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Readers response: What would you do if you won $1,000,000 in the lottery tomorrow?

<p>Many people, especially those who indulge in weekly lottery tickets, like to fantasise about what they would do if they came into a huge sum of money.</p> <p>For some people, their first purchase would be a house or a once in a lifetime holiday, while others would give the money to family or charity. </p> <p>We asked our reader what they would do if they won $1 million in the lottery tomorrow, and the response was overwhelming. Here's what they said.</p> <p><strong>Anne Hare</strong> - I'd find a really good accountant and put him on retainer. I'd tell no one until I'd got my finances in order. Then I'd go nuts!</p> <p><strong>Irene Winters</strong> - Give most of it to our children and grandchildren, and keep a bit to pay for our old age.</p> <p><strong>Erica Whitehead</strong> - Help my family and do a kitchen and bathroom renovation.</p> <p><strong>Julie Armstrong</strong> - 1 million would be perfect for us to buy a house and live out the rest of ours days comfortably and not have to stress over the rent increases. Plus, we could pay off our daughter's mortgage.</p> <p><strong>Darlene Challen</strong> - Fix this house up properly, sell it and find my dream little house for myself and my dog, might spend Christmas in NY and/or go on a tropical cruise, then put the rest away for my 9 grandies.</p> <p><strong>Karen Neilson</strong> - Give a big chunk to my children and grandchildren, then give some to each of my siblings and Brother in Law. Keep some for myself, just enough to live comfortably for the few years I’m still on this earth! Give some to Cancer Research, The Heart Foundation and the Rescue Chopper. Give some to a couple of friend who do it tough.</p> <p><strong>Marlene Hassett</strong> - Buy a new car and a couple of things around my house and the rest to my kids and grandkids.</p> <p><strong>Alex Elson</strong> - I would finally, finally take our van out of the shed and go away for a while! </p> <p><strong>Jeannine Litmanowicz</strong> - I would open a scholar fund for my grandchildren so they have money for higher education when they grow up. And also, since they are still young, I would treat them to a week travelling around with them and my daughters and husbands to the Balkans.</p> <p><strong>Christine Whyte</strong> - Keep myself very comfortable till it was time to distribute to 10 grandkids.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Shutterstock </em></p>

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How $10,000 lottery win ruined a wedding

<p>A bridesmaid who won $10,000 AUD from a scratchie that was gifted to her by the bride and groom, has been embroiled in a furious debate after refusing to share her winnings with the newlyweds. </p> <p>A tight-knit group of 10 friends - all couples - travelled to Cyprus together for their friend's destination wedding. </p> <p>As part of the wedding favours, the newlyweds gifted everyone a scratchie.</p> <p>All of them were in high spirits when the win was announced, until another bridesmaid asked lotto winners Sarah* and her groomsman boyfriend Paul* if they would share their winnings. </p> <p>“We all sat down to eat and while we were waiting, Sarah started jumping up and down shouting she had won $A10,000 on the scratch card,” the bridesmaid wrote on a Reddit thread. </p> <p>“The whole room erupted in applause, and the bride and groom ran over to congratulate them. It was already a very happy occasion but this just made it even better.”</p> <p>The bridesmaid asked the uncomfortable question over breakfast the next day.</p> <p>“They were saying what they planned to do with the winnings and everyone was asking questions and I casually asked how much of it they were going to give to the bride and groom,”  she said. </p> <p>“There was no agenda behind my question — I didn’t ask because I was trying to hint that they should do this, it just never occurred to me as a possibility that they wouldn’t give at least a small amount as a belated wedding gift to the couple, given they wouldn’t have had the ticket without them," she added. </p> <p>Much to her surprise Paul and Sarah went quiet until Paul replied that they weren't going to give the newlyweds anything. </p> <p>“We sat in awkward silence for a bit, and Sarah got up and walked out.”</p> <p>The bridesmaid later found out that Sarah had been crying over the question, and the couple have since cut their ties with her. </p> <p>“Paul said I was the a****** for making them feel awkward and implying they were cheap. I apologise and said that’s not what I meant.</p> <p>“I just said it because that’s what I would do in their situation, but it is their money and their decision so they should do what they want with the money.</p> <p>“Paul’s walked off and neither of them spoke to me for the rest of the holiday or since.”</p> <p>She later asked the rest of the group what they would've done with the winnings, and while some agreed that Sarah and Paul should give something to the bride and groom as a thank you, they also acknowledged that the question made the situation "awkward." </p> <p>“So am I the a****** for making my friend feel awkward for not sharing her lottery winnings?”  she concluded in the thread. </p> <p>Shockingly, a majority of people criticised the bridesmaid's question and defended Sarah and Paul's decision to keep the winnings to themselves. </p> <p>“You have no idea what Paul and Sarah might need that money for," one wrote.</p> <p>"The lotto ticket was a gift, so they have no obligation to share the winnings with anyone. But you just had to put them on the spot and implicitly pressure them to do what you think you would have done with the money if you had won instead." </p> <p>“That remark was in bad taste, and totally put them in an uncomfortable position," another commented.</p> <p>"You asked them as if giving the bride and groom some of the money was a no brainer, but it’s not. if they keep it all for themselves, it’s their right and no one ought to judge them. The fact is that you totally put your foot in your mouth." </p> <p>A third explained: “$A10,000 is a great win but it’s not so much they can share it without making their windfall pretty meaningless to them in the end and because of the way you phrased the question you stopped them from making a kind gesture themselves.</p> <p>“You turned it into an obligation where the amount they decided to share would then be an issue for people to question if it was ‘enough’ or not. It’s such a shame you turned something nice for them into something that made them sad." </p> <p>*Names have been changed.</p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Woman sues and divorces husband after discovering secret lottery win

