Oscar winner Dame Helen Mirren still buys a lottery ticket every now and again.

But she does wait for the jackpot to get big first:

When the lottery gets big, up to $50million, I buy a ticket because maybe I will win.

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It’s normal to donate a little something when the church collection plate goes round.

But the 55 year old pastor of a struggling Baltimore church was surprised to find a $3 scratch card amongst the donations on Sunday.

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Irvin Przyborski was doing his taxes when he came across an old lottery ticket amongst the papers.

The ticket was bought back in March 2010, but he checked the numbers just in case.

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Carol Leonard probably forgives her husband for being an unimaginative present buyer.

Carol, 64, bought a $5 “Millionaire Madness” scratch card using money she received inside her Valentines Day card from husband Bruce.

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The Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 game drew an ‘unusual’ result on Monday, when out came a complete set of consecutive numbers – 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

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A gigantic 48 inch swiss roll hit the centre of Liverpool on Thursday.

The bizarre promotional stunt was to celebrate the EuroMillions lottery reaching a £90 Million rollover jackpot.

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It was a smart alec comment to a mother who hadn’t seen her son in a while.

She simply asked when her son, Johan Fourie, planned his next visit.

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When times get tough, selling one of your grandchildren is not often the solution.

Patti Bigbee, 46, of Holly Hill, Florida appears in court today charged with illegal sale or surrender of a child, together with her daughter and boyfriend.

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Us lottery players are a strange bunch.

The Mirror reports the results of a survey into what we do to keep our lottery tickets safe.

7% of people surveyed would keep a winning ticket under their mattress.

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Saturday evenings Pick 4 lottery draw was not a good one for the Maryland purse strings. But it was good for players.

The result drawn was 4-4-4-4, a very popular combination that 2,800 players had bought.

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