One day back in 2008, Kong Rye Prisk,  a manager at Alfredo’s Pizza Cafe, felt so lucky that she invited co-worker Michael Piccolino to contribute $5 to buy scratch-off tickets, with the understanding that they would split winnings evenly. 

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Powerball Lottery officials have announced that a single ticket, sold by the South Carolina Lottery has snagged a $400 million jackpot.  The latest jackpot is the fourth highest in Powerball history.

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Guiseppe Joe Anelli kept an an Illinois Lottery 4thof July Millionaire Raffle ticket in his car’s glove compartment, and only remembered to check it two weeks ago. 

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Larry and Mary Baldwin, of Columbus, Indiana often stop by a Circle K store to buy Polar Pops and lottery ticket entries.  It was in the same store where lady luck finally deigned to smile upon them by way of a $1 million Powerball jackpot.

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If you learn you have won a $15 million lottery jackpot, will you delay claiming the money?  Well some people advise thinking things over, and consulting with financial advisers prior to claiming a life-changing lottery win, which, if you think about it, makes a lot of sense.

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Regular lotto player and auto industry worker Nicholas (Nick) A. Takticos of Hamilton had no idea that the Lotto Max tickets he bought at Royal Variety and Video on Whitney Avenue in Hamilton for the August 30, 2013 draw would change his life. 

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Self-employed joiner Ian Harvie checked results and found that a combination he and two other friends from Hull were betting on had won more than £100,000in the August 31 draw. 

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The Tinarana House, a 19th century property that  includes a 16 bedroom mansion on built 270 acres in Clare on the shores of Lough Derg, has been burglarized, the Gardai suspect over the course of the weekend. 

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Adrian C. Pickett of Jacksonville has won the $1 million jackpot of the Florida Lottery’s $10 Monopoly Millionaire scratch-off game and opted to receive a one time payment of $750,414. 

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Last week’s top stories include a story about how lottery wins allow people to pursue their dreams, and two stories of “errors” that led to big lottery jackpots.

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