In this weeks top stories one man manages to find a lottery fortune in a pile of leaves, a teen mom wins a £100,000 scratchcard bonanza, and twenty-two workers at a pharmacy land a $500,000 prize.  

Who would have thought that big treasure could lie in big pile of leaves?  But that is exactly what Long Island landscaper Marvin Rosales-Martinez found while at work raking. 

For teenage mother RebeccaTierney, it’s really a season to be jolly as she just received a hefty gift from the lottery.  The 19-year old was just out for a drink of coke when she saw a bunch of scratch off tickets on display.

Watch this video of Arizona Lottery official Karen Bach announcing that the second winner of a $577.5 million Powerball jackpot has come forward.  The winner is a man in his 30’s who lives in Fountain Hills Arizona.

Police in Florida have gotten some surprised looks after issuing warnings and scratch-off lottery tickets to speeders on Christmas day.  The officers bought the scratch-off tickets from their own money to try to spread a bit of good cheer.

Twenty-two employees of the Grand Avenue Pharmacy in Cochrane have won an extra $22,700 each this Christmas season, thanks to their purchase of lottery tickets on a whim.

Emma Wildin reflects on the year gone past since her million pound scratchcard win and says that their life remains essentially the same.  They don’t splurge and still budgets their spending to match what they make.

The Lottery gives a lot of chances to win life-changing amounts.  Some players, like C. W. Whitson win more than once, while others like Megamillions winner Ira Curry, are so lucky they win more than they can spend in several lifetimes .

Spain’s El Gordo Lottery lived up to its name by spreading Christmas cheer on thousands of bettors. Instead of awarding a huge sum to one winner, the lottery is designed to spread the prize pot to thousands of small winners. 

Spain is one European country rich in Christian, mainly Roman Catholic tradition.  Christmas season is often associated here with the nativity scene, a sort of diorama depicting the moment of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.