Generous Office Workers Give A Share Of Their $1 Million Pool Powerball Win To The CoWorker Who Opted Out

It's like a fairy story come to life. An office worker in a real estate firm couldn't afford to join the Powerball lottery pool because she had no money. Of course - the office won. But then they did something that renews your fault in humanity again.

Lottery Winners Who Lost It All... Did Bad Decisions And Misfortune Cause Their Crash?

Easy come, easy go. Not all lottery winners fall into the spending trap as in these stories, but the unfortunate few shown here went downhill fast and their tale is very similar. Watch this list for sure, but then look for a happier video to remind you that everything that glitters IS gold!

New Mexico Winner Devastated When Scratch Lotto Ticket Officials Denied Him His $500,000 Prize

There have been many cases like this one where scratch-off winners have been denied their prizes. The reason sounds flimsy, but it's often held up in court and the winners go home emptyhanded. Find out the reason why so many players have lost money this way...

You Won The Lottery. Here's The (Sensible) Advice You Need To Make It Last Past The Usual 2-Year Spendup

There have been many estimates about how long it takes for lottery winners to spend their windfall and run out of cash. But about 2 years for a $1-$10 million winner seems usual. Kevin Bourke is a certified financial planner, and in the boring but pleasant fashion that is typical of these advisers, he tells you exactly what to do to prevent it happening. Exactly!

10 Expensive Things In The World That Lottery Winners Can Afford, But The Rest Of Us Can't

A hotel room for $83,000 a night! A hamburger that costs $5,000! A rare Ferrari that you'll need $53 million to buy! Gasp with astonishment as you realise you'll never get to see these these expensive luxuries except in this video.

The Ultimate Lottery Winner's Go-Anywhere Toy... An Amazing $40,000 Quad Bike That Turns Into A Superfast Jet Ski In Seconds

Ride down to the water's edge in this special quad bike called the Gibbs Quadski - and keep going into the water! Then with the press of a button your agile quad bike turns into a jet ski, and in seconds you're speeding along the surface. It can do 45mph (72 km/h) on both land and water, and costs a cool $40,000 - chump change for adventurish lottery winners!

These Maryland Lottery Winners Have To Run Through A Warehouse Against The Clock... Grabbing Goods They've Chosen As They Go

These are genuine winners of a lottery matched up for a special challenge. 'My Lottery Rewards' is the official player loyalty program from the Maryland Lottery. These winners have 90 seconds to run through a warehouse and collect as many prizes as they can. Did they make it? How much did they collect? All answered by watching here...

Rub A Card - Win $100,000. That's How Amelia Won The Maryland Neon Scratch-Off Game. She Talks About Her Lucky Win Here

Carroll County resident Amelia Pelino grabs a $100,000 prize at the lottery headquarters and describes the excitement of the win. Every lotto winner has something to say about their experience, and with Amelia it was how she attacked her friend. Not in that way, really.

This Home Has One Of The Most Unique Rooms In The World For The Lotto Winner... A 66,000 Gallon Pool With A $2 Million Surprise Underneath, Just Wait Till You See It

I couldn't believe what I was seeing at first. The home, located in Singapore, looked a nice contemporary design that many lottery winners would enjoy living in. The owner, Australian Stephen Fisher take us for a tour - then we gaze at the biggest surprise ever as we descend the stairs. My goodness! Seeing is believing.

Sometimes $100 Million Powerball Lottery Winners Just Want To Buy A Luxury Mansion That Takes 20 Minutes To Walk From One End To The Other

You're tired of looking at the McMansions around and want a home of substance. After all, you've got $100 Million in Powerball jackpot winnings and you're itching to spend it. I think you'll find this amazing, yes fantastic, 22,000 sq ft home is just the place for you and your new lottery wife. A pool, a 2-story gym, a view. Each room cost about a million dollars. It just works.

What Lottery Winners Do On Their Weekends After They Put On A Suit Of Armour, And It Isn't What You'd Expect

When you have unlimited money from a win in, say, the Washington Lottery, life becomes so much more enjoyable, that's a given. But sometimes you just want to get out in the rain, put on a suit of armour and do what nobody expects...

