A 67-year-old Michigan resident got the surprise of a lifetime when he accidentally bought a pair of Fantasy 5 tickets for the same drawing.
When the anonymous man purchased the Michigan Lottery tickets online, he did not realize he bought two for the same drawing on February 6, Fox 2 reported Monday.
The numbers 04-10-12-20-30 were drawn, which meant the man won a pair of jackpots worth $120,169.
He explained that every week, he buys a multi-draw Fantasy 5 ticket with numbers he has been using for the past few years.
He said he was about to leave town, therefore, “I bought a muti-draw ticket to cover the drawings while I was gone. There was some overlap on the drawings of the new ticket I had purchased and the multi-draw ticket I had purchased a few days prior.”
When he opened his lottery account, what he found was something he barely believed, which was a $240,338 prize pending.
“When I realized that I had won on one of the drawings both tickets covered to win $120,169 on each, I couldn’t help but laugh!” he explained.
As of Monday afternoon, the Michigan Lottery said its Fantasy 5 estimated jackpot is $105,00, and the next drawing is scheduled for this evening.
According to its website, the Michigan Lottery’s mission statement said it strives to “maximize net revenues to supplement state education programs,” offer people fun, entertaining games of chance, and “operate all games and bureau functions with nothing less than total integrity.”
In December, Raymond Roberts Sr., a Vietnam-era veteran in Massachusetts who played the same lottery numbers for years, also got a huge surprise, according to Breitbart News.
“The game awards winners $25,000 a year for a minimum 20 years. However, Roberts won six times in one drawing thanks to his idea to buy six tickets bearing the same numbers that are made up of anniversary dates and birthdays,” the outlet said.