Politician Kevin McCarthy Started His Business Career With A Lottery Win

That's not a lottery ticket Kevin McCarthy is holding, but one win helped him get started in business. PHOTO: USA Today

Few people know this, but Kevin Owen McCarthy, an American politician from Bakersfield, California, once won the lottery. And he used that money to kick start a very lucrative business career.

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Record-Breaking Lotto 649 $64 Million Ticket Has Been Bought 'Somewhere' In Ontario

PREVIOUS WINNER: Harry Black won half of the previous record prize of $63.4 million with two tickets worth $15 million each.

The $64 million Lotto 649 jackpot has been won, and it's 'somewhere' in Mississauga, Ontario.

A single winning ticket was sold in the province for the October 17 $64 million grand prize — the biggest jackpot in Canadian lottery history.

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Mystery Winner Has Just 2 Days To Collect A $15 Million Lottery Jackpot Prize Before It Expires

The $15 million ticket was bought at this store, but the winner has yet to collect the prize. PHOTO: Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post

A jackpot ticket bought in Lake Worth, Florida is waiting for an owner.

The Florida Lottery ticket was bought April 22, 2015 and expires 6 months after. The identity of the winner still remains a mystery.

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Gut Feeling Told Woman To Get In Her Car And Buy A $150,000 Scratch Ticket

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Susan Trainham got in her car instead of going to bed one night. She told Virginia Lottery officials “something just told her to go to the store and buy a Lottery ticket.” That why

Susan Trainham said she left her Henrico home late one night instead of getting into bed and going to sleep. She is very happy she followed her gut feeling.

After winning $20 from a lottery ticket she bought at Friend’s Mart on Horsepen Road, she scratched off a $150,000 winner.

“I’m very excited,” she said as she claimed her prize. “This is a blessing and there’s no way to describe it.”

Trainham’s husband was initially upset when he got the late night call from his wife. He was worried something bad had happened.

“I told [her] she shouldn’t be at the store this late at night,” he said.

Trainham won playing the Red, White and Blue Winnings game. She said she would use the money to help pay off her mortgage.