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A television newsroom employee learned she was a $266 million lottery winner while she was on a graveyard shift at KNBC television.
But while many would have handed in their resignation letter, grabbed their belongings and marched out the door after finding out they were the newest Mega Millions lottery winner, Jacki Cisneros stayed at her desk and continued to work.
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Store clerk Chris Shaw can finally afford to go to the dentist to replace his two missing front teeth – after scooping a $258 million US Powerball jackpot.
Chris had just $28.96 in his account and a stack of bills to pay when he hit the jackpot with a ticket he bought from the convenience store where he works in Marshall, Missouri.
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Ron Horton becomes the latest winner out of the “Miracle Mile” – a street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, which received its name after producing a string of winning lottery tickets from businesses along the street.
Mr Horton walked away with a massive $1 million Powerball jackpot.
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A news story on Shaw McBride’s announcement that he is giving away his entire $159 million prize. McBride says he was inspired to carry out the selfless act by his friend, counsellor Mitch Boatwright, who helped him find God.
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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 New York pastor says one of his congregants donated a winning lottery ticket worth $3 million to his church.
The pastor said the donor, who asked to remain anonymous, donated the ticket immediately after realising he had won. The church will get a little over $100,000 a year through to 2028. The amount could be higher if withheld taxes are refunded because of the church’s nonprofit status.
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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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Pensioner George Sturt, who still drives cabs for a living at the age of 76, along with his family of builders, have been named as the winners of a £26.1 million EuroMillions jackpot.
Hailing from Dorking in the UK, the widower plans to give the majority of his fortune away to charity and cancer research after the death of his wife to cancer six months ago.
Mr Sturt, who has eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren, is to share the win with three other members of his family syndicate – his daughter Teresa, 44, and sons Colin, 53, and Gary, 51.
After learning the news of his windfall, Mr Sturt walked into the offices of his local newspaper at lunchtime on Monday, announcing he had won the lottery.
“I couldn’t believe it when I found out,” Mr Sturt said.
“I don’t care about having a lot of money – I am just glad that my children will be looked after.”
The former builder said the jackpot, believed to be the fourth-biggest Euromillions won by a British ticketholder, would not translate into his retirement because he enjoyed driving cabs so much.
“I wouldn’t give it up,” he told the Dorking Advertiser.
“I have met too many nice people through it.”
His son Colin said to The Sun: “We had a bit of a drink-up to celebrate but the big knees up will come when the cheque is in the bank.”
“I am honestly still in a state of shock.
“This sort of thing happens to other people and not people like us – it is absolutely crazy.
“We put £4 each into a syndicate each week, but you don’t in your wildest dreams ever think you are going to hit it big like this. I mean it is over six million quid each.”
He continued: “It will be difficult to go back to building houses when you can afford to buy any house that you want.”
The winning ticket included the numbers 11, 26, 29, 49, and 50, with the lucky star numbers 4 and 7.
Mr Sturt was described as a “lovely bloke” and that he lived a humble life working as a taxi driver to make ends meet on his pensioner’s income.
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Toronto butcher Jose Lima, who won $14.6 million in Canada’s 6/49 lottery, made good on his promise to give away free chicken to hundreds, in memory of his father.
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A 41-year-old mother of two, from the Western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, no longer has to worry about money troubles and plans to indulge in a little luxury after winning AUD$15.63 million in Powerball.
The self-employed winner, who wants to remain anonymous, paid just $11.55 for the winning ticket in yesterday’s draw.
“We’re struggling at the moment, don’t worry about that,” she said to a NSW Lotteries official. “This is going to make a big difference to our lives.
“I’ll use the money to pay off our mortgage and help family and friends. I’d also like to help some charities.
“There are lots of things that we couldn’t do before that we can do now.”
The still sceptical winner said she is also dreaming of spending her windfall on luxury cars, overseas holidays and special Christmas presents for her two teenage boys.
“Until I’ve seen the cheque I won’t believe it 100 per cent,” she said.
“I’m still not sure if it’s really true, but if I could have my dream car it would be a Range Rover Sport.
“We had looked at buying a new car recently, just normal family cars, but they seemed so overpriced. Now I don’t have to worry how much I pay. “I’d also like to take the family on a holiday to Europe and the UK. This Christmas is looking a lot brighter, the kids will be getting something better under the tree this year than they would have before,” she joked.
The winning numbers in last night’s Powerball draw were 9, 14, 18, 36, and 45, with Powerball number 43. The winner had been playing the same numbers every week since Powerball started in 1996, before trying her luck with randomly selected autopick numbers a few years ago.
The move certainly paid off for the lucky winner.
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