Massachusetts Woman Wins Second $1 Million Lottery Prize in 10 Weeks
Two-time lottery winner Christine Wilson
Christine Wilson claimed her first lottery prize in February
This Massachusetts woman won big — twice!
Christine Wilson of Attleborough recently claimed a $1 million jackpot, the Massachusetts State Lottery announced on Wednesday, May 1. Amazingly, it marked the second $1 million prize she’d won in just 10 weeks.
Wilson’s latest winnings came from playing the 100X Cash $10 instant ticket game. The scratch game involves matching any of the player’s numbers or bonus numbers to any winning number.
Wilson purchased the winning 100X Cash ticket at Family Food Mart in Mansfield, per lottery officials.
In February, Wilson claimed her first $1 million lottery prize after playing the Lifetime Millions $50 instant ticket game. She bought that ticket at Discount Liquors, 30 Chauncy St. in Mansfield, according to lottery officials.
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When she won her first prize, Wilson said that she would use some of the money to buy an SUV. Now she plans to put her new winnings towards savings.
As with her first jackpot prize back in February, for her latest win, Wilson opted for the cash payout option of $650,000 before taxes.
And it’s not just Wilson who is reaping the rewards for her latest jackpot. The Family Food Mart that sold her the ticket will receive a $10,000 bonus.
Wilson joins other lucky folks who have won a lottery jackpot twice in the last year.
In February, a Michigan man won a $110,000 prize by playing the state’s Fantasy 5 Double Play drawing. Six months earlier, the man had also netted $110,000 via the same game.
Meanwhile, in October 2023, Jennifer Minton of Gloucester, Virginia, won $50,000 playing that state’s Safari Quest online game. A week later, she won again, netting a $1 million prize.
And in March of that same year, a couple from Australia scored two $1 million prizes on separate tickets in the same drawing for Australia’s Monday & Wednesday Lotto game. “I can’t believe this has happened to us,” the husband said at the time, per a news release.
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