Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 6 months ago

Man accidentally buys two identical Powerball tickets, wins $2 million

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Man accidentally buys two identical Powerball tickets, wins $2 million

Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 6 months ago

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Man accidentally buys two identical Powerball tickets, wins $2 million - UPI.com

A Maryland man who mistakenly bought two identical tickets for the same Powerball drawing ended up winning a pair of $1 million prizes.

When ‘oops’ turns out good.

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double your potential payout for winning (leading to the same expected return).

This is only true if your win isn’t the jackpot.

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