Lotto success stories this week include that of a man who turned $5 into a million dollars and a Sudbury man who won the top prize in the Cash For Life game.

A couple from Auckland had a roller-coaster weekend which ended with them a lot richer.

Paul and Lucy went out on dinner to celebrate her birthday on Friday, 8 July; Paul used the opportunity to propose to Lucy. 

Sudbury resident Alan Wilkinson does not seem in too much of a hurry to be rich.  After he bought Instant Cash for Life tickets, he waited until the next day to scratch them off.

This video details how a newlywed man earned a million dollar bonus.  Watch this!

The happy man says that he plans to invest most of the money or at least what’s left after paying of the couple’s cars and house.

When Troy man Matthew Beidl won $5 from an instant ticket, he decided to use the winnings to buy a Cash King instant ticket.  Now he’s a millionaire.

Vietnam now has its own American-style lottery.  The state run Vietlott, which runs the lottery, received an 18-year license to operate a computerized 6/45 lottery game in January.

Among this week’s top stories a NY man has just become $5 million richer after bagging the top prize in the Set For Life game and a UK couple went on a holiday for two weeks before claiming a £15 million lottery jackpot. 

The long wait is over.  The third winner of the biggest Powerball Jackpot ever has come forward.

Marvin and Mae Acosta have been revealed as the holders of a ticket which won a third of a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot six months ago. 

A Virginia man decided to buy a 100 Million Cash Extravaganza ticket at a store where he bought a PAYDAY candy bar.  Now he is in for a really big payday of $4 million; a really sweet win since the man scratched the lucky ticket while munching on his candy bar!

A couple discovered they had won a £15 million lottery jackpot, but there was a bit of  a hitch; they are already booked for a two-week holiday.