On Friday Allen Hudaifa, 57, of Houston, was charged with claiming a lottery prize by fraud.

He tried to cash in a scratch off ticket back in February 2010.

I love it when good sense prevails over tricky legal mess.

To recap. A syndicate of 19 Bell Canada workers came forward to claim the New Years Eve jackpot of $50 million in January.

You know lottery winners usually pay off their mortgage, and maybe buy a new car?

Well Joe Denette won a big payout on the Mega Millions back in 2009, and rather than retire quietly, he decided setting up his own truck racing team would be far more fun.

They kept it secret from everyone for over a month. But finally the much talked about winners of the Christmas Day Powerball draw have come forward.

His own house may have burned down last Winter…

But this year has been a whole lot luckier for New York City firefighter Stephen Kirwan.

On Tuesday Stephen was announced as the big $122 Million Powerball winner from 22nd January.

Admin workers from an elementary school in Montebello, Los Angeles were ecstatic to win Saturday’s California SuperLotto Plus.

The eleven strong syndicate group, which included the Principal, were a combination of full and part-time admin workers.

Wow, we know those scratch-off tickets are tempting. But add a sports team on the front, and we’re far more likely to buy one.

Instant scratchers tickets featuring the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and Patriots have sold over $409 Million.

A new lottery game is being trialled in Puerto Rico.

Every time someone buys something in a shop, their receipt now contains a number.

And every week those receipts could win prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000.

Ouch, that would have been a depressing moment.

Susan and Lee Mullen from Grimsby religiously bought their single ticket for the EuroMillions every week. Until the birth of their daughter.

Last May Jackie Wells Cisneros and her husband won $266 million on the Mega Millions lottery.

That was the 8th largest in the history of the game.