<p>A man who kept his multi-million dollar lottery winnings secret from his wife has been ordered by the courts to compensate her. </p> <p>The Chinese man, whose surname was given as Zhou, won a staggering 10 million yuan ($2.1 million AUD) in 2021 and concealed his hefty new fortune from his wife. </p> <p>His wife never knew about the cash pile, as Zhou never bought her any lavish gifts or did anything monumental to celebrate the win. </p> <p>Instead, Zhou transferred two million yuan to his sister, and a further 700,000 yuan to his ex-wife so that she could buy an apartment for herself.</p> <p>Zhou's wife, whose name is unknown, eventually found out about the winnings, and fied for divorce as soon as she discovered the secret fortune. </p> <p>She also decided to sue him, as she asked the court to grant her two-thirds of the money remaining after tax.</p> <p>The woman should have been entitled to half of the money on account of being married to Zhou, and asked the court for more due to him going to great lengths to conceal the jackpot from her.</p> <p>A court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, agreed with her and told Zhou he had to reimburse his now ex-wife for 2.7 million yuan ($560,000 AUD).</p> <p>Unusually, this kind of secrecy with lottery winnings is not uncommon in China. </p> <p>In 2022, a man kept his eye watering 219 million yuan (AUD$47,068,869) <a href="https://www.oversixty.co.nz/finance/money-banking/man-hides-hefty-lottery-win-from-wife-and-child" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lottery win a secret</a> from his wife and child so they don’t become lazy. </p> <p dir="ltr">Known only as Mr Li to conceal his identity, the man dressed up in a yellow cartoon costume when he accepted the huge win at the lottery office in Nanning, in the southern region of Guangxi. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I did not tell my wife and child for fear that they would be too complacent and would not work or work hard in the future,” he told Nanning Evening News. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Man hides hefty lottery win from wife and child

