Guess what stopped this lucky crash-thru lottery ticket buyer at the store

Guess what stopped this lucky crash-thru lottery ticket buyer at the store

The woman’s car is seen crashing into the store, leaving a trail of destruction until it was stopped by an unusual object.

You've heard of drive-through. Now there's crash-through. A woman accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake when trying to visit Don's Food Market in Emmaus and entered the store around 9am.

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Forget The Crystal Chandelier Or The Fancy Room Just For The Piano. You Won't Believe What Lottery Winner Sean Bought

It's unusual, and you'd never expect it. UK National Lottery £1.8 million (US$2.25M) winner Sean Lloyd takes us for a tour through parts of his new mansion, but it is what's in his back garden that'll have your jaw drop in astonishment, really.

RICH IS: Eating NY Chef's Specialty - Chicken Wings Covered In GOLD Dust [VIDEO]

RICH IS: Eating NY Chef's Specialty - Chicken Wings Covered In GOLD Dust [VIDEO]

This is what $1,000 buys every jackpot lottery winner - chicken wings cooked by celebrity chef Jonathon Cheban (right) of The Ainsworth in New York City.

The wings are brined in a lemon and bay leaf mix for 12 hours before they are fried and dunked in liquid gold. The wings are coated in 24k gold dust worth $200 each.

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17 Strange Superstitions That People Use When They Play The Lottery

17 Strange Superstitions That People Use When They Play The Lottery

Isabel Zelaya of New York won $26 million dollars from the Mega Millions lotto drawing on "unlucky" Friday the 13th.

Actors, horse racers and sports players use superstitions to enhance their skills and win more often. But lottery plays by a different set of rules … more luck and systems than unusual beliefs and habits. Here’s a selection of age-old superstitions that a lot of people still think work:

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7 Lottery Number Picking Gadgets That Will Send You Broke Faster Than The Casinos

7 Lottery Number Picking Gadgets That Will Send You Broke Faster Than The Casinos

Robots discuss winning the lottery in this clever tv commercial by Denver agency Cactus + SPILLT.

Here's a selection of funny lottery game number pickers that is hard to believe will work. But some people buy them - even praise them. Don’t get fooled, they are just toys, not serious lottery number selectors.

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ODDITY: Fortune Cookie Numbers Win Powerball For 199 Lucky Players At Once

ODDITY: Fortune Cookie Numbers Win Powerball For 199 Lucky Players At Once

The Wonton factory (top left) where the lucky fortune cookies were made.

How's this for luck? A fortune cookie message fluked the correct numbers to a Powerball game, and 110 second-prize winners got $176,000 each. A further 89 players won $100,000 each in the same game.

Lottery officials suspected foul play. But it turned out that the cookies…

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How Scott Escaped A Speeding Ticket By Using A Lottery Ticket

How Scott Escaped A Speeding Ticket By Using A Lottery Ticket

Winner Scott Lowe with the lotto ticket that got him off a speeding ticket.

A Massachusetts man busted for speeding had a pretty good excuse when he was pulled over. He had just won a $50,000 lottery prize and was on his way to collect his cash. It turns out Thursday was 22-year-old Scott Lowe's lucky day in more ways than one.

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Guess What These Motorcycling Fans Did With $1.5 Million Lotto Gift

The Bradleys decided that they wanted something to reflect their passion for motorcycles and gardening. PHOTO: Camelot

Their grandfather gifted Chris and Geraldine Bradley £1 million (US$1.5M) from his lottery win. So they wanted to use part of it for their garden.

The couple, who live in south west Wales, are massive biking fans and said that the clipped topiary is a monument to their passion.

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Anyone Can Win $2,000 In A Lottery Ticket Contest Simply By Picking Up Dog Poop

In an attempt to fix the city's pollution problem, Taiwanese officials are now handing out lottery tickets with prizes worth $2,000 to people who pick up after dogs on the streets.

The New Taipei City, Taiwan government say that for each bag they turned in, they were given a lottery ticket. The top prize was a gold ingot worth $2,200.

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