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The Missouri dad was one number away from sharing the $1.08 billion jackpot.

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“When I told him he was shocked,” the Michigan woman said.

“I never thought I would win this much money.”

“When I told him he was shocked,” the Michigan woman said.

“My heart was thumping so hard, I thought it was going to come out of my chest,” she told Michigan Lottery officials.

“When I scratched it off I about passed out.”

“There were three things in life I never thought I’d see happen: the Patriots winning the Super Bowl, getting a hole in one . . . and hitting the lottery,” the Massachusetts winner told officials.

The Missouri dad was one number away from sharing the $1.08 billion jackpot.

This wasn’t the man’s first win, Maryland officials said.