Recent lottery winner Kenny Ashton is not one to go broke soon.  The happy family man says he does not see big lifestyle changes and will not be leaving his work soon.

Two small steps backward and a huge step forward – this is the story of a bus driver whose twin misfortunes were wiped out by a significant lottery win.

Big lottery jackpots enable winners to purchase things they never dreamed they could.  But that does not mean that their purchases are necessarily sensible – some winners have been known to purchase some rather strange things.

Winning a large sum of money is always life-changing and not always in a good way.  There abound lots of stories of huge lottery winnings squandered in a short time, changed or lost relationships, and lots or pressure from people – not necessarily just friends and family.

If you thought that majority of people play the lottery with dreams of retiring from work, you would be wrong.  Surveys have consistently shown that most Americans want to keep working even after winning the lottery.  

A 33-year old who had been having financial difficulties dreamed of winning the lottery; last week his dream came true.  Kenny Ashton could hardly believe it when a £5 scratchcard from he bought from Sainsbury’s supermarket in Team Valley, Gateshead,  gave him a million pound payout.

A woman from Greenville won a lot of “green” when her $2 scratch ticket revealed the top prize that would pay her $1000 a week for the rest of her life.

This week chiropractor Zvonko Zukovic has just found success in his other passion – playing the lottery.  San Diego resident Sean Zanderson received a late “present” from the lottery days after his birthday, all $543,000 of it.

A group of lottery winners recently donned gloves and overalls to help renovate the homes and gardens at Stockdales, in Sale a charitable organization which helps people with learning and physical disabilities.

Marco Handy was one of the calmest million dollar winners the Virginia Lottery has ever seen.  The reason he’s so cool about it – the win has not sunk in yet!