Rodney Meadows is a lucky man - lucky twice. His double win was a rare event, but the size of one of the prizes was the reason he got so much publicity from his win in 2017. The first scratch-off gave him $1,000 - no small change. Then within minutes the Modesto, CA man bought again - and struck $10 million. Watch to find out how the story unfolded.
Sioux City attorney Tim Bottaro is the latest to win a big prize in the Iowa Lottery’s Powerball game. PHOTO: Iowa Lottery
It took Tim Bottaro a week before he could check his ticket for the Powerball game, and then he did something quite strange.
Read MoreSome of the Bus Busters lottery syndicate with their $1 million Mega Millions check yesterday. PHOTO: Michigan State Lottery
What could have been a disaster turned out to be the luckiest move for the Bus Busters lottery club. The woman who volunteered to buy the mix of Mega Millions and Powerball tickets for the draw had accidently messed up.
Read MoreLerynne West of Redfield, Iowa stepped forward today to claim her half of the record Powerball jackpot. PHOTO: Powerball Lottery
The winner of the Oct 27 Powerball drawing has finally stepped forward to claim her prize. Lerynne West bought the ticket on the day she moved house, but only realized she was the winner after a friend texted her, asking if she had won.
Read MoreTo celebrate her birthday a Louisiana woman bought her first-ever Powerball ticket and won $100,000 jackpot. PHOTO: Louisiana Lottery
When Betty Cooley bought her first-ever lottery ticket, she wasn’t expecting to win.
Read MoreYou win the lottery, you collect the money. Doesn't seem too hard to do, but when this guy received a call supposedly from the lottery (first wrong move - they NEVER call you) it wasn't quite what he expected. Then it all turned ugly, and you will not believe what the scammer demanded he do to collect the $11.5 Million jackpot prize.
British lottery winner Callie Rogers was only 16 and earning £3.60 ($5.50) an hour when she won a National Lottery jackpot worth £1,875,000 (approx $2.33M) in 2003. At the time, she vowed to behave responsibly, but as teenagers often do, Rogers quickly changed her mind and began spending her windfall fast. So why is she so happy now it's almost all gone, and does every winner have the same problem? Find out more...
EuroMillions winner Adrian Bayford is turning his back on his lavish mansion and lifestyle. PHOTO: Composite from DAILY MAIL
Former postman and music store owner Adrian Bayford is fed up with the notoriety he gained as a EuroMillions winner, and is planning to make a new life in Australia.
Read MoreIt was a delightful $2.1 Million lottery mistake that enriched the lives of a New Hampshire family. Occasional lottery player and dad Scott Bennett had stopped at the Circle K on Main Street in Hillsborough and asked for one Lucky For Life ticket and one Tri-State Megabucks Plus ticket. The clerk, Nicole Gee, mistakenly sold him two Megabucks tickets. See how it panned out for his family.
Canada Lotto Max winner Tung Do visited the BCLC headquarters in Kamloops to claim his $1-Million prize. PHOTO: Composite
Let's say you won a million dollars in your lottery game. What would you do after all the shouting and screaming around you stopped and you took a minute to think?
Read MoreStaten Islander Nandlall Mangal claimed the $245.6 million sole jackpot winning ticket from the August 11, 2018 Powerball drawing last month.
Read MoreNew Jersey resident Earl Livingstone fell and broke his hip while going to buy a Mega Millions ticket. Pictured are Earl and staff with the winning ticket. PHOTO: NBC10
In one of the most remarkable acts of kindness from a hospital, staff rallied round patient Earl Livington when they discovered he had broken his hip while walking to buy a Mega Millions ticket.
Read MoreJennifer Santo and husband Manuel at the Massachusetts Lottery headquarters to claim their $1 million jackpot prize.
When Jennifer Santo was told that she wouldn’t get a refund from her prepaid trip because of a passport issue, she was devastated.
Read MoreIt'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.
James and Ilona McCahill with their $1 million Powerball check after a grocery shopping spree turned out well. PHOTO: Powerball
When James went shopping for eggs last Wednesday, he decided to buy a lottery ticket for his wife Ilona.
Read MoreAshley collects her check from the Mega Millions headquarters after the October 5 draw.
It took 7 missed calls before Ashley Eggen’s mom finally heard about her daughter’s win.
She was the first person Eggen tried calling, but was unable to reach her. “I noticed where I had seven missed calls from her. I thought for sure something was wrong,” Eggen’s mom, Gail, said.
Read MoreWhen Gregorio De Santis (center) was about to donate his old clothes to charity recently, he never thought that a simple suggestion would make him a millionaire.
Read MoreCan you believe it? This casually-dressed local man spent $1,000 a month back in 2008 on scratch-off lottery tickets. He admitted winning $5,200 in his first game and this was the reason he got really interested playing larger amounts. He also said he gets paid for losing. Watch to see how he explains that theory.
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