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North Carolina Man Buys $200,000 Winning Lottery Ticket On The Way To His Last Cancer Treatment

North Carolina Man Buys $200,000 Winning Lottery Ticket On The Way To His Last Cancer Treatment

A North Carolina man stopped by a convenience store to buy a lottery ticket while on his way to his final chemotherapy appointment and wound up winning $200,000, BBC News reports. Unfortunately for the lucky winner, much of that money will have to go to medical bills. Ronnie Foster had been battling colon cancer, one […]

4y ago

Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In California, Single Winner To Pocket Half A Billion Dollars

Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In California, Single Winner To Pocket Half A Billion Dollars

Only one ticket matched the five numbers and Mega Ball required to win the Mega Millions jackpot, meaning that one lucky California player will pocket around half a billion dollars before taxes, Yahoo News reports. The advertised jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing was $530 million, after several draws where no one matched the winning […]

4y ago

How To Increase Your Odds Of Winning The Mega Millions (Or Powerball) Jackpot

How To Increase Your Odds Of Winning The Mega Millions (Or Powerball) Jackpot

The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $475 million after no one matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball required to win the jackpot, as reported Saturday by The Inquisitr. You may be wondering if there’s anything you can do to increase your odds of winning, and as it turns out, there are, […]

4y ago

Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $475 Million, Powerball Jackpot Not Far Behind At $350 Million

Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $475 Million, Powerball Jackpot Not Far Behind At $350 Million

The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to just shy of half a billion dollars, hitting the $475 million mark after no winners matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball required to win the staggering jackpot, Yahoo News reports. Meanwhile, another multi-state lottery game with boffo jackpots, the Powerball game, is not far behind, with […]

4y ago

Saturday’s Powerball Is $625 Million: How To Take The Money If You Win

Saturday’s Powerball Is $625 Million: How To Take The Money If You Win

After no winners were announced in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, Saturday’s winnings grew to an estimated $625 million. Winning the lottery is always a slim possibility, but in case it happens to one lucky person, the next question they must consider is how to cash in. It is worth noting that how a winner chooses to […]

5y ago

$273 Million Lottery Winner To Reward Clerk Who Kept His Lost Winning Ticket Safe

$273 Million Lottery Winner To Reward Clerk Who Kept His Lost Winning Ticket Safe

A 54-year-old New Jersey man named Mike Weirsky is one lucky guy. Weirsky became a millionaire overnight after purchasing a couple $2 lottery tickets at a Quik Chek gas station near his home in rural Alpha. However, he came close to missing out on the winnings altogether. Weirsky accidentally left the tickets behind after purchasing […]

5y ago

Woman Bought Winning Lottery Ticket With Stolen Credit Card, Nabbed By Police When She Tried To Claim Prize

Woman Bought Winning Lottery Ticket With Stolen Credit Card, Nabbed By Police When She Tried To Claim Prize

A Canadian woman ran out of luck after buying a winning lottery ticket with a stolen credit card and then getting nabbed by police when she tried to claim the $50,000 prize. The incident happened in Newfoundland, where police said a man reported that his wallet had been stolen and that his credit cards were […]

5y ago

British Grandparents Celebrate Lottery Win With A Cup Of Tea Before Going To Bed

British Grandparents Celebrate Lottery Win With A Cup Of Tea Before Going To Bed

Most people hope they will someday win the lottery, and have a plan for how they will celebrate their sudden windfall and what they will be spending their money on. But most people’s immediate reaction would to be to enjoy a quiet cup of tea and then head straight to bed. That was the reaction […]

5y ago

Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Will Reach $321 Million For Christmas Day Drawing

Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Will Reach $321 Million For Christmas Day Drawing

Someone could be getting one incredible Christmas gift this year — more than a quarter of a billion dollars. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot will reach $321 million for the Christmas Day drawing, with a long streak of no winners tipping the jackpot back to enormous levels. As USA Today noted, the drawing on Friday […]

5y ago

British Man Andrew Clark Finds $86M Lottery Ticket In His Car After Family Hounded Him To Check His Ticket

British Man Andrew Clark Finds $86M Lottery Ticket In His Car After Family Hounded Him To Check His Ticket

A man won one of the largest jackpots in British history, and he almost didn’t bother to claim his prize. The ticket was buried in a pile of papers in Andrew Clark’s van for weeks before he finally decided to check and see if he was the big winner, as reported by the New York […]

5y ago

People Buying Lottery Tickets Will Typically Fall Into One Of These Ten Categories