At Last - A Japanese-Made $4.5 Million Personal Jet Which Sells For A Price That Every Lottery Winner Can Afford

It's built by Honda and has swept the jet market with the clever design. Why does the Honda jet have its engines mounted high above each wing? You can bet there's a reason for this move, and it's for fuel efficiency and more cabin space. So after you've plunked down your $4.5 Million, what's it like to fly in? Well, out of the ordinary, according to some who have experienced it. Find out for yourself here...

Don't Let This UK Celebrity Win Lotto - He'll Just Ruin Everything According To This Strange Lottery Commercial

The UK National Lottery put out a series of spoof-style commercials where celebs are showing off their poor taste. The theme of the ads was "Please Don't Let It Be Them." Here British designer Laurence Llewelyn Bowen features in this one at Stonehenge. Decide for yourself.

These 3 Lottery Winning Brokers All Came From The SAME Real Estate Office - One Winning $3.8 Million. Talk About Coincidence

The chances of 3 major lottery winners in one small workplace seems unbelievable, yet this actually happened to co-workers at St Louis real estate firm Coldwell Banker. Three of its professionals won the Missouri Lotto in the space of 18 months. Sales associate Jamie Bone won a $1 million, while her colleague Kimberly Delapp won $100,000, and Jenifer Elam won $3.8 million. This should be in the Guinness Book of Records!

Travel Is The Top Of The List For This Canadian Lotto 649 Couple

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Winning a major prize is an earthshaking event for most people. When winner Ian Hirsch of Coquitlam, B.C. looked at his ticket, he didn’t just double-check it, he had partner Diane triple check it to make sure it was real.

Like most gobsmacked winners soon after a win, he had little to say at the check presentation ceremony in the BCLC headquarters, but Diane said: "I can't wait to see their (the bank's) faces."

They intend to upgrade everything and help their family. Nice thought.

If You're Thinking Of Investing Your Lotto Winnings Into A Classic Maserati, Check Out This 'Top 10 Worst Cars Of All Time' List First

Maseratis had style and pedigree when they first started building in Italy in 1914. But if you want to buy an older classic to add to your growing collection, perhaps you need to look this list first to see if there are any lemon models to avoid. Knowledge is power, but power was something this car didn't have. Maybe the styling will make up for it.

The New Girl In The Office Missed Out On A $1 Million Win In Her Real Estate Syndicate - But Guess What They Did Next?

Jennifer Maldonado had worked only two weeks at the Florida real estate agency when she got the surprise of her life. The dozen employees at Laurie Finkelstein-Reader had asked her to join them in the office Powerball lottery pool, but she declined. The $20 share was too much for the 31-year-old administration assistant. Imagine her shock when the pool won and she missed out. But what happened next will restore your faith in human nature...

27-Year-Old Spent Some Of His $1.25 Million Lottery Win On Travel, Drink And Women... So Did He Regret It?

"How do you work out whether a girl's after your money or not?" asked the Channel 4 interviewer. "I haven't yet" laughed Matt Myles, a £1 Million EuroMillions winner and ex-Army soldier. The factory worker from Hereford, UK, was working gruelling night shifts when he bought a Euromillions ticket on a whim and gave him a surprise US$1.25 million windfall. He wasted no time in putting his newfound wealth to good use - jetting off to Indonesia before the money had even hit his account. Then what happened? Find out...

Mega Millions Winner Looks At A Home That Will Give Him Change From The $180 Million Jackpot He Collected

David Bromstad takes recent lottery winners on over-the-top house hunts for their new dream homes. When Rick Knudsen won $180 million in the California Mega Millions a new house was on his wishlist, so the search was on!

If You're Followed By Eager Sniffing Dogs As You Walk Down To Your Lotto Store in New Hampshire, Here's The Reason Why

Taking home the bacon just got a new vibe. The New Hampshire state lottery offered a lottery ticket that smells like bacon. The $1 tickets are scratch-n-sniff and read "I Heart Bacon." Winners can take home $1,000 and the odds of making at least a dollar were 1 in 4.6 pigs. Plus, you know, it just smells delicious. The last pack was sold in April 2016.