<p dir="ltr">A Chinese man has kept his eye watering 219 million yuan (AUD$47,068,869) lottery win a secret from his wife and child so they don’t become lazy. </p> <p dir="ltr">Known only as Mr Li to conceal his identity, the man dressed up in a yellow cartoon costume when he accepted the huge win on October 24 at the lottery office in Nanning, in the southern region of Guangxi. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I did not tell my wife and child for fear that they would be too complacent and would not work or work hard in the future,” he told Nanning Evening News. </p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Li confessed that he bought 40 lottery tickets all of which had the same seven numbers, with the lottery company paying out 5.48 million yuan (AUD$1,177,811) for each ticket.</p> <p dir="ltr">Eventually he found out that he had the winning lottery numbers of 2, 15, 19, 26, 27, 29, and 2 and went to claim his prize.  </p> <p dir="ltr">After receiving the hefty sum, Mr Li donated 5 million yuan (AUD$1,074,597) to charity and is still unsure of what to do with his fortune.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Li has been playing the lottery for a decade and only won minor prizes until this time round.  </p> <p dir="ltr">“I regard buying the lottery as a hobby, and my family does not care. Plus, I do not spend much money on it, and the lottery provides a ray of hope for me,” he told the South China Morning Post. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Guangxi Welfare Lottery Centre</em></p>

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Mining workers win $53 million jackpot after “spur of the moment” purchase

<p dir="ltr">It’s said lightning doesn’t strike twice but apparently the lottery does, after a group of miners from Kalgoorlie-Boulder won a share of the $160 million ($NZD 176 millioin) Powerball jackpot - the second time a winning ticket has come from the West Australian mining town.</p> <p dir="ltr">The group of 20 workers had formed a lottery syndicate, chipping in $100 ($NZD 110) each and walking away with a slice of $53 million ($NZD 58 million) in division one winnings on Thursday.</p> <p dir="ltr">With each worker pocketing about $2.65 million ($NZD 2.92 million), the win has come as a shock to them and their boss, who quipped that he would “run after them” and steal their ticket if they didn’t come back to work.</p> <p dir="ltr">Peter, one of the lucky winners, told <em><a href="https://www.6pr.com.au/exclusive-record-powerball-winner-says-goldfield-syndicate-had-never-played-lotto-before/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6PR Radio</a></em> that the win was “still sinking in”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I only thought we’d won the second division,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“This was a one-off because it was a big draw … it was a spur of the moment thing.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I couldn’t believe it, I checked the ticket about 10 times.”</p> <p dir="ltr">He went on to tell <em>9News </em>that it had been “life changing” for all of them and that nobody believed he had won since he’s “a bit of a joker”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Chris Wood, the miners’ boss, said he was still in disbelief at the news too.</p> <p dir="ltr">“They’re great workers; it is my best shift,” Mr Wood told the <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-28/second-goldfields-powerball-winner/101591758" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m ecstatic. I’m very happy for each of them. I expect I might lose them, though.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite his concerns, one of the miners has already confirmed she would be sticking around after the win.</p> <p dir="ltr">“‘You know how they say, one Powerball and I’m out of here? Well, it ain’t true,” she said in a video shared on Facebook.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’ve known since the start of my shift and I’m still loading trucks.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“So yeah, there’s 18 at my work who are now millionaires.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The group, colloquially referring to themselves as the “We Outta Here” Syndicate, pinned their winning tickets on the workplace pinboard, having purchased the winning ticket from a newsagency in Boulder, 600km east of Perth.</p> <p dir="ltr">They aren’t the first to rake in a massive lotto win in the town either, after 250 Kalgoorlie residents pooled their tickets to claim the $63 million ($NZD 69 million) jackpot in February.</p> <p dir="ltr">As for the remainder of the $160 million Powerball jackpot, it was split between two winners - a NSW dad and a man from Clyde, Victoria, who cried “tears of joy” upon hearing the news.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Oh my god, oh my god. I can’t believe this!” he cried.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Holy s**t! Far out! I’m absolutely speechless.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I never thought I’d get this phone call. This has changed my life!”</p> <p dir="ltr">The winning numbers for Thursday’s Powerball draw were 10, 4, 12, 18, 2, 34, and 7, with 7 being the Powerball number.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-073fd90c-7fff-e474-e68b-8c2563e4fd6d"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Getty Images / 7News</em></p>

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Woman wins lottery with her deceased mother’s numbers

