An Ocean County couple with two young children claimed a $3 million scratch-off lottery prize last week just months after claiming a $1 million jackpot in another scratch-off game.

The “Jackpot Millions” scratch-off game ticket was purchased Thursday at the Exxon convenience store on Fischer Boulevard in Toms River, New Jersey Lottery officials said Monday.

The game, which costs $30 per ticket, started in October and now has two top-prizes of $3 million remaining.

The couple won their first prize in April with the “$1,000,000 Ultimate Spectacular,” a $30 scratch-off game also purchased in Ocean County.

The combined odds of winning both jackpots are roughly 1 in 2 trillion, lottery officials said.

The couple, who are raising a 5-year-old and an 11-month-old, claimed the prizes anon

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