Overview

• Fitchburg resident Paul Corcoran bought a seven-draw Powerball ticket and later purchased what he thought was a fresh entry for the July 9 drawing, resulting in two identical tickets.
• Both tickets matched the numbers 5, 9, 25, 28, 69 and Powerball 5, each earning him a $1 million prize.
• He filed claims for both prizes on July 11 at the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Dorchester office, officially collecting the combined $2 million.
• The retailers that sold the winning tickets—a Market Basket in Fitchburg and Country Farms in Leominster—each received a $10,000 statutory bonus.
• Corcoran says he feels good about his unexpected windfall but has not yet decided how he will use his winnings.