<p dir="ltr">A woman has won the lottery by using her dead mother’s lucky numbers that she found when she was clearing out her late mum’s home. </p> <p dir="ltr">Kelly Firth, a mother-of-two from Halifax, UK, would buy her mother Carol's Lotto Hotpicks tickets every week before the 65-year-old died last year.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kelly didn't play the lottery herself, but months later she found her mother's numbers, 7, 17 and 37, written on a card while later clearing out her flat and decided to play them in a tribute to her mum. </p> <p dir="ltr">She bought numbers for Wednesday and Saturday draws but when her numbers didn't come up on the first draw, she ripped up the ticket and threw it away.</p> <p dir="ltr">However, she was stunned when three numbers came up on the weekend draw.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kelly believes it was a sign from her mother and was celebrating and shouting to Carol's ashes on her TV stand when her mother's favourite song - <em>You're Simply the Best </em>by Tina Turner - came on the radio.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kelly then had to sift through the garbage bin to find the discarded ticket, and was thrilled when her local shop accepted the taped-up winning ticket to claim her £1,600 prize, which she used to take her family on a holiday. </p> <p dir="ltr">Kelly said, “I still can't believe I won with mum's numbers.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“My daughter and I would nip to the shop for mum every week for her lottery.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“She had the same numbers on her little card that she gave me and always told me to put both sides on the numbers.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“We did the same numbers for mum for years and never - never did she win.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“I decided to carry them on in remembrance of mum.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“I couldn't believe I won when mum never did, and I just knew she was still around looking after me when the numbers came up.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“I'm still in shock and always will be. It was a sign from mum and I still can't believe it.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Three-time lottery winner reveals her secrets to cash in

<p>A woman from the US has won her third lottery in five years, and while she has some tips and tricks up her sleeve, she insists her victories are still down to the luck of the draw. </p> <p>The 30-year-old stay-at-home mum recently won $100,000 off a lucky scratch ticket, according to Maryland Lottery officials. </p> <p>“I couldn’t believe it when I saw how much I’d won,” she told lottery officials, “I immediately called my husband and said, ‘We did it again.’”</p> <p>When asked by the lottery officials how she had managed to win for the third time, she said she had done her research.</p> <p>“We figure out which scratch-off games have been on sale for a long time but still have a lot of big-money prizes,” she said.</p> <p>The information that helped her win is available on the Maryland Lottery website. The $100,000 Lucky game, for example, debuted last September and still has more than 40 top prizes available.</p> <p>Still, the woman said there’s an element of luck, especially when it comes to choosing where to buy the ticket. </p> <p>She picked a certain convenience store in her town based on sheer intuition.</p> <p>“I knew that they sold a big-ticket a few weeks ago,” she said. “I hoped that there was still some luck hanging around there.”</p> <p>As for the prize money, the lucky woman says she’s putting it all in the bank for her children.</p> <p>Despite her repeated wins, she’s still in shock, saying, “This is as crazy as it was the other times. It’s unbelievable.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Unwanted lottery win up for sale

<p dir="ltr">After buying tickets for a lottery for the last four years to support a charity, a Sydney man has finally won a prize - except he doesn’t want it.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mark Wu won a boutique, multi-million-dollar apartment block on the Gold Coast through a charity Christmas draw, according to <em><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/property/18228814/man-who-won-apartment-block-sells-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sun</a></em>, but has since listed it for sale.</p> <p dir="ltr">“As far as the prizes go, well I just thought if I win, I win, but I never dreamt I would,” Mr Wu told <em><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/news/unwanted-lottery-prize-of-a-whole-apartment-block-up-for-grabs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">realestate.com.au</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">“When they rang to tell me, I thought it was a scam.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite winning it at the end of last year, he and his family visited it for the first time in February in one of the few trips they’ve made to the Gold Coast.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It was the first opportunity we had to come and look at it because of Covid,” he explained.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s so beautiful, the way it is styled and the views over the ocean. It will be sad to let it go.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We don’t holiday regularly on the Gold Coast, so the apartment would be sitting empty.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Wu explained that they weren’t considering moving into one of the building’s luxury apartments either, as they already own a home in Sydney, their daughters are settled into school, and they enjoy the lifestyle they’re already living.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We are better off investing in something in Sydney, which we can then pass on to our children, so they have security in their future,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">The new owners of the four-storey building will be sure to enjoy it (or at least make a tidy profit renting it out), with the high-tech block including a five-bedroom penthouse with its own private rooftop terrace.</p> <p dir="ltr">The first and second floors are home to ultra-modern two and three-bedroom apartments with open-plan kitchens and living room areas that open out to a terrace with stunning beach views.</p> <p dir="ltr">As for Mr Wu, he hopes to use his profits to give his kids a chance to travel overseas on a family trip.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I never travelled as a kid and I would love my children to have that experience. For us, it’s all about the children,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">While <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unitblock-qld-tugun-139005999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expressions of interest</a> for the property close on May 10 at 5pm, each apartment also comes with its own title and can be sold off individually in the future.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-4a3b49df-7fff-c760-f5d0-2ac805c55816"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: realestate.com.au</em></p>

