Sean Zanderson of San Diego has just celebrated his birthday in the last week of the past month.  But while having dinner with his girlfriend and other friends, he discovered he has another reason to celebrate – a big lotto win.

When Peter Congdon won £13.5 in the National Lottery he promised to help the multiple sclerosis facility which supported his late wife Rosemary.  Just recently, Congdon made good on his promise by donating a Land Rover Discovery worth £33,000.  

Zvonko Zukovic and his wife are avid lottery players.  They even play the Encore game which is played in conjunction with regular lottery tickets by paying an additional dollar.  

A family from New Jersey has just claimed a $429 million Powerball jackpot.  The Smiths, made up of a mother and seven adult children, had the only jackpot winning ticket for the draw.

When you think you’ve heard it all, new stories of incredible luck are reported.  This week a woman from Sydney NS won a $2.9 million jackpot which had accumulated for a full year.  

A grandmother from Frederick County has just won big.  Marie, who asked that her full name not be published, won the top prize in the Cash4Life game.

A Dublin lottery winner will not dispute the saying that “Behind every successful man is a woman.”  He only discovered his half a million euro winning ticket when his wife asked him to tidy up receipts and lottery tickets scattered on their bedroom floor.

Next time you find yourself needing change, go to the nearest lottery outlet and purchase a ticket.  This proved lucky for Felecia Hall when the ticket she purchased in a bid to get loose change landed the top prize of the Golden Spades instant game.

Brian Magistro won a a million from the Extreme Cash game in 2012 when his wife needed medical care.  She has since passed but he will continue to receive $33,090 after taxes till 2031.  

Widower Bruce Magistro has just won his second million in the lottery just four years after the first one.  Some would say he is very lucky but his ticket seller is not at all surprised.