Man wins $1,001,000 from 2 scratch tickets

Jul 28, 2009, 8:30 am (17 comments)

Massachusetts Lottery

FALL RIVER, Mass. — A Massachusetts man won $1,000 and $1 million dollars from two scratch-off lottery tickets on the same day.

Phillip Brunelle, 29, of Fall River, said he was so excited about winning $1,000 on a scratch-off ticket at a convenience store that he decided to return to the store later to buy another $5 Money Mania ticket, WCVB-TV, Boston, reported Monday.

"I already won $1,000, so I don't know why I went back down. I guess I'm greedy," Brunelle said.

He said he used his "lucky penny" to uncover the $1 million prize on the second ticket, which the Massachusetts State Lottery said players have a 1 in 3 million chance of winning.

Brunelle, a photographer, said he plans to use his money to open new studios and help out his mother, who suffers from cerebral palsy.

"I'm going to try to help her out, get her a new car or newer car, so she does not have to depend on everyone else to do everything for her," he said. "Without her, I wouldn't be here."

Thanks to truesee for the tip.

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Comments

JackpotWanna's avatarJackpotWanna

Greed pays off!!!!

Great story~WTG!

Raven62's avatarRaven62

WTG: Phillip has a Successful Playing Strategy!

diamondpalace's avatardiamondpalace

Simply, amazing.

robmang

Wow, that's some great luck right there. Good for him.

For me, it's more like me going and buying a $5 ticket, winning nothing and getting pissed, going and buying another and losing, and then going home. LMAO...maybe someday

Set4life's avatarSet4life

lol, it wasnt greedy. It was his instincts to go back and win BIG. Congrat to him!Troll

Dollar419's avatarDollar419

Talk about good luck...he certainly beat the odds of winning..CongratulationsParty

ThatScaryChick's avatarThatScaryChick

I don't think he was greedy to go back and by more tickets. If he hadn't, he wouldn't have won the million dollars. Congrats to him! He was very lucky!

gocart1's avatargocart1

Quote: Originally posted by Dollar419 on Jul 28, 2009

Talk about good luck...he certainly beat the odds of winning..CongratulationsParty

CONGRATS TO THE WINNER ....whats the odds of that happening........any math majer guys out there..........all i can say is" holy cow"PartyUS FlagParty

justxploring's avatarjustxploring

I agree.  Also, it's very natural to buy more tickets when you win.  I haven't won a dime in months so I am really down & out and don't want to play too much.  But when I win even $100, I always buy a few extra tickets. Doesn't make sense, since I'm still behind, but it's that positive feeling you get like "I'm on a roll" that makes you do it.  People like Coin Toss who worked in casinos understand what I'm talking about.  Once I was so frustrated because I played for hours and never won anything.  Then I had dozens of chips on the table and, although I wasn't up for the week, it felt really good.  (which is why I bet them and walked away with nothing!)  This man was very, very lucky.  He also didn't have to spend too much of his winnings (just $5) to win more, which is also nice.

HaveABall's avatarHaveABall

Phillip Brunelle, 29, of Fall River, you are a financially fortunate young man! 

May you continue to have:  your lucky penny, obeyance to your good instinct, increased financial gain, your delights, your loving mom, and your loving, generous, and kind ways!

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maringoman's avatarmaringoman

Quote: Originally posted by justxploring on Jul 28, 2009

I agree.  Also, it's very natural to buy more tickets when you win.  I haven't won a dime in months so I am really down & out and don't want to play too much.  But when I win even $100, I always buy a few extra tickets. Doesn't make sense, since I'm still behind, but it's that positive feeling you get like "I'm on a roll" that makes you do it.  People like Coin Toss who worked in casinos understand what I'm talking about.  Once I was so frustrated because I played for hours and never won anything.  Then I had dozens of chips on the table and, although I wasn't up for the week, it felt really good.  (which is why I bet them and walked away with nothing!)  This man was very, very lucky.  He also didn't have to spend too much of his winnings (just $5) to win more, which is also nice.

now I dont think he only spend $5 on the second ticket. The lottery commissions never say the number of tickets an individual bought when they hit the jackpot, they only announce the value of the lucky ticket. You see they would never want to discourage people who play $1 at a time by informing them that a jackpot winner shelled $50 at once. It's all mind control.

justxploring's avatarjustxploring

Quote: Originally posted by maringoman on Jul 28, 2009

now I dont think he only spend $5 on the second ticket. The lottery commissions never say the number of tickets an individual bought when they hit the jackpot, they only announce the value of the lucky ticket. You see they would never want to discourage people who play $1 at a time by informing them that a jackpot winner shelled $50 at once. It's all mind control.

Maybe I'm reading the article incorrectly.  It sounds as if he didn't spend a lot, but maybe he blew $100 or more.

Litebets27's avatarLitebets27

Very nice....very nice!!

Congratulations Phil.Thumbs Up

marlon39's avatarmarlon39

Congrats to him Party

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