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No returns! Gifted lottery scratchie causes family rift after jackpot win

<p dir="ltr">A typical stocking stuffer has resulted in chaos after one man’s wife insisted they were entitled to the winnings from a scratchie they gifted.</p> <p dir="ltr">The man posted to Reddit community ‘Am I The A**hole’ seeking advice, as the $5 scratchie he gifted a cousin as part of their family’s stocking stuffer exchange resulted in the 23-year-old winning the jackpot of US$50,000.</p> <p dir="ltr">The man felt “elated” at his cousin’s win, telling the community, "I scooped him up in a big bear hug and said Merry Christmas you lucky a--hole. He was screaming and his mum was actually in tears and the whole room was excited. It was literally one of the top ten experiences of my life."</p> <p dir="ltr">The excitement was short-lived, however, as his wife quickly texted him asking him to come out to the car. Once there, "She told me there is no way that we are giving my cousin [$70k], then starts fussing at me about buying the lotto tickets to begin with.”</p> <p dir="ltr">He then explained that he and his wife are financially comfortable and didn’t need any more money, although it would be “nice to have”, while the amount would be “life-changing” for his cousin. "His mum is single and was one of those fiercely independent women who refused charity. She took on extra jobs to help him pay for [university]. He worked at least two jobs himself while going to school full-time and still managed [the] Dean's list," he wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">"But he still had to take out loans. He landed a job, but he can't afford a car yet or to live close to the office, so he's looking at nearly a two-hour commute. He's also saving for an engagement ring for his sweet girlfriend of three years. This money would literally change this kid's life and frankly I think it couldn't have gone to a better member of my family."</p> <p dir="ltr">The man tried to explain to his wife that they didn’t gift the money to his cousin, just the $5 scratchie, but she refused to let it go. "She is now demanding I go back in there and take the ticket back from him, saying maybe we'll give him some of it. We argue a little bit, I can't get her to explain why she wants this money so bad other than, 'It's ours and you're not giving it away.'” They fought the whole drive home and haven’t spoken much since.</p> <p dir="ltr">Reddit users were quick to side with the man, with many shocked at his wife’s behaviour. One user wrote, "You don't take gifts back when you realise they are worth more than you thought,” while another said the ticket “legally” and “morally” belonged to the cousin, and that there were "witnesses who saw you give the ticket to him as a gift and saw him scratch it and subsequently win."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: BanksPhotos</em></p>

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Lottery winner drowns with winning ticket still in his wallet

