Why do most lottery winner photos actually look like prison mugshots?
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From a quick glance at the photos above it's hard to tell whether lottery winner Roma or celebrity Kimora Lee Simmons are facing jail time.
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Insider look at what lottery winners go through to collect their winnings
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After the thrill of seeing your numbers on the screen, and after the screaming and celebrating has stopped - what happens next?
Read MoreWill your bank accept that giant lottery publicity check for real?
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It's a familiar sight on many lottery websites and news sources. Winners holding an oversized cardboard check after winning a matching gigantic prize.
But could they march down to the bank and cash it in, or make a deposit?
Read MoreSome of the weird names lottery winners use to claim their prizes will make you smile
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While many lottery winners are fine with having their names made public, others use a trust to keep their identity safe from prying public eyes. And some of the names they use are quite weird…
Read MoreHow to escape being fooled by this foreign lottery scam which tricks people into spending $100 million each year
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The US Better Business Bureau made this video reenactment of a foreign lottery scam that costs US consumers over $100 million a year.
Read MoreThe woman who hugs lottery winners for a living is possibly the most photographed presenter in the world
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For nearly 30 years, Yolanda Vega has appeared in countless news photos hugging millionaires.
Read MoreLottery winner gets millionaire treatment and a giant check for his $1 prize in Iowa Lottery
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Big prize, big check. That’s how it usually goes. Until Tyler Heep of Des Moines thought it might be fun to visit the Iowa Lottery to get a giant check for a tiny win.
Read MoreWill the bank really let you cash in that giant cardboard winning lottery check?
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It's part of the winning ritual - lottery jackpot winners photographed holding an oversized cardboard check with the gigantic prize amount shown on it. But could these lucky recipients take the signed check down to the bank and cash it?
Read MoreODDITY: 3 photos that show the bigger the prize, the bigger the matching check
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Makes sense, doesn't it? The bigger the prize, the bigger the check. So these 3 lottery winning photos explain this theory perfectly!
Read MoreBritain's Oldest Lottery Winner, 87, Breaks Down After Winning £18 Million
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Dennis Banfield, 87, realises his 25-year dream of helping his daughters secure their future 'forever.' His daughter Tina comforts him at the National Lotto prize giving.
Read MoreThe Dirty Tricks That Big Lotteries Are Using To Steal Your Money
/If you want to know how hard the lottery game is going to be for you to win in the near future, just look no further than the USA Powerball and Mega Millions games. They both recently changed their winning odds by increasing their play numbers. And it isn't good news.
Lotteries with enormous jackpots like this $46.5 Million Mega Millions games are going to get harder to win.
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