‘Super regular guy’ wins $15 million lottery for second time

Lightning has struck twice for an incredibly lucky lottery player who won $15 million this week – a year after he won the exact same amount.

An incredibly lucky lottery player won $15 million this week – a year after he won the exact same amount. Picture: Supplied

New York’s luckiest man strikes again.

A Brooklyn man won $15 million on a scratch-off this week — a little over a year after he won his first $15 million playing the New York Lottery, the lottery said.

Wayne Murray got a top prize Tuesday while playing the New York Lottery’s 200X scratch-off game.

Last year, he won $15.4 million playing the Black Titanium game, lottery officials said.

When approached Thursday by The Post, Murray did not want to make a fuss about hitting the jackpot twice.

“Some of us just like to be discreet. I just want to be discreet, that’s all it is,” he said.

When asked if he was a religious man, Murray responded, “Extremely.”

Both of his winning tickets were purchased at the same store, H & A Gas & Convenience in Flatbush.

Wayne Murray, of Brooklyn, won $15.4 million for the second time on Tuesday. Picture: NY Lottery

Murray won $15.4 million playing a different game in August last year. Picture: NY Lottery

Clerk Hassan Nabil said that Murray, a regular at the petrol station, has not been changed by his two major wins — and seemingly continues to play just because he enjoys it.

“Twice in a row — what are the odds? You can’t even think about it. It’s not comprehensible,” he told The Post Thursday.

“He’s a super regular guy here. He’s very friendly with the locals and very generous with his time. He could have moved out of the neighbourhood after winning the first time, but he stood his ground. Money changes a lot of people, but he doesn’t show off or anything. He keeps it real, keeps it honest,” Nabil said.

“It’s a game for him, so he just keeps playing,” Nabil added. “If you win, you just want to win more.”

Pedestrians walking by a New York Lottery sign hanging on a Newsstand in Manhattan. Picture: istock

For his latest win, Murray opted to take home his cash prize in one lump sum, which was just over $9.24 million after taxes.

Murray also took a single lump sum of just over $9.24 million in his first win in August last year.

He told lottery officials then that taking home the massive prize felt “very humbling and liberating”.

The odds of winning the 200X scratch-off game are 1 in 3.64 million, while the odds of winning the Black Titanium game are 1 in 3.53 million, according to the New York Lottery.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.