LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. – A Livingston County man had to call his wife twice after he accidently won two $110,000 Double Play prizes.
Paul Pattwell, 68, of Pinckney, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the June 15 drawing to win the two prizes (03-08-10-14-20).
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Pattwell says he has been playing the same sets of Fantasy 5 numbers every day for years.
During his camping trip up north, Pattwell says he didn’t remember if he had bought a ticket for the day, so he stopped at a local store and bought the second ticket there.
“A few days after we got home from vacation, I pulled out over a week’s worth of tickets and started checking them,” said Pattwell. “I recognized the June 15 Double Play winning numbers right away and was thrilled that I’d won $110,000! I called my wife and told her the big news.”
“After I got off the phone with my wife, I started checking the rest of my tickets which is when I realized I had two tickets for the same drawing and won another $110,000 prize,” said Pattwell. “I called my wife again and said: ‘You’re not going to believe this, but I won a second $110,000 prize”
He bought one of his tickets at Krist Food Mart, located at 12969 US Highway 31 North in Charlevoix, and the other at Toski Sands Party Store, located at 2292 M 119 in Petoskey.
Pattwell recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his prizes.
With his winnings, he plans to buy a new truck, spoil his grandkids, and then save the remainder.