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Jan. 27, 2020 / 3:25 PM

North Carolina $1 million winner was already a lottery millionaire

North Carolina $1 million winner was already a lottery millionaire

A North Carolina woman collected a $1 million lottery jackpot after previously winning $4 million from a scratch-off ticket. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A North Carolina woman is celebrating a $1 million lottery jackpot she won less than two years after collecting a $4 million prize.

Linda Tate of Durham told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she was at the Family Fare store in Durham when she selected the $30 Colossal Cash scratch-off ticket.

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The ticket earned her a $1 million prize.

Tate knew what to do when she uncovered the massive jackpot -- she previously visited lottery headquarters in August 2018 to collect a $4 million top prize from a Millionaire Bucks scratch-off.

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