A man from New York has won a $10 million lottery prize for the second year in a row. Wayne Murray, a resident of Brooklyn, recently struck gold with a 200X scratch-off game, according to officials from the New York Lottery per the PEOPLE.
Murray previously secured a $10 million prize in August 2022, after playing the Black Titanium game scratch-off ticket. It’s worth noting that both of Murray’s winning tickets were purchased at the H&A Gas & Convenience store on Ave. H in Brooklyn, as confirmed by New York lottery officials.
Murray chose to receive his winnings in a single lump sum payment of $6,122,400, after mandatory withholdings, following both of his stunning victories. “It feels very humbling and liberating,” Murray told lottery officials at the time of his first win. After his second win, Murray told the NY Post he wanted to remain
“discreet.”
According to the New York Lottery, the chances of winning the 200X scratch-off game are 1 in 3.64 million, while the odds of winning the Black Titanium game are 1 in 3.53 million.
“Twice in a row — what are the odds? You can’t even think about it. It’s not comprehensible,”
Hassan Nabil, the clerk at the convenience store where Murray scored the two winning tickets, told the New York Post.
“It’s a game for him, so he just keeps playing.”
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