Marvin Bouldin of Chester, has just won $1 million in the lottery two months ago.  Imagine his surprise when a scratcher he bought registered a $2 million win.

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When Abraham Shakespeare won $30 million dollars in 2006,  nobody thought the jackpot would lead Abraham to an early grave, but it did.  His body was found in April 2009, and a person who befriended him has been found guilty of his murder.

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A regular at Conway’s Restaurant and Lounge in Springfield has an unusual habit of giving tips to bartender Aurora Kephart in the form of unplayed lottery tickets. 

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Former winners of the National Lottery have spoken in support of the revamped game saying they will continue to play despite the price increase.  And their reason is much better than just getting another chance to win – they know how much the National Lottery gives to good causes and they want it to continue.

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On his 67th birthday Billy Cooper won a million dollar jackpot from a 100X The Cash scratch-off ticket.  When Billy claimed his prize, he opted for a single payment of $700,456.56.

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In January 22, 2000, Ray Wragg bought Lottery tickets at his local Safeway store. One of the lines containing the combination 7, 9, 10, 40, 41 and 44 won a £7 million jackpot. 

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An Edmond woman named Lisa Nguyen recently won a $1 million prize from the Oklahoma Lottery.  The prize for Lisa’s ticket matching 5 balls drawn on the Megamillions draw on Friday night was only $250,000, but since she invested a dollar more to avail of the megaplier option, her prize was quadrupled to an even million dollars.

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A South Ockendon bricklayer has just joined the list of  Thurrock’s rich people after winning £256,130.20 from the Euromillions.

But when Colin Hopkins sat down for his usual morning cup of tea, he never imagined his life would change so drastically. 

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A man who lives in central Israel has won a 26 million Shekel prize from the lottery.  Interestingly, the man, who has requested to remain anonymous, almost lost the winning ticket.

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An Indiana woman’s trip to visit her brother in Chicago was what it took for her to win a million dollars from the Illinois Lottery.

Kathleen Burney bought the winning $300,000,000 Cash Spectacular instant lottery ticket from a 7-11 store at 6801 N.

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