There were lots of celebration in Spain as the El Gordo Lottery once again spread lots of Christmas cheer.  Although the lottery is known for the biggest prize pot, it spreads the pot prize very widely; there are 1,000 winners of the big one and 24 million winners in all.

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The Channel Islands Christmas Lottery just made 30 finance workers very happy.  The syndicate composed of mostly junior staff of the Jersey Financial Services Commission scooped a £1,161,750 jackpot.

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Most of us go to the supermarket and come home laden with groceries.  A Lansing man went to the Waverly EX market and went home with millions.

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When a young couple won $30 million from the Lotto Max, they knew their life has changed for the better.  But since the prize is more than they ever dreamed of, their family will also benefit.

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Zi Wang’s mother would often advice her to use her money for food or clothes instead of buying lottery tickets; Wang did not listen.  Now she is glad she kept on playing after winning a million dollars off an instant ticket she bought while out shopping.

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An oyster farmer landed a huge $10 million catch from the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $10,000,000 Mega Fortune game.  William Young Jr. bought the winning ticket while on a trip to the gas station. 

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When lorry driver Stuart Powell won £55,000 in 2011, he was happy but it was not enough for him so he continued playing.  Now four years later, his patience has been rewarded by a bigger win – this time he scooped £1 million in the Euromillions UK Millionaire Maker Draw.

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A family in need seemed to have some of their financial problems sorted when an Illinois Lottery ticket turned out to be a $400,000 winner.  But there were problems because the lottery ran into budget shortages causing payments to winners to be delayed. 

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