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Man in US wins $2M after mistakenly buying extra lottery ticket

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24 Oct 2020 18:07:16 | Update: 24 Oct 2020 18:16:31
Man in US wins $2M after mistakenly buying extra lottery ticket

In what most people would consider a lucrative mistake, a Detroit-area in US man who accidentally bought an extra lottery ticket has won two $1 million jackpots.
 
Samir Mazahem, 56, of Dearborn Heights said he was saving numbers on a lottery app after buying a $2 ticket for the June 9 Mega Millions game. He then realized that he had purchased a second ticket with the same numbers.
 
"I was a little bummed but didn't think much about it," Mazahem said.
 
Until he recently logged onto the app and found he had two $1 million winners.
 
"I couldn't believe it was real," Mazahem said. "It took several days for the reality to set in that my mistake had paid off to the tune of $2 million!"
 
He recently claimed his prize and plans to buy a new house and save the rest.
 

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