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The historic winner of the $1 billion Powerball jackpot will take home a much lower amount. One lucky person from California - who has not been officially named yet - matched the winning numbers on July 19 and appeared to become a billionaire overnight. The golden ticket was sold at…
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An unlucky couple was left crushed after finding out that their numbers for the £182 million ($216 million) jackpot on the EuroMillions were not eligible. Rachel Kennedy and Liam McCrohan, who were 19 and 21 at the time, had all the winning numbers to bag the eye-watering amount of money…
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A man who won the lottery jackpot a massive 14 times has revealed exactly how he did it - without breaking the law. Stefan Mandel, a mathematician with a knack for numbers, hacked the system to become a multiple jackpot winner, clinching the main lottery prize an astounding 14 times,…
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The winner of the $2 billion California Powerball prize has been served with legal papers claiming that the ticket was stolen, according to reports. Edwin Castro was the lucky winner who came forward to claim the life-changing prize last year, however, is now the subject of a lawsuit claiming he…
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Winning the lottery might seem like an unattainable goal for most, but one lucky (or unlucky, depending how you look at it) contestant is still blissfully unaware they could be $1.5 million richer... if they manage to claim in time. A winning Powerball ticket that scooped the $1.5 million prize…
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A woman who spent her life savings on medical treatment for her daughter who was battling cancer has become the lucky winner of a $2 million lottery jackpot. Geraldine Gimblet bought a scratch-off lottery ticket - the last one in the store - the day after her daughter had finally…
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A court in the United Kingdom has been left to decide whether a lottery winner will be awarded $1.2 million or $12 after a technical blunder. Joan Parker-Grennan from Boston, Lincolnshire believes that she has rightfully won a cash sum of $1.2 million (£1 million) from Camelot, saying the National…
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A married couple has hit the big time after they won $1 million twice in the lottery after purchasing identical tickets... jealous yet? Winning the lottery is something that most of us dream about and we all have these big plans for what we would do with the hypothetical money.…
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A Canadian teen who lucked out after purchasing her very first lottery ticket had apparently emptied out her piggybank to donate to charity when she was just five years old. Juliette Lamour from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, was announced as the winner of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)…
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Someone has woken up $747 million richer after their staggering Powerball jackpot win and we aren't jealous in the slightest. We all dream of winning the lottery, right? Regardless of whether we even play it, it's hard to not imagine what to do with a sudden influx of a life-changing…
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A teenager from Canada has won $48 million (CAD) on the first lottery ticket she ever bought. Talk about luck! Juliette Lamour from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, was announced as the winner of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) lottery on Friday earlier this week. At just 18, she's…
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One lucky person has had their life changed literally overnight after they woke up to a cool $1.35 billion following a Mega Millions win. Yep, that's right -- The lucky lottery player correctly played all six numbers on Friday evening (January 13), managing to rake in three months' worth of…
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A woman who achieved everyone's dream of winning the lottery has revealed that it's not all that it's made out to be - and she even wants to sue them for it! Jane Park, from Edinburgh, Scotland was seen as incredibly lucky worldwide after she won $1 million aged just…
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A woman who became the youngest EuroMillions winner at the age of 17 has opened up about the downsides of her lottery win. Influencer Jane Park, from Edinburgh, Scotland was only a teenager when she successfully drew the winning lottery numbers in 2013 with the first ticket she ever bought.…
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A woman from Kentucky is brimming with Christmas cheer after she recently won herself a $175,000 jackpot during a 'white elephant' gift exchange. According to the Kentucky Lottery, Lori Janes attended her annual work Christmas party where she participated in a gift exchange during a classic game of white elephant.…
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A California store owner who sold a record-breaking PowerBall lottery ticket has been rewarded with a $1 million prize. Former Cincinnati Bengals Nose Tackle Domata Peko reportedly took to Instagram to share the news that his father-in-law - a gas station owner in Altadena, California - had been awarded a…
