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Albuquerque man wins $3M in New Mexico Lottery

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Albuquerque man wins $3M in New Mexico Lottery
An Albuquerque man claimed a $3 million dollar prize on Wednesday. The winning Mega Millions ticket was from the April 28 drawing.The winning ticket correctly picked the five winning numbers but missed on the Mega Ball number. Hitting those numbers while missing the final number would normally win just $1 million.However, an extra dollar by the winner was used on the ticket to multiply the winning to $3 million.The winner offered this quote in advice to others trying their luck:"Always use the same numbers and never change your numbers."

An Albuquerque man claimed a $3 million dollar prize on Wednesday. The winning Mega Millions ticket was from the April 28 drawing.

The winning ticket correctly picked the five winning numbers but missed on the Mega Ball number. Hitting those numbers while missing the final number would normally win just $1 million.

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However, an extra dollar by the winner was used on the ticket to multiply the winning to $3 million.

The winner offered this quote in advice to others trying their luck:

"Always use the same numbers and never change your numbers."