Ga. man wins big lottery prizes twice in week

Carpenter nails $777,777 in instant game, dwarfing earlier win of $1,000

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updated 3:58 p.m. ET June 23, 2009

AUGUSTA, Ga. - A 62-year-old man struck it big twice in the Georgia Lottery.

Earl Fritz won the top prize of $777,777 in the instant game Super Lucky 7's and handed a check on Thursday. That dwarfed the $1,000 he won a week earlier in a different game. The carpenter said he felt lucky a week ago and now feels a little bit luckier.

Fritz said he didn't realize he had won the big prize at first because he wasn't wearing his glasses.

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The first win came in the instant game Extreme Green.

Fritz and his wife have not decided what to do with the money.