The syndicate of 26 WVU employees have been playing the lottery for 20 years without a major win.  That may be why none of them believed syndicate leader Sheila Anderson when she announced that they had won $1 million.

Big Lottery Winner Shows All Of Us How To Handle Great Riches!

There was a lot of excitement way back in January with news of the US Powerball Lottery’s jackpot rolling over to a record $1.6 billion.

Two instant ticket winners from Brooklyn went home with a combined prize money of $17 million.  Melodie Donovan won $7 million from a New York Millions scratch-off ticket last June, and Darius Menard won even more, a cool $10 million from a $10,000 a Week for Life instant ticket.

Luis and Patricia Almaraz, of Islandia, try their luck at the lottery.  After buying a Wild Bonanza Multiplier scratch-off ticket, their luck changed for the better.

This week’s top stories include that of a Florida woman who walked out of a supermarket $5 million richer, and a teen from the UK who shared a 61 million pound jackpot with her family who chose to stay overnight in a tent to honor a promise to friends.

When retired greengrocer Mike Skipskey saw a Hot Money Scratchcard from National Lottery at a Tesco petrol station, he just had to buy it.  After all, he claims he was born lucky.

19-year old Courtney Davies may have millions in the bank, but that does not mean she won’t camp out in a field anymore.  The teen joined her friends camping at a music festival, while the rest of her family went on a luxury holiday.

This week a family from Hamilton County posted an incredible $536M win on the MegaMillions lottery, a Canadian woman decided to retire after winning $20.9 million and a man from Oakland County scratched his way to a $4 million win!