US man wins S$1.3 million jackpot, 2nd win after S$130,000 lottery months earlier

A U.S. man from Connecticut has defied incredible odds by winning two major lottery prizes just months apart.

Earlier this year, he won US$100,000 (S$130,000) in a lottery.

He subsequently bought a scratch ticket that won him the US$1 million (S$1,300,000) jackpot, reported the New York Post.

The winning ticket

Shelley Suttles hit the top prize on Sep. 30 while he was out and about running errands.

After grabbing a few items at the local convenience store, Suttles decided on a whim to pick up an Ultimate 7s scratch game ticket at the checkout.

He scratched off the card and that was when he saw it — a million dollars.

“I almost passed out,” he said, according to The Connecticut Lottery.

“I scratched off the box and saw a million dollars. I’ve never seen a million dollars on a ticket before.

I picked up the phone and told my sister, and she started screaming. She couldn’t believe it either.”

Shelley was just out running errands when he scratched his way to the ultimate surprise — a $𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 win on 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟕𝐬! Check out his fun story: https://t.co/FjvXB6Tmcr

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A regular lottery player, Suttles had earlier in the summer won US$100,000 (S$130,000) from a Cash5 lottery.

He said that he planned to use his winnings to pay off bills and make a donation to his church.

What are the odds

The odds of winning the US$1 million (S$1,300,000) Ultimate 7’s prize are 1 in 1,300,000, while the odds of winning the US$100,000 (S$130,000) prize are 1 in 324,632.

For comparison, the odds of winning the top prize for the TOTO and 4D are 1 in 13,983,816 and 1 in 10,000 respectively.

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