People Buying Lottery Tickets Will Typically Fall Into One Of These Ten Categories

This week’s Mega Millions $1.5 billion jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in the history of the world, brought the lottery into the national consciousness with levels of hysteria rarely seen. The lottery is a psychological game just as much as a probabilistic one, and nearly half of American adults will play the lottery each year, […]

5y ago

Here’s How People Convince Themselves That They’re Going To Win The Lottery, Like Mega Millions Or Powerball

Here’s How People Convince Themselves That They’re Going To Win The Lottery, Like Mega Millions Or Powerball

With the Powerball jackpot already estimated to be three quarters of a billion dollars, and with a $1.6 billion Mega Millions ticket just having been sold in South Carolina a few days ago, Americans are in the midst of lottery fever. And while we all know, at least in our heart of hearts, that we’re […]

5y ago

Here’s How You Should Treat Your Lottery Winnings, According To An Economist

Here’s How You Should Treat Your Lottery Winnings, According To An Economist

The bad news is that the Mega Millions jackpot of over $1.5 billion has already been won. The good news is that the Powerball windfall of $750 and growing, is still up for grabs. Somebody is going to win it. So it might as well be you. That said, according to an economist writing for […]

5y ago

Owner Of Gas Station That Sold Winning Mega Millions Tickets Plans To Split $50,000 Bonus With Staff

Owner Of Gas Station That Sold Winning Mega Millions Tickets Plans To Split $50,000 Bonus With Staff

The owner of the convenience store in South Carolina that sold the $1.5 billion winning lottery ticket said he wants to share part of his $50,000 bonus with his employees. CJ Patel, who claims he has no clue who bought the winning ticket for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, also said he planned on sharing […]

5y ago

JuJu Smith-Schuster Prayed For Mega Millions Win To Bring Le’Veon Bell Back

JuJu Smith-Schuster Prayed For Mega Millions Win To Bring Le’Veon Bell Back

The Pittsburgh Steelers might have been looking forward to enjoying a Week 8 return to the gridiron for Le’Veon Bell had JuJu Smith-Schuster come up with the numbers drawn for the $1.6 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, October 23. Unfortunately, the dozens of tickets he purchased were as good as garbage, and so […]

5y ago

Why Winning The Lottery Isn’t Such A Lucky Thing

Why Winning The Lottery Isn’t Such A Lucky Thing

Someone in South Carolina, whose identity remains unknown, won $1.6 billion dollars in Tuesday’s Powerball lottery. It’s the biggest lottery prize ever awarded…and that’s not necessarily such a good thing. Marvin and Mae Acosta also won $327.8 million in January, and wanted to establish a charity. This made them a target for scammers. One group […]

5y ago

Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In South Carolina, Identity Of $1.6 Billion Winner Remains Unknown

Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In South Carolina, Identity Of $1.6 Billion Winner Remains Unknown

Lottery officials confirmed on Wednesday morning that one winning Mega Millions ticket worth over $1.5 billion was sold in South Carolina. According to ABC News, Tuesday night’s jackpot easily became the highest ever Mega Millions prize in history, beating the previous record of $656 million set in March 2012. The prize of $1.537 billion, however, […]

5y ago

Mega Millions Drawing For $1.6 Billion — Date And Time Of Next Drawing, Odds Of Winning, Payout Amount

Mega Millions Drawing For $1.6 Billion — Date And Time Of Next Drawing, Odds Of Winning, Payout Amount

Mega Millions mania has taken over the country — and it’s not had to see why. On Tuesday night, the historically large jackpot of $1.6 billion could very well be yours, if you have your tickets in hand and match all five winning numbers — along with the Mega Ball. While it’s possible to check […]

5y ago

Mega Millions Jackpot Officially Rises To $1 Billion – Date And Time Of Next Drawing, Odds Of Winning, Payout

Mega Millions Jackpot Officially Rises To $1 Billion – Date And Time Of Next Drawing, Odds Of Winning, Payout

Just when you thought that winning the Mega Millions jackpot would mean you’d never have to work another day, it gets even bigger and your entire family may never punch a clock again. After Tuesday’s drawing for overly huge pot, no one matched all the numbers and it just kept on growing. By early Friday […]

5y ago

Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Jump To More Than $800 Million Combined

Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Jump To More Than $800 Million Combined

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have soared to more than $800 million after no winners were crowned in the recent drawings, putting eye-popping totals up for grabs, according to Newsweek magazine. The magazine called the combined total of the two nationwide lottery games one of the largest amounts ever offered. Those who want to […]

5y ago

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