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by WKRC
TRENTON, N.J. (WKRC) – A couple won two scratch-off lottery tickets within six months for a total of $4 million, an achievement the lottery said was 1.2 million times less likely than getting struck by a meteorite.
The couple, who chose to remain anonymous, first won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket on April 1, 2025, according to a release from the New Jersey Lottery. The parents, who have two children and a third on the way, were satisfied with their winnings, but their luck hadn't faded yet.
Less than six months later, the couple purchased a winning scratch-off from an Exxon gas station, receiving an additional $3 million in prizes. The New Jersey Lottery said the odds of this happening were roughly "1 in two trillion."
"For comparison's sake, a player would be 1.2 million times more likely to be hit by a meteorite," the lottery wrote.
The couple said they buy lottery tickets in bulk at the beginning of the month and each scratch a few after their 5-year-old and 11-month-old go to bed, making it a competition to see who can win the most.
The matriarch of the family pointed to the $1 million celebration as to why the couple has a third child on the way, saying, "Maybe we celebrated a bit too much." She was reportedly five months pregnant.
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