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So much luck is almost unfair. A little over a year ago, Wayne Murray stopped at a gas station on Avenue H in Brooklyn. While paying, he bought a New York Lottery scratch-off ticket and won ten million dollars.
This week, the multimillionaire stopped again at the same gas station, bought another scratch card – and won the ten million dollar jackpot for the second time.
Murray invested $30 each for the ‘X Series: 200X Black Titanium’ competition. Players must compare the numbers on their scratched spaces with the winning numbers. The winning numbers each have a monetary value that can then be multiplied up to 200 times – as long as you have the symbol for it on the ticket.
“It feels very overwhelming, but also liberating!”
Murray’s odds of winning the top prize the first time were 1 in 4.32 million, this time it was “only” 1 in 3.5 million. In a press release, Brad Maine, director of lottery communications, confirmed that the winner received just over $6 million after taxes. Murray, who this time decided to hide his face in the photo behind a mask, said of the lottery: “It feels very overwhelming, but also liberating!”
New York State has the most lucrative state lottery in the United States. The various scratch card games generated $4.4 billion last year alone. Of that, $3.7 billion went to the school system. (ymh)
Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
