CONCORD, N.H. — Bob Jaracz always considered himself a lucky guy.

The Navy war veteran survived a jet fighter crash in Korea, was a POW who escaped his captors, and made it home to the U.S. to marry his true love and raise three boys.

Now Bob and Diane Jaracz should consider themselves really lucky. The Nashua couple are the first New Hampshire residents to win a lottery grand prize twice.

"Whenever I cash my tickets, they say, 'Here comes Mister Lucky,'" says Jaracz. He and his wife won Tri-State Megabucks in 2005 for $1.9 million, as well as hitting the jackpot on Tri-State Weekly Grand this past September for $1,040,000 million.

Jaracz said he learned about his first big win on Thanksgiving Day 2005 while his wife was preparing dinner. He heard on the news that someone who purchased their ticket from Captain's Corner Variety in Nashua hit the Tri-State Megabucks jackpot. After checking his numbers online, Jaracz says he broke the news to a house full of family and guests. "I came down the stairs and said, 'Guess what?' It was great Thanksgiving Day."

Bob Jaracz, a semiretired engineer, and his wife Diane, a retired New York City school teacher, used their winnings to pay off the mortgage, spruce up the house, and purchase a luxury car.