A married couple has hit the big time after they won $1 million twice in the lottery after purchasing identical tickets... jealous yet? Winning the lottery is something that most of us dream about and we all have these big plans for what we would do with the hypothetical money. It might be a nice new house, some fancy new cars or even just vanishing for a while to go and explore parts of the world that seem out of reach while working five days a week. Unfortunately, most of us will never know the joys of winning the lottery and will be resigned to watching from afar as others enjoy the prizes... or in some cases watching as people win twice. <img class="size-full wp-image-1263200547" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/03/J9XJE3-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1704" />[[imagecaption|| The couple were overjoyed after their indentical lottery tickets bagged them $2 million. Credit: GV Images / Alamy]] As reported by <a href="https://7news.com.au/news/nsw/incredible-win-as-nsw-couple-scores-1-million-lotto-jackpot-twice-in-one-draw-c-10037358" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7News</a>, one Australian couple took home a total of $2 million from separate tickets. The Wollongong couple were overjoyed at the news, especially as it wasn't until later when the husband revealed that he had bought an identical ticket to double their money. As cited by 7News, they said: "It’s actually a funny story as to why we ended up with the same entry twice. I forgot to put my wife’s numbers in last week, and she wasn’t too happy with me. So, this week I thought I’d put them on twice to make up for it. "Lo and behold, this morning she kept crossing off number after number on her ticket, and once we realised we’d won $1 million on one ticket, I thought I should probably tell her about the second identical ticket too. My wife has played these numbers for almost three decades and has always said they’d be drawn one day." It turns out his wife was correct and the pair can now get to work on spending their winnings, and they have some honorable intentions. They intend to buy a house for their daughter, as well as starting funds for their children and grandchildren in order to support them in the future. <img class="size-full wp-image-1263200554" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-16.30.12.png" alt="" width="953" height="629" />[[imagecaption|| The pair were the only winners of the Monday night draw. Credit: Y H Lim / Alamy]] Once they've set their family up, they plan to travel around Australia to see parts of their country that they have never explored before. Speaking of the lottery, a teenager from Canada has <a href="https://vt.co/news/teenager-wins-48-million-on-the-first-lottery-ticket-she-ever-bought">won $48 million (CAD)</a> on the first lottery ticket she ever bought. Juliette Lamour bought the ticket to celebrate her 18th birthday on the advice of her grandfather, but didn't realize that it was a winner until the lottery named her town as where the ticket was located. Lamour intends to finish her studies before looking to invest her money wisely alongside travelling to see the world. Now the rest of us need to try to stop daydreaming about how we would spend our winnings... <h6>Featured image credit: Lbeddoe / Alamy</h6>

Married couple win two $1 million prizes after purchasing two identical tickets

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