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Man Wins Lottery Jackpot Twice In Two Years

A man wins the lottery jackpot twice in two years. This happened to a North Carolina man, who won the jackpot two times. Pharris Frank of Advance, North Carolina won…

Man Wins Lottery Jackpot Twice

Man Wins Lottery Jackpot Twice

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A man wins the lottery jackpot twice in two years. This happened to a North Carolina man, who won the jackpot two times. Pharris Frank of Advance, North Carolina won a $1 million lottery jackpot back in July 2021. He then won $2 million from a scratch off ticket two years later.

“It’s crazy because the day before I won, my buddy was asking me how it felt to win $1 million,” he said. “And I told him that I was going to double it.” That's exactly what Pharris did and that's how a man wins the lottery jackpot twice in two years. On his second win he chose a lump sum of $1.2 million and $855,006 after taxes.

[SOURCE: WFLA]

Your State Quarters Could Be Worth $55 Or More

Your state quarters could be worth $55 or more. Odds are, that your quarters are actually only worth 25 cents but if it’s in mint condition you could get even more. Some are going for one dollar and even up to $55 for them.

Here’s how you can easily check, the U.S. Mint State Quarters were made between 1999 to 2008. Each year five states released one coin.  These coins have one of three markings with the letter D, P and S. Each letter signifies where they were minted D is for Denver Mint. P is for Philadelphia Mint and an S is for the San Francisco Mint. Coins marked with an S, are silver-proof and worth way more than the other than D or P coins. Also, if you have a full set of silver-proof coins it could be worth over $1,500. Check your state quarters below to see how much they’re worth according to coin tracker.

Florida's quarter isn't one of the highest priced, but it could buy you lunch. Check out the full list, here.

[SOURCE: KRON4]

Alabama

“P”-$1.75 “D“-$1.75 “S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$11

California

“P”-$1.1 “D“-$1.1 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$11

Colorado

“P”-$1.1 “D“-$1.1 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

Connecticut

“P”-$3.5 “D“-$3.5 “S“-$8 “S”(Silver)-$50

Florida

“P”-$1.35 “D“-$1.35 “S“-$6 “S”(Silver)-$11

Georgia

“P”-$3.5 “D“-$3.5 S”-$8 “S”(Silver)-$48

Illinois

“P”-$1.75 “D“-$1.75 S”-$10 “S”(Silver)-$11

Indiana

P“-$2 “D“-$1 “S“-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

Iowa

“P”-$1.35 “D“-$1.35 “S“-$6 “S”(Silver)-$11

Kansas

“P”-$1.85 “D“-$2 S”-$7 “S”(Silver)-$12

Kentucky

“P”-$1.85 “D“-$2 S”-$7 “S”(Silver)-$12

Louisiana

“P”-$1.75 “D“-$1.75 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

Maine

“P”-$1.75 “D“-$1.75 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$11

Michigan

“P”-$1.35 “D“-$1.35 “S“-$6 “S”(Silver)-$11

Minnesota

“P”-$1.1 “D“-$1.1 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$11

Mississippi

“P”-$1.75 “D“-$1.75 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

Nevada

“P”-$1.1 “D“-$1.1 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

New Jersey

“P”-$3.50 “D“-$3.50 S”-$8 “S”(Silver)-$50

North Dakota

“P”-$1.1 “D“-$1.1 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

Pennsylvania

“P”-$3.50 “D“-$3.50 “S“-$8 “S”(Silver)-$55

Rhode Island

“P”-$1.75 “D“-$1.75 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

South Dakota

“P”-$1.1 “D“-$1.1 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

Tennessee

“P”-$1.75 “D“-$1.75 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

Vermont

“P”-$1.75 “D“-$1.75 S”-$6 “S”(Silver)-$15

Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.