How many people would keep on playing the lottery for 25 years, in the hope of landing the big one?  They may not be legion, but count six workers from a Micromold factory among them; what is better, their persistence finally paid of to the tune of $1 million.

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A $10 Mega Cash instant ticket Mary Michaud bought from McLean BP Gas station won $2 million in the lottery.  Apparently Mary regularly buys $40 worth of tickets at the same place every two weeks.

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Maria Carrero of Toronto was happy thinking she had won $40,000 from the lottery; she was wrong.  Her Daughter checked the ticket later and informed her she did not win $40,000 after all – she had won $40 million!

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Someone in County Donegal bought a four Euro lottery ticket at Doherty’s Costcutters in Ballybofey on Saturdayand won a whopping 5 million Euros.  As the prize has not been claimed, the identity of the latest lottery winner remains a mystery.

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When homeless man Dennis Mahurin won $50,000 from a $1 scratch-off ticket, he almost keeled over in excitement.  Now other homeless people who live in Bloomington, Illinois have reason to celebrate:  Dennis plans to keep living in a tent with them and share some of his winnings.

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Apparently, Pedro Quezada, who has just won a huge Powerball jackpot, is a good neighbor.  True to his pronouncements earlier that he would find some way to help his neighbors, he has now declared he is paying the rent of all the people living on the same block for a month or two.

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Richard Kenyon of Round Lake Park, Illinois had bought a $20 scratch-off ticket in December, hoping to win the million-dollar jackpot in time for the holidays. 

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Michael Graham, who had been a member of the Georgetown basketball team that won the national title in 1984, has won a million dollars from the Powerball lottery – no trophy this time though.

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A €12 quick pick ticket bought March 29 at the  Kinsella’s Shop, High Street, Graignamanagh, Co Kilkenny has just won €571,697.

A man, who wishes to remain anonymous, has claimed the prize from the National Lottery Headquarters last Thursday, 04 April 2013. 

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Camelot is set to reveal the identity of a young mum Runcorn who is the latest winner of Euromillions.  The winner is described as an air stewardess, and her identity is set to be unveiled when she speaks at Everton FC’s ground about the win and how it is expected to change her life.

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