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Souleymane Sana, 39, from the city of New Bern, North Carolina State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 100,000 (GBP 80,514) on the lottery in May 2023. Note: Licensed content. (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)
22 May 2023
HAPPY FEET: Instructor's Lotto Win To Fund Dance Centre In Africa

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A dance instructor who waltzed off with a USD 100,000 lotto win has told how he plans to...

Alfred Harrell from the town of Cary, North Carolina State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 150,000 (GBP 121,000) on the lottery in May 2023. Note: Licensed content. (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)
19 May 2023
WHOLE LOTTO LOVE: Bride Gets Dream Wedding After Huge Lottery Win

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A man who promised his fiancee her dream wedding is set to make it come true after...

Randy Stroud from the city of Gastonia, North Carolina State, USA, poses in undated photo. He collected a USD 200,000 lottery prize on Monday, May 15, 2023. Note: Licensed content. (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)
17 May 2023
COKE HERO: Lucky Punter Scooped Huge Lotto Win After Stopping For Soda

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A shocked grandpa who hit a USD 200,000 lottery jackpot on a stop for a Coke Zero has told...

Lucky winner 'Moreland’s Produce & Market Winner' from the area of Waldorf, Maryland State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 50,000 (GBP 39,930) on the lottery in May 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Maryland Lottery/Newsflash)
16 May 2023
PRO TIP: A Lucky Keno Fan Wins Nearly GBP 40,000 After Following Stranger's Number Suggestion

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A lucky punter had a good reason to skip a day at work after a stranger's advice earned...

Image shows Cairns Central Shopping Centre located at 21 McLeod Street, in the city if Cairns, Queensland State, Australia, where the lucky ticket was purchased, undated photo. A woman won AUD 1.43 million (GBP 764,000) on the lottery, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Note: Photo is a screenshot from Google Maps. (Google Maps/Newsflash)
15 May 2023
I'VE HIT THE ROOF: Woman Pays Off Mortgage With AUD 1.4 Million Lotto Win

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A woman who struggled with two jobs to meet her mortgage has told how a massive lottery...

Patricia Simmons from the city of Greensboro, North Carolina State, USA, and her family, undated photo. She won USD 1 million (GBP 792,300) on the lottery in May 2023. Note: Licensed content. (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)
10 May 2023
UNEXPECTED GIFT: Lucky Woman Gets Ultimate Housewarming Present By Winning Lottery Jackpot A Week After Buying New Home

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A lucky woman has received the ultimate housewarming gift when she won USD 1 million just...

Christopher Staggs, 49, from the city of Bowie, Maryland State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 50,000 (GBP 39,605) on the lottery in May 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Maryland Lottery/Newsflash)
10 May 2023
CAM AND GET IT: Lotto Winner Won With Chevy Camero's Licence Plate Numbers

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A lucky lotto winner scooped a USD 50,000 jackpot after playing the licence plate numbers...

Photo shows Ronald Tobin Antinore, undated. Ronald Tobin Antinore, a 53-year-old man who gave his child up for adoption when she was an infant, was arrested after he met his biological daughter for the first time in decades and allegedly drugged and raped her in a hotel room in Clearwater, Florida, USA. Note: Photo is from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office/Newsflash)
10 May 2023
EVIL DAD: Man Rapes Biological Daughter After She Tracked Him Down On Social Media

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A man in the USA has been arrested after he allegedly drugged and raped his biological...

Constance Benny poses with her winning check, undated. After winning she locked all of her windows and doors, and couldn’t sleep after winning. Note: Licensed photo. (Maryland Lottery/Newsflash )
08 May 2023
UNEXPECTED WIN: Woman Goes Paranoid And Enters Full Lockdown Mode After Winning USD 50,000 On The Lottery

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A woman in the USA became paranoid and went into full lockdown after she won USD 50,000 on...

Vasilis Simmons poses with his lottery check, undated. He forgot that he had bought a Powerball ticket until it fall out of his wallet. Note: Licensed photo. (Virginia Lottery/Newsflash)
05 May 2023
IT SLIPPED HIS MIND: Music Teacher Scoops GBP 120,000 On Lottery Ticket He Remembered He Had After It Fell Out Of His Wallet

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A private music instructor has scooped nearly GBP 120,000 on a lottery ticket which he...

Jill Rowell, 52, from the town of Grand Ridge, Jackson County, Florida State, USA, poses in undated photo. She won USD 1 million (GBP 795,660) on the lottery in March 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Florida Lottery/Newsflash)
04 May 2023
DOUBLE CHECK: Woman Becomes Millionaire After Almost Throwing Away Her Winning Lottery Ticket

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A woman in the USA has become a millionaire after nearly throwing away her winning lottery...

Michele Little, aged 29, poses in undated photo. She faces a charge of indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors in the city of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida State, USA. Note: Licensed content. (Sarasota Police Department/Newsflash)
03 May 2023
PERSONAL TUTOR: Teacher Arrested For Making Out With Teen Student In Classroom During Private Lesson

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A teacher accused of kissing a teenage student in the classroom after spending weeks...

Gregory Cottman, 68, from the town of Princess Anne, Maryland State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 100,000 (GBP 79,931) on the lottery in May 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Maryland Lottery/Newsflash)
03 May 2023
SIZE MATTERS: Man Wins Lottery Top Prize After Buying Oversized Scratch Card

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A lucky man in the USA has scooped USD 100,000 on the lottery after an oversized ticket in...

Image shows the deer standing on the bed, undated photo. It broke into a residence in the Monitor Township, Michigan State, USA, on Monday, April 24, 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Bay County, Michigan Sheriff's Office/Newsflash)
26 April 2023
SPRING BUCK: Runaway Deer Smashes Up Home

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A runaway deer that smashed up a home after crashing its way inside the property then...

Image shows lucky winner 'Momma Dukes' from the city of Salisbury, Maryland State, USA, in undated photo. She won USD 100,000 (GBP 80,118) on the lottery in April 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Maryland Lottery/Newsflash)
26 April 2023
THIS PLACE STORE IS LUCKY: Woman Wins Third Lotto Prize On Tickets Bought At Same Shop

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A woman has scooped her third lottery prize in just five years on scratchcards all bought...

Johnny Zinnerman, aged 58, from the town of Hoffmann, North Carolina State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 250,000 (GBP 200,833) on the lottery in April 2023. Note: Licensed content. (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)
24 April 2023
IT'S MY TICKET NOT MY TICKER: Son Thought Ecstatic Lotto Winner Was Having Heart Attack

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A man who pocketed USD 250,000 from a scratch card celebrated his win so wildly that his...