Powerball winner Marie Holmes established a foundation named after herself to give back to the community.  This year she gave almost 400 backpacks, 2 $500 checks, and a lot of gift cards for children to purchase clothing and shoes.

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The syndicate of 26 WVU employees have been playing the lottery for 20 years without a major win.  That may be why none of them believed syndicate leader Sheila Anderson when she announced that they had won $1 million.

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Two instant ticket winners from Brooklyn went home with a combined prize money of $17 million.  Melodie Donovan won $7 million from a New York Millions scratch-off ticket last June, and Darius Menard won even more, a cool $10 million from a $10,000 a Week for Life instant ticket.

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Luis and Patricia Almaraz, of Islandia, try their luck at the lottery.  After buying a Wild Bonanza Multiplier scratch-off ticket, their luck changed for the better.

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When retired greengrocer Mike Skipskey saw a Hot Money Scratchcard from National Lottery at a Tesco petrol station, he just had to buy it.  After all, he claims he was born lucky.

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19-year old Courtney Davies may have millions in the bank, but that does not mean she won’t camp out in a field anymore.  The teen joined her friends camping at a music festival, while the rest of her family went on a luxury holiday.

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Sometimes it pays to give in to the impulse to play the lottery –  Shirley Robinson of Wellington can attest to that!

Robinson had gone into the Right Way Food Store in Orlando and bought a Monopoly Florida lottery instant ticket, even though she really had no intention of doing so. 

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A Canberra woman almost lost out on a big payday – good thing her brother, a regular lotto player, advised her to buy tickets as the rollover prize has become huge.

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