A couple from Dublin seems to have much more luck playing the lottery than most.  The pair has just landed a €113,661 prize after matching five numbers and one ball; it just happens to be their ninth significant lottery win.

Everyone who buys a lottery ticket has a chance to land the big one.  Candice Barbour of Vacaville recently won $5 million off an instant ticket even though she is not a regular player and the ticket she bought was the only $20 Extreme Green  ticket available at the store’s machine.

Lottery players Derek Daniels and his daughter Lorraine finally won a large chunk of money after several years playing  together. Theirs was one of three tickets to share a £2,187,078 jackpot from the 20 April 2016 lotto draw.

The Landry family purchases yearly Canadian Cancer Society’s Daily Lottery tickets partly because they want to support the organization.  A recent draw, however, saw the Landry’s bagging the top million dollar prize.

It took eight years of play before the lottery rewarded Lee Houghtling’s efforts with a significant prize.  But the size of his windfall made it worth the wait.

Among this week’s top stories is that of a great-grandmother from New Zealand who scooped a million pound win after visiting the UK to celebrate her 70th birthday.

A lottery playing syndicate composed of workers at a nuclear inspection company did not have to rely on any type of system to win a million dollar lottery prize – they won off a quick pick ticket!

Many Italians consider the town of Colobraro very unlucky because of many tales of misfortunes suffered by its residents in the past.  Though some in the town have taken advantage of the superstition by creating events to attract tourists the current mayor is keen on shedding the “cursed”reputation of his town.

My grandfather hit the lottery, it changed his life and mine, but probably not in the ways you’re expecting.

Many people dream of winning the lottery and the good life that comes along with hitting those six numbers.

New Zealand native Diana De Gilio has been granted the rare privilege of living to see her great-grandchildren.  When she came to visit friends in the UK to celebrate her 70th birthday she bought five lucky dips for the Euromillions Mega Friday Draw and received more blessings.