It was less than a year ago the syndicate of 16 workers from Montebello Unified School District won $12 Million on the Lotto.

And they just struck it lucky again, this time from playing Mega Millions.

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Kathleen Crewe kept her winning lottery ticket in what she thought was a very safe place.

Being somewhat more careful than many lottery players, she not only tucked her ticket safely inside a thermos flask.

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It’s been a typically insane ending to the ‘crazy as usual’ business of the Spanish El Gordo lottery draw.

El Gordo 2011 did not disappoint, with the Spanish queueing around street corners right up to the very last minute to buy their tickets.

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It’s not entirely rare for the wrong lottery results to appear.

But normally it’s a third party – you know, a small newspaper printing last weeks numbers, or a regional TV show accidentally putting up last weeks graphic.

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The Daily Mail just reported that Professor Marcus du Sautoy recommends you pick your lottery numbers consecutively – because it ‘increases your chances of winning’.

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On Monday morning Wally Shihadeh was at the Louisiana lottery HQ, picking up his winnings of $709,106.

But at the same time he was picking up his winners check, the Sheriff’s department was at his store in Minden collecting evidence to charge him with credit card fraud.

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It could easily have gone the wrong way and ended up being one of those crazy US court cases where everybody sues anybody.

Instead Kathy Scruggs, 44, walked away $25 Million richer.

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It probably wasn’t quite the luxury home his wife had in mind. But Mark Benbow did keep his promise.

Mark, 38, is a railway worker and self-confessed train enthusiast.

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Craig Henshaw was too busy travelling through Europe to realise he had become a millionaire back home in Toronto.

And for 2 whole months while woodwork teacher Craig travelled with his girlfriend, the multi-million dollar lottery ticket sat there stuck to his fridge door.

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John Holder bought a  ‘Jumbo Bucks’ scratch card whilst at a gas station. He scratched it, and realised he was $50,000 richer before he even left the store.

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