Maryland man's mistake of purchasing two tickets made his multi-millionaire

A Maryland man who enjoys playing the lottery managed to purchase not one but two winning tickets for the April 1 Powerball drawing, which happened completely by accident.

The man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, won a $1 million prize on each of the two tickets he purchased for the drawing, according to Maryland Lottery officials.

The Anne Arundel County resident said he does not typically play games like Powerball or Mega Millions unless the jackpot is “over a billion dollars.” So when the jackpot reached $1 billion, he tried his luck.

The father of two opted to buy a few tickets from the 7-Eleven store on Bestgate Road in Annapolis using pre-selected numbers he kept in his pocket.

He used the Lottery terminal’s “replay” feature, which allows players to scan an old ticket to get a new one with the same numbers.

What he didn’t know was that some of the tickets were duplicates. So when he checked his tickets the next morning, he was astonished.

He had every number except for the Powerball, which he missed by just one number.