Atlanta - A Georgia man's trip to a grocery store yielded not one, but two winning tickets for a $70 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot.
The jackpot is good for a cash-option prize of $26.6 million before taxes, lottery officials said.
Stephen Cooke said he did not realize until he went to claim the prize that he had bought two sets of winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing.
"When I saw that one of my three tickets was a winner, I was in shock," said Cooke, who plans to use his winnings to buy a cabin on a lake and spend time fishing. "I didn't even think to check my other tickets."
The other Mega Millions ticket was purchased in Portage, Mich.
Had Cooke bought just one ticket, his gross winnings would have been about $11 million less.
The winning numbers were 2-5-17-21-22, with a Mega Ball number 43.
The jackpot is good for a cash-option prize of $26.6 million before taxes, lottery officials said.
Stephen Cooke said he did not realize until he went to claim the prize that he had bought two sets of winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing.
"When I saw that one of my three tickets was a winner, I was in shock," said Cooke, who plans to use his winnings to buy a cabin on a lake and spend time fishing. "I didn't even think to check my other tickets."
The other Mega Millions ticket was purchased in Portage, Mich.
Had Cooke bought just one ticket, his gross winnings would have been about $11 million less.
The winning numbers were 2-5-17-21-22, with a Mega Ball number 43.