Updated November 12th, 2018 at 16:21 IST

BIZARRE: Lottery Player Wins Three Times In One Day, Earns Over Rs.36 Crores

A lottery player recently won three times in one day and earned over a total of Rs 36 crores. Although he won his first lottery in August, the company did not make it public until two months later in November

Reported by: Radhika Sarkar
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Robert Stewart from Edgewater in New Jersey recently got lucky where he won $5million dollars jackpot on a scratch card lottery game back in August. However, the win did not stop him from going ahead and buying more scratch cards. 
As per reports, the retired pile driver, after winning a total of $5 million dollars, immediately went back to the local shop, and bought two more scratch cards. However, his gamble was paid off and he won $500 and $100 on those tickets. 

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Here's the press release! 

Stewart won the lottery first on August 2 but the New Jersey Lottery did not make the news public until two months later in November. Before the $5 million dollar prize, Robert's biggest lottery win was 42,500. As said in the press release, Robert stated that he always tries to help others and pay it forward, and when he told his friends and family about this win, they were all very happy for him.

Robert mentioned that prior to this amazing win, his biggest win playing Lottery was $2,500. With his new prize, he plans to save and invest while using the money to help his family any way he can. Robert’s lucky ticket was purchased at The Rivermart on 880 River Road, Edgewater in Bergen County.

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New Jersey Lottery players claimed more than $105.16 million in prizes playing Instant Games in August. Below is a listing of the top prizes over $10,000 won for the month.

 However, the New Jersey man is not the only one who made it in the news because of his luck, In May 2018, there was a man in Sydney who had won two million dollar lotteries within a week and had made local headlines. 

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Published November 12th, 2018 at 15:58 IST