FALL RIVER, Mass. -- A man's good luck turned into life-changing good fortune on Sunday when he hit the lottery twice within hours, winning more than $1 million from two scratch tickets, WCVB-TV in Boston reported.

Photographer Phillip Brunelle, 29, was elated after he won a $1,000 on a lottery ticket at a Fall River convenience store in the morning and decided to press his luck and buy another scratch ticket.

Customers in line watched as Brunelle whittled away the surface of the $20 ticket -- using what he called his lucky penny -- to reveal a $1 million prize underneath.

"At that point, I didn't know what to do. I was kind of in shock,” said Brunelle outside the store. "I'm still kind of shaking."

The odds of cashing out $1 million from the Billion Dollar Bonanza scratch ticket game are 1 in 436,800, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.

"I already won $1,000, so I don't know why I went back down. I guess I'm greedy," said Brunelle.

Brunelle plans to use the winnings to open up new photography studios in the Fall River area, he said.

He will also help his mother, Linda Daggett, 49, of Brockton, who has cerebral palsy.

"I'm going to try to help her out, get her a new car or newer car, so she does not have to depend on everyone else to do everything for her," he said. "Without her, I wouldn't be here."

His good luck did have its limits. Brunelle said he got a flat tire while driving home on Sunday.