He noted that his first winnings were spent on his dream wedding and this time he would like to take his wife on a vacation.įor Frank's Diamond Dazzler jackpot win, the odds of winning were 1 in 1,528,470.Īccording to the lottery there are a total of 2 out of 6 total tickets remaining that would grant the player the top prize.Īfter the $2 million prize, the next highest-valued prize is $100,000, of which the player has a 1 in 764,235 chance of winning. He could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $100,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $1.2 million.įrank decided on the lump sum, and after paying the required state and federal tax took home $855,006. I was just in shock for a while.įrank arrived at the lottery headquarters on March 27 to collect his winnings, but still had a decision to make. Speaking about the moment he realized he had another winning ticket, he said: 'I didn't know if I was dreaming or not. He recalled: 'I told him that I was going to double it.' 'What are the chances of me being down there at that exact moment in time.'įrank also noted that the day before his second win he was asked by his friend what it felt like to win his initial $1 million prize. 'It's cool because the first time I won it was two miles from my house and this time I was four and a half hours away. While laughing about his luck, he said: 'I called my wife and told her, 'I did it again.'

Winner Pharris Frank had joked with a friend that he would double his initial winnings. A North Carolina man has won $2 million in a lottery, almost two years after $1 million in the lottery.

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