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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Guess How Long It Took This Illinois Lottery Player To Win His $4.5 Million Jackpot Prize?

Jodie Winnett, Illinois Lottery Superintendent presents a $4.5M check to DeKalb resident Ron Steger. Photo: David Grzeslo

Can you guess how long it took DeKalb resident Ron Steger to win his multi-million dollar jackpot?

The actual time to achieve this 2010 win must be a record. Here's what Steger said in an interview with Jessica Wells, and our view on how you can win faster than Ron.

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$202 Million Powerball Winners Buy Grocery Store

Brian and Mary Lohse give advice to lottery winners in this video. Press-Citizen

What would you do if your town of 4,000 residents had to drive half an hour to the nearest grocery store in another town, and you had a $202 million lottery windfall?

Easy - spend $4.5 million and buy your town their own supermarket. That's what two 2012 Iowa Powerball jackpot winners did, and it opens at the end of this month.

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Computer Guy Plays Same SuperLotto-Plus Numbers For 6 Years, Then Wins $50 Million

California SuperLotto Plus winner Racy Pel shows his $50 million dollar check at the lottery headquarters.

Patience is sometimes needed when you play the lottery. In Racy Pel's case, it paid off handsomely.

The SoCal player paid $20 for a set of tickets which included numbers that he's been using for the past six years, and on Wednesday December 18th that combination came up tops.

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