I instructed him that I used to be going to double it.”

He opted to gather a lump sum of $855,006 after federal tax withholdings reasonably than take an annual $100,000 over the subsequent 20 years, the lottery stated.

After his first large win in July 2021, Frank stated he spent his jackpot on a dream wedding ceremony. This time, he is planning a trip along with his spouse.

The Diamond Dazzler recreation was launched final January. There are actually two jackpot tickets remaining.