Lucky Break: Mother of Two Wins $5M on Ticket She Bought By Mistake
"I never win anything," said the New Jersey mom who decided to just pay the $10 after she felt sorry that the clerk made a mistake printing her $1 ticket.
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Couple Claims Lotto Ticket With Two Weeks to Spare Thanks to Last-Minute Thanksgiving Cleaning
After discovering a few unchecked lottery tickets, this Louisiana couple is definitely thankful for last-minute house cleaning.
When Single Mom Wins State's Largest Ever Lotto Prize, She Shares the Fortune With Those Who Need It Most
Lerynne West doesn't want to spend her fortune on frivolities – she wants to spend it on helping animals, veterans, and people living in poverty.
87-Year-old Walking to Buy Mega Millions Ticket Breaks His Hip, Then Wins Hospital Lottery Pool
Earl Livingston is the perfect example of how you never know when – or how – you might catch a lucky break with the lottery.
Good Manners Pay Off: When Man is Desperate to Meet Lotto Deadline And Stranger Lets Him Go First
Arron Walshaw was desperate to submit his ticket for a lotto raffle before the drawing closed – and a kind stranger helped him do it in time.
This Guy Has the Happiest Job in the World: Calling Lotto Winners and Telling Them They're Millionaires
Matt Hart believes he has the best job in the world: calling lotto winners and telling them that they've beaten the odds.
Watch Powerball Winner's Amusingly Endearing Retelling of How and Why He Won $183 Million
Tayeb Soumani delighted news reporters earlier this week when he talked about the fateful string of events that led to his multi-million dollar payout.
When Woman is Drawn to Number Combination, It Wins Her 30 Different Lotto Prizes in the Same Drawing
This woman could not shake her strange attraction towards a 4-digit combination, and it turned out to be for good reason.
Unemployed Man Wants to Find Stranger Who Returned His $273M Lotto Ticket So He Can Share the Wealth
A down-on-his-luck New Jersey man is searching for the good Samaritan who returned his winning lottery ticket last week.
When His Fortune Cookie Said it Was His Lucky Day, He Bought a Lottery Ticket That Proved it Was Indeed
The Maryland man bought the lottery ticket in honor of his favorite soccer player – and as fortune would have it, it turned out to be a winner.
After Listening to Mom's Instinct to Buy a Lottery Ticket, Former White House Chef Will Feed Homeless With Winnings
After serving meals to several former US presidents, this compassionate chef is using his recent lottery prize to feed the homeless instead.
Man Wins Multi-Million Jackpot for Christmas Thanks to His Wife Urging Him to Check the Ticket
A self-employed construction worker has just won millions thanks to his wife's insistence on checking the lottery tickets hidden in his van.
Instead of Taking Their Share of Hospital Lotto Pool Winnings, Nurses Give It All to Two Struggling Co-Workers
Instead of using their lottery winnings to benefit all of them, these nurses wanted to use the cash to help two of their co-workers going through hardship.
UK's Big Lottery Gives 1.4 Million for Life Saving Suicide Hotline
Samaritans received £1.4 million from the Big Lottery Fund to run a pilot project to offer a free-to-caller helpline in ten deprived communities across the UK, targeting hard to reach groups, in particular middle aged men who tend to delay seeking help.
Woman Wins $25 Million After Store Clerk Mistake
A store clerk's mistake led to a $25 million lottery win for an unemployed Georgia woman. Kathy Scruggs, 44, asked for the sale of a Mega Millions ticket, but when she was handed a Powerball drawing along with the first ticket, she accepted them both.
Couple Wins Lottery 3x in a Month: "Baby, We Did Again!"
While everyone else is complaining about the weather Calvin and Zatera Spencer experienced a March to remember. It sounds like an April Fool's joke, but the Virginia couple really did win the top prize for three different Virginia lottery tickets all within a single month.
Woman Wins $25 Million After Store Clerk Mistake
A store clerk's mistake led to a $25 million lottery win for an unemployed Georgia woman. Kathy Scruggs, 44, asked for the sale of a Mega Millions ticket, but when she was handed a Powerball drawing along with the first ticket, she accepted them both.
POWERBALL Dreams: 79 Winners in $1.6 Billion Lottery Jackpot
Not only will three tickets split the huge $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot, 76 others will take home at least a half-million bucks each.
Husband Keeps $2Mil Lotto Win Secret to Surprises Wife for Christmas
Robert Bowlin won the husband of year award – and $2 million – after keeping his lotto win a secret so he could surprise his wife Christmas morning.
Homeless Man Wants to Buy Skis And Hit the Slopes After Winning Big
After six years of living on the streets a homeless man's half-million dollar lottery win will let him return to the ski slopes.
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