Life can be cruel sometimes, and in the case of an Ontario man of Iraqi descent, health and financial issues have prevented him from seeing his mother for the last 11 years!

It’s always nice to hear of people whose lives were changed for the better by significant lottery wins. Mark and Cheryl Brudenell who won just a bit less than a million pounds way back in 1997 are two such people.

On this week’s stories of lottery  luck, a Massachusetts woman was one of two people who won a million dollars off instant tickets in the state.

A Casper man has won $746,022 at the March 13th draw of the Cowboy Draw Lottery. Michael Wieser had bought the winning ticket from the Mountain View Conoco on Yellowstone Highway.

While many people say they found lottery luck in a variety of ways that range from dreams to ‘systems’, one Virginia woman had a simpler explanation for her lottery success.

They say that you reap what you sow. That may explain why a 94-year old World War II veteran won a $300,000 lottery prize.

Ervin Smolinski buys instant tickets every month and sends them as gifts to family members who are celebrating their birthdays on that month.

Often we hear of lottery winners doing something good, like giving to charity. This time a Fredericksburg, Virginia woman won the lottery as she was doing a friend a favor.

Charles Stevenson of Calgary and his partner had already booked a vacation trip to Mexico, but the lottery caused a change of plans. After winning $1 million in the Feb.

2017 is turning out to be an especially bountiful year for a Virginia couple. Charles and Janet Leisure have just claimed a major lottery prize, just two months after winning a bigger one. 

Two lucky people from Massachusetts won a million dollars each on different instant games!

Paula Pelkey bought a lucky “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” instant ticket for $10 at the Pride Station & Store at 60 Union St.