Interesting lottery stories this week include a Vietnamese man whose generosity led him to more wealth, a popsicle run that paid a cool jackpot, and a husband’s hunch that paid off with a lottery win.

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Patrick Maki of Lindenhurst always believed that he would win the lottery and told his family as much.  That remained in his mind as he bought a quick pick Hit or Miss ticket for the Feb.

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A syndicate consisting of three people who worked for a sailing holiday company just posted a £1 million lottery win with the EuroMillions Millionaires Raffle. 

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Sometimes it pays to be observant to trends and to follow your hunches.  A Sakatchewan woman’s husband thought most lottery winners came from the east.  When his wife Tanya Jimmy went on a conference to Halifax, Nova Scotia, he asked her to buy a lottery ticket.

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This is one lottery story that does not end well.  The members of theTudor Tavern Pub syndicate which won £3.6 million in 1997 are included in a list of many lottery winners who have entrusted their money to former accountant David Reeves. 

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When a homeless man receives a supposedly winning ticket, you’d expect him to go running off with the money.  But not this particular homeless man.

Actually it was all a prank, done with good intentions by a man named Rahat.

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The Weirs – Dealing Nicely With The Complications Of Incredible Wealth

A week or so ago, papers were abuzz about how Colin and Christine Weir took just ten minutes to decide to buy a £3.5 million mansion set in 32 acres of grounds. 

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The Oscar Awards are so prized by actors, especially hopeful nominees, that losing on the chance to land one can be very painful.  Ellen De Generes, this year’s host at the academy awards, understands the pain of such a loss and has come up with an unusual way to assuage the hurt feelings of one of the losers.

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Dung, a man in Hamlet 5 of Nhi Thanh Commune in Vietnam has always been generous.  So generous that when a neighbor asked for help selling several lottery tickets with the ‘unlucky number’ 855 514, he decided to buy them all. 

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Elizabeth Stevens had been playing the lottery regularly, but could barely afford the tickets of late since her husband Tom was diagnosed with lung cancer.  Tom needed a regular supply of popsicles to soothe his throat which often felt dry. 

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