Joseph Zagami almost threw away the win of a lifetime, literally that is. He and his wife had bought lottery tickets at a supermarket,  put it in a bag and promptly forgot about it. 

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A Brooklyn man may have used up his share of luck for many years.  James Geoghan, decided to buy another $20 ticket after his first time playing the Maximum Millions resulted in a $20 win. 

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A Paris businessman has just won 22 million Euros in the lottery, and it may be just what he needs to save his 40-year old business. 

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There are interesting stories about women winners last week including those of  a woman whose forgetfulness doubled her share of a jackpot prize, and another whose attempt to rid herself of loose change won her a million dollars.

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There’s a saying that when life closes one door, another window opens.  I am sure that Tracy Tyler and Adam Young agrees with that.

Adam has just lost his job at an electronics wholesaling firm a few weeks ago, landing the couple in dire financial straits. 

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The May 31 Mega Millions drawing has proven very lucky for New Jersey players.  The $30 million jackpot was won by Darryl and Judith Smith.  In addition, three other New Jersey players won $10,000 each and 31,153 others won prizes ranging from $2 to $120.

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Portugal has been seeing a lot of Euromillions jackpot winners lately.  In the most recent draw, another Portuguese managed to match the five numbers and two lucky stars drawn to win a minimum prize of 15 million Euros. 

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Seven years ago, while he was still working at his father’s convenience store in Syracuse, Andy Ashkar took a ticket that had won a $5 million jackpot from customer Robert Miles. 

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I have never believed in horoscope, much less fortune cookie pronouncements keeping the opinion that these are either made in fun, or to take advantage of the more gullible among us. 

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Onondaga County Judge Joseph Fahey is set to sentence Andy Ashkar to years in prison for stealing a ticket that won a $5 million jackpot.  Robert Miles, the real winner, had presented the ticket for checking at a Syracuse store owned by Andy’s parents. 

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