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Carlos Gutierrez poses with his prize wining check, undated. He decided to buy a ticket for that night’s drawing as he waited for his chicken sandwich and coffee, before work. Note: Licensed photo. (Virginia Lottery/Newsflash)
26 October 2023
LUNCH BREAK: Man Ordering Sandwich Wins Million But Loses Billion After Changing Number At The End

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A man in the USA was not sure whether to laugh or cry after he became a millionaire but...

Rickey Gunthrope poses with his prize winning check. He won a USD 200,260 (GBP 164,671) Cash 5 jackpot and how he will buy his nephew a car that he promised with the money. Note: Licensed photo. (NC Lottery/Newsflash)
25 October 2023
KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY: Man To Keep Joke Promise To Buy Nephew A Car If He Won The Lottery

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A lucky man in the USA who scooped the jackpot on a lottery ticket can now fulfil a...

Photo shows Khalil Soussa of Medford, undated. The man won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s '15,000,000 Money Maker' instant ticket game. Note: Licensed photo(Massachusetts Lottery/Newsflash).
25 October 2023
POT LUCK: Lucky Chap Becomes Millionaire After Housemaid Finds Long-Lost Scratchcard While Cleaning Vase

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A lucky chap in the USA has become a millionaire after his housemaid found a winning...

Thomas Mues, 23, poses in undated photo. He robbed a pharmacy with a note demanding Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Xanax, Adderall, liquid codeine and Viagra in Orlando, Florida, USA, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Note: Police photo. (@OrlandoPolice/Newsflash)
24 October 2023
THIS IS A STICK UP: Armed Robber Arrested After Demanding Viagra

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An armed robber in the USA has been arrested after he gave pharmacy staff a note demanding...

Leland Gohlmann of Fremont, Nebraska, poses in undated photo. He won $1 million playing Powerball from the Nebraska Lottery. Note: Lottery photo. (Nebraska Lottery/Newsflash)
24 October 2023
SPARKLING SURPRISE: Lottery Player Becomes Millionaire After Buying Ticket While Getting Soda

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A lucky man in the USA has become a millionaire after buying a lottery ticket while...

Picture shows Trista Fullerton, undated. She was arrested for abducting her children in Arkansas, US. Note: Police photo. (@AndersonPoliceDept/Newsflash)
23 October 2023
CUSTODY BATTLE: Mum Seized After Abducting Her Eight Children

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A mum in the USA has been arrested after she kidnapped her eight children from foster...

Photo shows Scott Pancheri, undated. The Middleton man got Powerball ticket with PowerPlay from his wife for his birthday, and won $100,000 in October 2023. Note: Licensed photo(Idaho Lottery/Newsflash).
23 October 2023
GIFT OF A LIFETIME: Lucky Man Scoops USD 100,000 On Lottery Ticket His Wife Bought For His Birthday

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A lucky man who scooped USD 100,000 on the lottery after his wife bought him a ticket as a...

Photo shows the 'California 200X game', undated. Brent Young won $10,000,000 after he bought a scratch at Prince Food & Gas in Visalia. Note: Licensed photo(California Lottery/Newsflash).
20 October 2023
PICK A CARD, ANY CARD: Lucky Man Scoops USD 10 Million After Asking Store Clerk To Choose Him A Winner

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A lucky man has become a multimillionaire after he scooped USD 10 million on a lottery...

Photo shows Fatima Sana, undated. She was stabbed to death allegedly by her mother Mina Nazari, 34, in their apartment in California. Note: GoFundMe photo(GoFundMe, Fatima Sana Akram/Newsflash).
19 October 2023
REFUGEE MUM SLAUGHTERED DAUGHTER: Mother Stabbed Four-Year-Old To Death And Tried To Kill Son

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A refugee who fled violence in Iraq has been seized by police in California accused of...

Photo shows Christopher Hudson of Delaware with his fiancée Claudia Taylor, undated. He won $100,000 on Crossword 7th Edition scratch-off. Note: Licensed photo(Maryland Lottery/Newsflash).
19 October 2023
GUT FEELING? Man Wins USD 100,000 On Lottery Scratchcard After Going With His Instincts

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A lucky man in the USA has scooped the top prize on a lottery scratchcard after he followed...

Photo shows Jacalyn Armstrong, undated. The Oak Grove woman won $2 million Kentucky Lottery Powerball prize in October, 2023. Note: Licensed photo(Kentucky Lottery/Newsflash).
18 October 2023
NAPPY ENDING: USD 2 Million Winner's Husband Thought She Was Having A Baby

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A lotto winner who called her husband after scooping a USD 2 million jackpot has told how...

Photo shows Cassandra Sisler, undated. Sisler, a 43-year-old middle school teacher in Kingwood, West Virginia, USA, was arrested last week for allegedly physically abusing a juvenile male student on several occasions. 
Note: Picture is private (Preston County Democratic Committee/Newsflash)
17 October 2023
FOUR DAY ORDEAL: Middle School Teacher Arrested After Wrapping Student With Duct Tape In Class

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A middle school teacher in the USA has been arrested after she allegedly wrapped a student...

Gary Thomas, 49, poses with his prize winning check in an updated photo. He claimed a top prize from the USD 150,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE Scratch-Off and chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of USD 2,440,000 (GBP 2,003,667). Note: Licensed photo. (Florida Lottery/Newsflash)
17 October 2023
INVESTMENT DONE RIGHT: Lucky Man Was All Smiles After He Turned USD 5 Into A USD 2.4 Million Lottery Prize

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A lucky man in the USA has become a millionaire after he won USD 2.4 million on a lottery...

Kenneth Conklin, 51, poses with his prize winning check, undated. He claimed a USD 1 million (GBP 822,450) on the USD 5,000,000 TRIPLE MATCH Scratch-Off. Note: Licensed photo (Florida Lottery/Newsflash)
16 October 2023
BRAND NEW WINNER: Lucky Man Becomes Millionaire After Buying Newly-Launched Scratchcard

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A lucky man in the USA has become a millionaire after scooping a newly launched...

Elizabeth Downs poses in undated photo. She won $150,000 in Tabb, Virginia. Note: Lottery photo. (VA Lottery/Newsflash)
16 October 2023
DREAM COME TRUE: Wife Wanted To Wake Sleeping Hubby To Tell Him Of USD 150K Lotto Win

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A patient wife has told how she kept a dream lotto win to herself so she didn't wake her...

Photo shows Jonathan Bulmer, undated. The man from Chester, New Hampshire won $1 million prize on a Powerball ticket. Note: Licensed photo(Massachusetts Lottery/Newsflash).
13 October 2023
WHAT THE BUCK? Astonished Punter Wins USD 1 Million With Lucky Dip Ticket

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An astonished punter has scooped a USD 1 million fortune after letting a lucky dip...