'I did it again': North Carolina man wins $2M lottery nearly 2 years after winning $1M

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — After celebrating a $1 million lottery win in July 2021, a North Carolina man recently doubled his previous prize by winning $2 million on a $20 scratch-off, according to a news release.

He said he called his wife and told her, "I did it again."

Frank, 41, was working out of town with his construction job when he bought a $2 million Diamond Dazzler ticket from Handy House on Arendell Street in Morehead City.

It’s cool because the first time I won it was two miles from my house and this time I was four and a half hours away,” Frank said. “What are the chances of me being down there at that exact moment in time?”

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Frank said he recently told a friend he was going to win big again.

It’s crazy because the day before I won, my buddy was asking me how it felt to win $1 million,” he recalled. “And I told him that I was going to double it.”

When he arrived at lottery headquarters, he decided to choose a lump sum of $1.2 million and took home $855,006 after required state and federal tax withholdings.

The first win helped him pay for a dream wedding and now he plans to take his wife on a nice vacation.