<p>A 57-year-old man has drowned in a lake with a winning lottery ticket in his wallet. </p> <p>Michigan-local Gregory Jarvis was found washed up on a beach in the state's east, almost 10 days after scooping the impressive jackpot. </p> <p>Gregory had been at a local inn on September 13 when he won $45,000 in a Club Keno game. </p> <p>He was unable to cash out his winnings straight away, as he didn't have his social security card with him at the time. </p> <p>According to the state of Michigan and <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.abc12.com/2021/09/28/caseville-drowning-victim-had-winning-lottery-ticket-his-wallet/" target="_blank">ABC12 news</a>, social security cards must be presented in order to cash lottery jackpot winnings over $600.</p> <p>Gregory had applied for a new card and was planning to visit his family with the winnings once he could cash them in, according to the Blue Water Inn owner Dawn Talaski. </p> <p>Gregory returned to the inn's bar on September 19 to celebrate his win as he bought a round of drinks.</p> <p>However, when he didn't show up as usual the following day, inn owner Dawn became concerned. </p> <p><span>"He wasn’t here all week and we thought, something is wrong," she said.</span></p> <p><span>Gregory's boss even went to the bar on September 22 to search for him when he hadn't shown up for work. </span></p> <p><span>Two days later, a local resident called the police when they witnesses a body had washed ashore on their private beach in Huron County. </span></p> <p><span>The body was found near a boat, and police confirmed the boat belonged to Gregory Jarvis.</span></p> <p><span>An autopsy revealed that Gregory had hit his head before he drowned.</span></p> <p><span>Local police found the winning lottery ticket in Gregory's wallet, which prompted an investigation to rule out foul play. </span><span></span></p> <p><span>Their investigation showed no such motives or evidence, as Caseville Police Chief Kyle Romzek said, "We are thinking that he was tying up his boat, slipped and fell, hit his head and that’s where he ended up in the water."</span></p> <p><span>The winning lottery ticket has now been handed over to Gregory's relatives. </span></p> <p><em>Image credits: Facebook / Shutterstock</em></p>

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​Pensioner gives away massive lottery win to family and neighbour​

<p>A retired Australian pensioner who has won more than half of a million dollars in the lottery has revealed he is giving it all away to his lucky family and friends.</p> <p>The pensioner from Spencer Gulf, in South Australia was found to have won $613,000 in the Saturday X Lotto draw on April 4.</p> <p>However, while many would use that money for themselves, he says he will only be keeping a small portion for himself.</p> <p>“I'm giving it all away to my family!” he declared. </p> <p>“I'm going to pay off my children's mortgages and give some to my friends. </p> <p>“I'm going to buy my neighbour a new car as he often drives me around. Now we can drive in style. </p> <p>“The only thing I might buy myself is a nice new comfortable bed.”</p> <p>The winning numbers were 33, 36, 11, 39, 19 and 22, and the supplementary numbers were 7 and 18.</p> <p>The retiree was one of just seven division one winners from the draw, with three coming from Victoria, and one each coming from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.</p> <p>The kind-hearted man who purchased his winning ticket at the Terry White Chemist at Port Lincoln revealed its not his first time winning a lottery.</p> <p>“A couple of years ago I won division two but finally winning division one is just a beautiful feeling!” he said.  </p>

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Builder wins $212 million in EuroMillions jackpot

<p>A builder who won a £105 million (NZ $212 million) EuroMillions jackpot has pledged not to stop working after receiving the “life-changing” windfall.</p> <p>Steve Thomson said he was “on the verge of a heart attack” when he realised he had won the lottery.</p> <p>Thomson and his wife Lenka said their priority would be buying a new house with a bedroom each for their daughter and two sons, who currently share in a “shoebox” three-bedroom house in West Sussex.</p> <p>“Everyone is going to have a good Christmas,” Thomson said. “Not sure what we are going to do, I am not cooking, Mum is not cooking, Lenka is not cooking. Christmas will be good this year, it really will.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">NEWS: EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning numbers for lottery jackpot for Tuesday November 26 - <a href="https://t.co/HQOEdeQZh8">https://t.co/HQOEdeQZh8</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z7uH7JVvbA">pic.twitter.com/Z7uH7JVvbA</a></p> — EverythingNorthEast (@everything_NE) <a href="https://twitter.com/everything_NE/status/1199417058460614661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>The 42-year-old said he would be “sensibly generous” with the money prize. “It’s so much money, I am going to be generous. I live in a small village, I do not want to leave the village, whatever I can do for the village, I will,” he said.</p> <p>“I have to be sensibly generous. I still can’t get my head around it, one [million] would have done but I have got 105, it’s just amazing.”</p> <p>Thomson said his children had their requests after learning about the jackpot. “My eldest’s reaction, he’s a very sensible kid, he said: ‘Dad, can I have my own room?’ I said: ‘No problem, of course you can son.’ My middle son said: ‘Can I have a Tesla,’ and my daughter asked for a pink iPhone and she’s going to get that.”</p> <p>Despite having become wealthier than famous figures such as Emma Watson and Ronnie Wood, Thomson said he would not stop working as a builder immediately and would complete all his jobs before Christmas.</p> <p>“Once I am over the shock I will need to keep doing something, I am not the type just to sit still. My business partner knows that if he needs a hand I’ll be there,” he said.</p> <p>“At the end of the day I’m still Steve – and she is still Lenka – that is not going to change. We’re just better off financially.”</p>

