Double The Luck: Long Island Man Wins $2 Million From Pair Of Winning Tickets

A Long Island hit the jackpot not once, but twice after he claimed two prize-winning lottery tickets from the same store, lottery officials announced.

A West Hempstead man purchased two winning Mega Millions tickets, which had the same first five numbers, from one local store, lottery officials announced.
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Sophie Grieser

11/30/2023 1:30 p.m.

Marco Accardo, of West Hempstead, is $2 million dollars richer after claiming two Mega Millions second-prize tickets from the Saturday, Nov. 11 drawing, according to the New York Lottery.

The lucky winner bought both tickets at Bolla 820 Hempstead C-Store, located at 820 Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead.

Accardo reportedly had the same five numbers on two separate tickets; each had a different Mega Ball number.

After required withholdings, Accardo took a lump sum payment for each ticket, receiving a total of $1,302,000 ($651,000 per winning ticket).

During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the New York Mega Millions generated $492,300,632 in sales.

Nassau County school districts received $239,826,389 from Lottery Aid to Education during the same period.

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