Cedric Jackson was lucky to win $10,000 on a lottery ticket.  However, by the time he realized it, he had already asked the shopkeeper to throw them in the trash.

Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI)has announced an increase in the cost playing the National Lottery from €3 to €4.  The playing format will also change from the current 45 numbers to a total of 47. 

A self-employed handyman from Fresno has just won a million dollars from the California Lottery’s Deluxe 7’s Playbook game.  Kenneth Tatum bought his winning instant ticket from a Valero gas station at 1105 W.

Gerald Fritzma uses a set of numbers that flash in his head when he plays the lottery; apparently it works.  In the beginning of June one set of numbers won $100 and then $180. 

This week an Illinois healthcare worker won a million dollars from an instant ticket, and a Canadian woman also won also won a million of her own. 

A woman buying a specific brand of tostadas for her father got more than she bargained for when she saw a California Lottery vending machine.  She invested $20 in Big Money Scratcher tickets and received a big surprise.

Steven Peloquin was an ordinary truck driver when he bought a Mega Millions ticket at a truck stop in Milton, Pennsylvania.  Now, however, he may need a truck to haul all his cash if he ever decides to withdraw it from the bank in one go.

A father and son from Bristol must really be good with words – Cashwords that is.  The duo is the first father and son to win the $100,000 Cashword game just four months apart.