Massachusetts woman wins second $1M lottery prize in span of 10 weeks
Attleborough, Massachusetts, woman makes 'lightning strike twice' after her second $1 million lottery win
A lucky lottery winner has hit not only one $1 million grand prize, but two in less than three months.
Christine Wilson of Attleborough, Massachusetts, learned of her first win back in February.
On Feb. 23, Wilson claimed her $1 million grand prize after playing the "Lifetime Millions" $50 instant ticket game, the Massachusetts Lottery reported in a press release issued on May 1.
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This time around, Wilson won big again after she played the "100X Cash" $10 instant ticket game.
Christine Wilson won not only one, but two million-dollar cash prizes in the Massachusetts Lottery. (Massachusetts Lottery / Fox News)
Wilson chose to receive both her million dollar prizes as a one-time payment, which resulted in a $650,000 cash prize before taxes, lottery officials wrote in the new release.
Her first million-dollar winnings went towards a new SUV. As for her latest win, Wilson reportedly plans to deposit the funds into her savings.
The "100X Cash" winning ticket was purchased from the Family Food Mart located at 660 East St. in Mansfield, the Massachusetts Lottery reported.
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The retail location will receive a $10,000 bonus because of its sale of the grand prize ticket.
Wilson used funds from her first win to go towards purchasing an SUV, but this time she will put her prize into her savings. (Massachusetts Lottery / Fox News)
After Wilson's first big win, Dubs’s Discount Liquors, located at 30 Chauncy St. in Mansfield, received an extra bonus of $10,000 for selling her the top ticket.
Wilson's most recent win with the "100X Cash" instant game has a total of 10 $1 million dollar prizes available and since her lucky draw, there are only three remaining.
The Massachusetts Lottery has generated over $149 billion in revenue since it was founded in 1972, the lottery's website stated.
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Since selling its first ticket, the 52-year-old lottery has "awarded over $105 billion in prizes [and] returned over $32 billion in net profit to the Commonwealth for unrestricted local aid provided to cities and towns," the website continued.
The Massachusetts Lottery has given out $105 billion in prizes since selling its first ticket in 1972. Christine Wilson made lightning strike twice with her double, million-dollar wins. (Massachusetts Lottery / Fox News)
Fox Business reached out to the Massachusetts Lottery for a comment.
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