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Mistaken Powerball Entry Nets Two $1 Million Prizes; Eurojackpot at €97 Million, LOTTO 6aus49 at €8 Million

Paul Corcoran’s ticket mishap doubled his Powerball payout with European lotteries offering a €97 million draw value, including an €8 million LOTTO 6aus49 prize

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Paul ist nun um zwei Millionen Dollar reicher. (Symbolbild)
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Jetzt beim Eurojackpot 2 Felder gratis spielen und 97 Millionen Euro gewinnen

Overview

  • Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, accidentally bought two tickets for the July 9 Powerball draw and won $1 million on each after matching 5, 9, 25, 28, 69 and the red Powerball 5.
  • Eurojackpot has rolled over to €97 million for its Tuesday, July 22 draw following an uncaptured jackpot on July 18.
  • LOTTO 6aus49 will offer an €8 million jackpot in its Wednesday, July 23 draw; a full five-field ticket costs €7.30.
  • A player from Kreis Gütersloh claimed €1,762,799.40 in the second prize tier of LOTTO 6aus49 after the July 5 drawing.
  • Eurojackpot draws occur Tuesdays and Fridays in Helsinki under police supervision with minimum €10 million and maximum €120 million jackpots, while LOTTO 6aus49 runs Wednesdays and Saturdays with similar odds of about 1 in 140 million.