Thomas Harwood, 72, was thanking his late mother for his £1 Million win on Friday.

The retired miner and grandfather of four hit the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle prize – after he had been to visit his mother’s grave:

I went to visit my mum and dad’s graves on Friday and I took some flowers as it would have been mum’s birthday.

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He was on his way to get a haircut when he unfortunately ran out of gas. This day was not going well.

The man from Abbeville, South Carolina, then found himself having to walk all of the rest of the way into town.

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The odds may be a fairly awful 1-in-195 million of winning, but someone always wins eventually.

And this time Bill Swanson is the lucky man from Hoosier.

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It’s not every day you win $400,000 on a scratch card.

But it’s somewhat rarer still to simply give it all away.

That’s exactly what Aisha Prater’s father did after winning the top prize on the Georgia Lottery ’20X The Money’ game.

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It’s tough being unemplyed, especially when your unemployment benefit is just about to run out.

So the timing of this win could not have been any better for 28 year old Megan Gatlin, a former health care worker.

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Fresh home from basic training in Fort Lee, Cody Fairey was already packing for Fort Bliss.

But it was whilst watching a hockey game with his brother and father, that he scratched off the Minnesota Hold ‘Em ticket.

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He could have jumped straight to the fast car and the big house.

But £1.6 Million lottery winner Neil Baker’s first thought was to finally take the trip to honour the grave of his great-grandfather who died in service during the Great War.

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It may have been an unofficial agreement, and was never placed in writing. But Eula Webb and Sam Cricci are not greedy people, and are more than appreciative of the $1 Million they find themselves sharing.

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Kevin Russell normally only buys Powerball or Hot Lotto tickets. But a pushy sales clerk at ‘On The Fly’ encouraged him to spend an extra $5 on a ticket for the Idaho Lottery Wild Card draw.

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The mystery couple bought their ticket in Nenagh, County Tipperary, at Cleary’s Garage on the Limerick Road.

But Cleary’s were not telling who the mystery couple are, other than to say they were from the Mid West of Ireland.

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