A couple from Kent have just won a million pounds and say they’ve gone from disbelief to joy. Now they’re looking forward to life after retirement!

It was a record breaking single person win record when Mavis Wanczyk posted a $758.7 million Powerball lottery win. But amidst the celebration, a mix-up in the announcement went unnoticed for some time.

Three New Yorkers received a total of $16.7 million in prizes Thursday.

The first winner is Jose Mendez and his wife. The pair usually buys Take5, Powerball, and Mega Millions tickets every Friday after work.

A two-man lottery playing syndicate, who call themselves the B-Squared Lottery Club has just won a million dollars.

The two had been asking other co-workers if anybody was interested in pooling for the lottery.

A taxi driver felt lucky after winning £10 that she asked the store clerk to pick out two £5  Monopoly scratchcards for him in lieu of the cash.

It may be hard to believe but some mushrooms are partly responsible for leaving a New York man euphoric – in a really good way!

John Lewis went to the market for the sole purpose of buying some mushrooms he needed to complete the ingredients for his spaghetti sauce.

A lottery win changed Mavis Wanczyk from an ordinary hospital worker to the biggest ever winner of a lottery prize in the US. Police are so concerned they’ve increased patrols in her neighborhood.

Persistence gave a North Carolina man a win most lottery players dream of. Michael Hill had bought a lottery ticket at the store and immediately scratched it.

The Powerball Lottery has set a new record – and a Massachusetts hospital worker has retired from work because of it.

History was made when Mavis Wanczyk won a $758.7 million Powerball Lottery jackpot.

Seven years ago, a trip to the grocers for some bread, milk, and three lucky dips proved all that was needed to give Jones what he described as the best day in his life apart from the birth of his son.