Here are nine lottery millionaires who decided to spend their money in ways that they thought would benefit the world in some way…

In one of these stories, Paul and Sue Rosenau tragically lost their 2-year-old granddaughter, Makayla, to Krabbe disease in 2003. This terrible disease affects about 1 in every 100,000 newborn babies and usually results in death before the age of 2.

On the fifth anniversary of Makayla's death, Paul and Sue were watching the news when Sue reminded Paul to check his lottery numbers. Paul didn't play every week, but he did have a ticket for this draw.

They watched in amazement as the announcer read out every single one of Paul's numbers. The couple was suddenly $180.1 million richer! We can only guess what we'd do with a prize that big, but Paul and Sue knew exactly what they'd spend their jackpot on.

They set up a nonprofit to help fund research into the disease that ended their granddaughter's life in the hopes that they would be able to find a cure. Their foundation, called The Legacy of Angels, not only helps families pay for treatment, but they have also funded promising research that might actually lead to a cure in the near future!

They might not have been able to save Makayla, but their lottery win could potentially save countless children like her in the future!