Lottery Winners

Lotteries create dozens of new big winners every single week around the world. Get the latest winners stories and news here.

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Real Life ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Wins The Lottery

June 4th, 2011

He was a poor and illiterate carpenter living in the slums of Manila. Too poor to send his children to school.

But on Thursday he became a millionaire, and the Philippine’s 2nd largest ever lottery winner.

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Costco Lottery Winners – 20 Workers Hit $201 Million Powerball Jackpot

June 3rd, 2011

A syndicate of 20 workers from the Costco store in Melville, New York are celebrating a huge Powerball lottery win of $201.9 Million.

The workers identities have yet to be revealed however.

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Spiderman Wins The Lottery – Plans To Do Good [photo]

June 3rd, 2011

This Chinese lottery winner particularly valued his privacy.

Some countries do require you to accept publicity when claiming a big lottery prize. But there isn’t any small print to say you can’t turn up at the press conference dressed as your favourite super hero…

‘Spiderman’ has been buying lottery tickets for about 6 years now apparently.

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Woman Wins Jackpot After Atheist Son’s Prayer To Win The Lottery

May 30th, 2011

It started as a joke for Sal Bentivegna, 28, to taunt his mother.

They were playing the penny slots machine in Atlantic City, and losing. So jokingly Sal suggested his mother say a prayer to win the lottery – and ask her God for a million dollars.

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Forgot To Change Lottery Numbers – Won The Jackpot

May 27th, 2011

It was very much a case of ‘dumb luck’ for the Lifschutz’s of Woodmere, Nassau County.

They picked their numbers like a lot of people do, based on birthdays and ages of their family and friends.

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Joe Wins The Lottery – Again!

May 26th, 2011

Joe Vaeth, 55, just won another $1 Million on the lottery.

His wife, Angie, never plays – she says there has to be one ‘sane’ person in the family!

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Biggest Ever Hong Kong Mark Six Win

May 24th, 2011

He may have shared the biggest ever Hong Kong Mark Six win, but Jagpal Singh says he’ll still keep his job.

Indian born Jagpal, 32, and a Hong Kong resident just collected his HK$44.5 Million share from winning Friday’s Mark Six lottery.

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Steel Worker Hits Lotto Max

May 23rd, 2011

David Rennie thought the machine had broken when he checked his Lotto Max ticket at the ‘Chevron Town Pantry’ in Campbell River, B.C.

The store clerk turned to David to say their lotto machine had just gone down – but then the blank screen started flashing ‘WINNER’ and the machine blared out the winners tune!

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Million Dollar Marine

May 20th, 2011

Those of you who are children of the 70’s may remember the 6 Million Dollar Man.

Well now we have the Million Dollar Marine.

This US marine  didn’t need rebuilding however.

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Cisneros Mega Millions Winners Give Back To Kids

May 19th, 2011

Jacki and Gilbert Cisneros already made a bunch of charity donations and set up a scholarship fund at the University of Southern California.

But the generous lottery winning couple are back in the news again, with another million dollar donation.

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