Ian and Kim McCarthy have also joined the list of £1 Million winners from the UK’s Millionnaire Raffle on Christmas day.

Taking a break from a DIY day Ian checked his lottery ticket online, something he wouldn’t normally bother doing.

Regina Jackson wanted to give something back, although this might not be everyones first thought.

Back in 2008 Regina was helped out by a charity when she lost her job in West Chester.

Christopher McGurran, a 30 year old heating technician from St. Petersburg has claimed last months $50 Million jackpot on the Powerball.

The deputy secretary of the Florida lottery asked Christopher and his wife what they did for a living.

Jason Derlein, a software developer from Jeffersonville has become the first to win one of the top prizes on a new scratch-off game called ‘Winning In Spades’ from the Hoosier lottery.

Lisa Priola took a shot at the new $10 scratch off card that had just come out.

And she was extremely glad the assistant had suggested it when it turned out to be a $200,000 winner.

They do say bad news travels fast, and sometimes it does seem that we prefer to read about misery and loss than good fortune and happiness!

A household name football star has won a substantial prize on the UK Lotto.

He matched 5 balls and the bonus number to claim a prize of £125,000, for which he has already collected the cheque.

Lottery consumers have long been vulnerable to dishonest retail assistants – and there have been plenty of documented cases of ticket fraud over the years.

So any measure to remove the temptation for a retail assistant to attempt to steal a winning ticket is most welcome.

This could be yet another reason to buy tickets online instead.

The winner had just claimed his winnings in the store, when he was approached by a man outside who asked for a cigarette and a few dollars.

Big changes have been announced for the UK Lotto – the biggest the game has seen in it’s 18 year history.

The National Lottery are referring to the changes as ‘exciting’, but many players are far from happy.