10/24/2020 11:36 AM
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Updated 10/24/2020 11:36 AM
An accidental purchase led a man from
Michigan,
United States, to win
two Mega Millions prizes of $ 1 million each
from the Michigan Lottery.
Samir Mazahem,
56, matched the five white balls drawn -
05-01-09-10-23
- in the June 9 drawing to win a prize of $ 1 million.
He accidentally bought two tickets, each worth $ 1 million.
He purchased his tickets online at
MichiganLottery.com.
"I went online and bought a ticket using numbers that are family birthdays," Mazahem said.
"I forgot to save the numbers as favorites in the app, so I went back in and set them as favorites so I could easily play them in the future," he says.
Whoops!
An accidental purchase led to a Dearborn Heights man winning two $ 1 million Mega Millions prizes!
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- Michigan Lottery (@MILottery) October 23, 2020
“What I didn't realize is that that meant I
was buying a second ticket with the same numbers
.
Once I found out that I had bought two tickets with identical numbers, I was a little discouraged, but I didn't think about it much. "
A few days ago, Mazahem went into the app to control the drawing and verify some tickets that he had purchased, and that's when he saw that he had two $ 1 million prizes pending.
"To say that I was stunned is an understatement. I couldn't believe it was real. It took several days for the reality to come true that my mistake had been worth $ 2 million worth!" He said.
In October 2018, there was a historic $ 1 billion lottery jackpot that sparked euphoria among players in the United States,
The player visited the Lottery headquarters to claim his prize.
With his earnings, he plans to buy a house and then save the rest.
"Winning is exciting and it comforts me to know that when I retire, I will have money in the bank," Mazahem said.
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