Overview

• Paul Corcoran mistakenly purchased a second multi-drawing ticket for the July 9 Powerball drawing after believing his original ticket had expired.
• Both tickets matched the first five drawn numbers, earning him two separate $1 million prizes.
• He claimed the full $2 million before taxes at the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Dorchester office on July 11 and has not set spending plans.
• The supermarket in Fitchburg and the gas station in Leominster that sold his winning tickets each received a $10,000 retailer bonus under state rules.
• The July 9 drawing produced six other $1 million winners from a $217.1 million jackpot that rolled over to the current $288 million prize.