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It was 7.28pm on March 17 when English grandad Roger Gillespie realised he had left it too late to write out all his usual Lotto numbers, with just two minutes left before the Lotto draw's deadline.
So Roger, 59, who had forgotten about the draw until he went out to the newsagent to get some milk, decided to buy a lucky dip ticket instead. Read more » [...]
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Sometimes, no matter how impossible it may seem, a fortune cookie really can hold the key to your fortune!
This was definitely the case when two men in Idaho won a $600,000 Powerball jackpot - a win which they attributed to a fortune cookie. So the next time you're at a Chinese restaurant, be sure not to throw your cookie - potentially your fortune - away! [...]
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A down-and-out cowboy who had his trailer repossessed and couldn't pay his taxes lassoed one of the biggest lottery jackpots in history - a $232.1 million Powerball prize.
The news certainly came as a "yee-haw!" for 23-year-old South Dakokta rancher Neal Wanless. He won the mammoth jackpot a month after he bought the lucky ticket in the aptly named town - Winner. Read more » [...]
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An Orlando man who just knew he'd win the lottery one day, finally did one fine day.
He'd already won $100,000 twice and another $50,000 along the way, but this time he managed to nab a $13 million jackpot. Jose Salmon was so sure that he'd hit it big one day, that since 1998, he was spending a cool $600 a day on lottery tickets! Here, he shares his story on his journey to the jackpot. [...]
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A group of 15 teachers, administrators and school employees from Shasta Lake School in California won $76 million dollars from the California Lottery playing SuperLOTTO Plus. Here's their story.
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USC Student Robert Ward talks about winning $165,000 in the Mirage Big Shot Jackpot by making a halfcourt shot at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, after the third quarter of a basketball game between the LA Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks.
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A few nickels was all it took to turn accountant Truman Thompson's life around, as he lucked out playing the nickel slots at the Barona Resort & Casino, walking away with over $400,000!
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An amateur rugby player struck it lucky by winning a crossbar challenge competition worth £250,000.
Job Centre worker Stuart Tinner, who lives at home with his parents, hit the bar with an amazing shot from 30 yards - and all he wore on his feet were socks! [...]
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Sometimes, it pays to be good to your girlfriend. That was definitely the case for 'Sammy' from New York City
Samih Zabib, a Borgata Hotel & Spa regular, visited the Atlantic City casino to pick up a pair of designer jeans for his girlfriend, only to come out with not only the jeans, but a cool $779,532 jackpot! [...]
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