1 / 8A South Carolina man who collected a $40,000 lottery prize discovered his lucky streak wasn't over when he scored a $3 million jackpot just two weeks later.2 / 8The Grand Strand man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials that he was left feeling lucky after his $40,000 Mega Millions prize, so he bought an extra ticket for the July 27 drawing when he visited the Murphy USA gas station to fill up his car.3 / 8The man ended up winning $3 million just two weeks after his first brush with luck.4 / 8'I couldn't believe it,' the winner recalled. 'My family was shocked when I broke the news.'5 / 8'I asked the kids, 'What are the odds of this happening?'' he said.6 / 8Lottery officials said the odds of winning $40,000 playing Mega Millions are 1 in 931,001, and the odds of winning $3 million are about 1 in 13 million.7 / 88 / 8