IT COULD BE TWO: Lottery Player Who Won USD 4 Million Wins Again

A woman who scooped a USD 4 Million lottery jackpot has won again with a second prize worth nearly USD 265,000.

Image shows the winning ticket, undated photo. A 58-year-old St. Clair County, in Michigan, USA, won USD 264,838 (GBP 222,802) after previously scoring a USD 4 million (GBP 3,4 million) jackpot five years ago. (Michigan Lottery/Newsflash)

The 58-year-old woman – from St Clair County, Michigan State, USA – bought her winning Super Lucky 7’s Fast Cash ticket at Ray’s Market, according to Michigan State Lottery officials.

The lucky winner of the USD 264,838 (GBP 222,377) prize has chosen to stay anonymous.

But she told Michigan State Lottery officials: “I don’t play Fast Cash too often, but I had been purchasing several tickets since the jackpot was high.”

She added: “I purchased a few tickets while I was at the store and was bummed when I realised someone had won the big jackpot the day before.

“I scanned my tickets right away and got a message to file a claim on one of them. When I looked it over and realized what I’d won, I was shocked!”

Image shows the Ray’s Market in Smiths Creek where the winning ticket was purchased, undated photo. A 58-year-old St. Clair County, in Michigan, USA, won USD 264,838 (GBP 222,802) after previously scoring a USD 4 million (GBP 3,4 million) jackpot five years ago. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

She told how she had won an astonishing multi-million prize just five years earlier.

She said: “In 2017, I won a USD 4 million [GBP 3.36 million] prize on a USD 30 [GBP 25.19] instant ticket, so I couldn’t believe I had won again!

“I didn’t have as crazy of a reaction as I did when I won USD 4 million, but it was still an amazing feeling.”

The Michigan State Lottery said: “The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. She plans to save her winnings.

“Fast Cash games are a series of instant-win games that print from terminals at Lottery retailers. Fast Cash tickets range in price from USD 2 [GBP 1.68] per play up to USD 20 [GBP 16.80] per play.”