Man pockets £1,500,000 after accidentally buying two identical lottery tickets

Paul Corcoran from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, won over £1.5 million after purchasing two identical winning Powerball tickets on July 9, mistakenly believing his first ticket was invalid. Each ticket was worth $1 million, and both stores where he bought the tickets will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winners.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Paul Corcoran won £1.5 million by accidentally buying two winning lottery tickets for the same game, thinking the first one was invalid.

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