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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A Lottery Gift Idea For That Special Person That Will Win Their Heart

A Lottery Gift Idea For That Special Person That Will Win Their Heart

This is one of 50 ideas on The Dating Divas - a lottery ticket gift idea to make your partner feel appreciated.

The site says: "Birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas are all great excuses to shower your husband with gifts galore... There’s no rules to gift-giving, so if you’re in the mood to show your hubby some love, we’ve got just what you need."

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When Should You Buy Your Next Lottery Ticket? (Surprising Answer!)

When Should You Buy Your Next Lottery Ticket? (Surprising Answer!)

JoAnn and Gaetan Champagne had to wait a month before they could claim their $50 million Lotto Max prize because they were lotto store owners. Photo.

I've always said that it's more efficient to spend your ticket money as close to the game draw as possible. This results in the most effective net use of your funds.

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You Won The Lottery: Lump Sum Cash Or Installments... Which Is Best?

You Won The Lottery: Lump Sum Cash Or Installments... Which Is Best?

Dan and Christine Bruckner won $208 Million in the New York Mega Millions jackpot, and chose the lump sum payment.

Lottery winners are often in shock when they finally bank their life-changing wealth. They get advice from everyone, from well-meaning family members to financial advisors.

One of the biggest decisions which winners have to make quickly is whether to take a lump-sum cash option, or yearly annuity payments.

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Whatever Happened To £148 Million EuroMillions Winners Adrian and Gillian Bayford?

Whatever Happened To £148 Million EuroMillions Winners Adrian and Gillian Bayford?

Adrian and wife Gillian celebrate their EuroMillions win of nearly £150Million at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hatfield Heath, Hertfordshire. PHOTO: Daily Mail

From music store to multi-millionaire. That's the start of the story for EuroMillions winner Adrian Bayford, who together with wife Gillian won £148.6 Million (US$191M).

The couple were at home comforting their crying young son when they learned they had won the second biggest lottery jackpot in history

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Update: $220M Powerball Jackpot Winner Brad Duke Talks About Growing His Win To $1 Billion

 Update: $220M Powerball Jackpot Winner Brad Duke Talks About Growing His Win To $1 Billion

Brad Duke in 2005 with his oversize check. After taxes the prize amounted to $126 million.

It was one of the most unusual wishlists in lottery. After Brad Duke of Star won the lottery in 2005, he set a goal of turning his $220 million Powerball winnings into $1 billion in 15 years.

It was originally 3 years. So what changed, and how far has he got up to now?

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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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25 Crazy Things Rich People Bought Just Because They Could

There’s only 132 rocks on earth that have been identified as coming from Mars, which is why some rich guy paid over $450,000 for it. Any lottery winner could have also bought a letter from physicist Albert Einstein too, for only $3 million. See them all – they’re fascinating!

Do This One Thing With Your Lottery Prizes To Avoid Losing It All

Do This One Thing With Your Lottery Prizes To Avoid Losing It All

John Robinson reaches for the winning Powerball ticket which gave him and wife Lisa a third share of a $1.58 Billion jackpot in 2016. PHOTO: Today

Winning the lottery is different from anything else you've experienced in your life. And if you want to keep the jackpot, you better know how to handle a large sum of money.

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