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The huge winner, who’s from Grand Strand, claimed a $40,000 prize on July 16 and then a $three million one on July 27. He bought each Mega Millions Quick Pick tickets from a Murphy USA fuel station in Myrtle Beach, the South Carolina Education Lottery stated in a statement on Wednesday.
The newly minted millionaire outlets at a close-by Walmart and often drops by Murphy USA afterward for a fill-up and to play the lotto, he instructed lottery officers.
“I couldn’t believe it,” he stated. “My family was shocked when I broke the news.”
In each circumstances, he missed the jackpot by only one quantity. Still, he is one fortunate man.
“The odds of winning $40,000 playing Mega Millions are 1 in 931,001, and the odds of winning $3 million are about 1 in 13 million,” the South Carolina Education Lottery stated.
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