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MA Woman Wins $1M Lottery For The 2nd Time In Weeks

Both of the tickets were purchased at two different shops in the same Massachusetts town.

When she won the first $1 million, Christine Wilson said that she was going to buy an SUV, which she did, according to lottery officials. Now with her second win, she said she plans to put the money into savings.
When she won the first $1 million, Christine Wilson said that she was going to buy an SUV, which she did, according to lottery officials. Now with her second win, she said she plans to put the money into savings. (Massachusetts State Lottery)

ATTLEBORO, MA — They say that winning the lottery is the luckiest thing that can happen to a person — but one Massachusetts woman just did for the second time in 10 weeks.

Christine Wilson of Attleboro first won the $1 million prize in the "Lifetime Millions" instant ticket game on Feb. 23. But she kept playing, and on Wednesday, lottery officials announced that she had won another $1 million, this time playing the "100X Cash" instant ticket game.

When she won the first $1 million, Wilson said that she was going to buy an SUV, which she did, according to lottery officials. Now with her second win, she said she plans to put the money into savings.

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Wilson bought her first winning ticket at Dubs's Discount Liquors in Mansfield, and her second at Family Food Mart in Mansfield.

That raises the question: is Wilson a lucky person, or is Mansfield a lucky place?

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