The Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC) has advised bettors to re-check their tickets after discovering that a system delay has caused incorrect lottery information to be provided.

What would most people do if they find a valuable lottery ticket that has no clear owner?  The answer may vary with different people but for a man named Manuel Reija Gonzalez, there can only be one answer: turn it in so authorities can try to find the real owner.

In response to questions on whether it is possible for lottery players placing their entries online to win and not be notified, the UK National Lottery says it is nearly impossible. 

Ask lottery players how often they have hit the jackpot, and most will either say never or not yet.  In contrast, Thomasville resident Linda Huckans has just won her second significant jackpot in a span of just two years.

Among the list of interesting stories in the past week is the story of three friends who share a jackpot, a winner who postpones making a claim to go elk hunting, and a man who kept a winning ticket in the glove compartment of his car for two months.

One day back in 2008, Kong Rye Prisk,  a manager at Alfredo’s Pizza Cafe, felt so lucky that she invited co-worker Michael Piccolino to contribute $5 to buy scratch-off tickets, with the understanding that they would split winnings evenly. 

Powerball Lottery officials have announced that a single ticket, sold by the South Carolina Lottery has snagged a $400 million jackpot.  The latest jackpot is the fourth highest in Powerball history.

Guiseppe Joe Anelli kept an an Illinois Lottery 4thof July Millionaire Raffle ticket in his car’s glove compartment, and only remembered to check it two weeks ago. 

Larry and Mary Baldwin, of Columbus, Indiana often stop by a Circle K store to buy Polar Pops and lottery ticket entries.  It was in the same store where lady luck finally deigned to smile upon them by way of a $1 million Powerball jackpot.

Someone who bought a lottery ticket containing the numbers 10, 17, 24, 37, 40 and 43 last year in a Carrefour shopping centre in Galicia,  richer by €4.7m (£3.95m) and not know about it.