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Shock as Sydney grandmother scoops $7 million lottery win

<p>A Sydney grandmother could not be more thrilled with her lottery win of $7 million as she says she plans to sing and dance in the street after the win.</p> <p>She was informed of her new-found wealth by Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw officials.</p> <p>The grandmother won the entire Jackpot Prize, which totalled $6,870,000 ($NZD 7,294,566).</p> <p>"My husband is still working, he isn't going to believe this. He can finally retire!" the woman told lottery officials over the phone, according to<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/sydney-grandmother-scoops-dollar7-million-lottery-win/ar-BBWXPLt?li=AAgfYrC" target="_blank">MSN</a>.</em></p> <p>"This news has made my day, my year and we will have the best Christmas of our life! </p> <p>"We will drink champagne and dance to celebrate!"</p> <p>The woman bought the winning ticket at Foodworks in Tennyson Point, and the owner of the store, Mohammed Nawaz, is thrilled as well.</p> <p>"We've sold a Lucky Lotteries 1st Prize in the past and a division one winning entry in Monday and Wednesday Lotto but this is by far the biggest prize we've ever sold," said Mr Nawaz.  </p> <p>"We are thrilled. We will be telling all of our customers and we'll organise a celebration with all of our staff.  </p> <p>"We wish the winner all the best with her prize."</p> <p>However, if you plan on going out and trying to get the winning ticket, Oz Lotteries have warned punters that the chance of winning the jackpot is one in 18,385,876.</p>

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Man wins $200,000 lottery prize on the way to last cancer treatment

<p>A man has won a whopping $US200,000 lottery prize on his way to his last chemotherapy treatment.</p> <p>Ronnie Foster, from Pink Hill, North Carolina, originally won a mere $5 from the $1 ticket he purchased. But from there, he decided to spend his winnings on two more tickets, according to<span> </span><em>CNN</em>.</p> <p>When he scratched the first ticket, he won nothing. But then he moved on to the next ticket.</p> <p>“I saw all these zeros and I froze,” Mr Foster told the North Carolina Education Lottery.</p> <p>“I didn’t believe it until I gave it to the clerk at the counter to scan. When it showed, ‘Go to lottery headquarters,’ I started shaking. I couldn’t believe it.”</p> <p>Approaching the end of his colon cancer treatment, the retired Department of Transportation worker revealed that he will be putting aside some of the money to help pay off parts of his treatment that wasn’t covered by his insurance policy.</p> <p>The rest of it will be saved “for the future”.</p> <p>“I was already happy because it was my last round of chemo,” said Mr Fraser. “Winning this made my lucky day.”</p> <p>Mr Foster received $US141,501 after tax.</p>

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"My endless lunchbreak starts now": Aussie wins second biggest lotto haul

<p>A Sydney-based father will be counting his blessings after discovering he’s won $96 milllion. </p> <p>The unnamed man, located in Chatswood in Sydney’s Lower North Shore, won the whopping amount in the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1447, which was drawn on Wednesday. </p> <p>The office worker was initially stunned by the response when he was contacted by officials while working at his job. </p> <p>“You’re sh*tting me,” he said.</p> <p>“I can only say holy sh*t.</p> <p>“Jesus Christ! I’m at work at the moment so I wasn’t expecting this phone call.</p> <p>“I’m shaking. I’m just waiting for someone to tell me I’m being punked.”</p> <p>The Chatswood man said the only way to describe how he was feeling after the monumental win was “stunned.”</p> <p>“I just really don’t know what to say.</p> <p>“I know a number of people who are going to be extremely happy when I tell them I have won.</p> <p>“I can’t wait to call my wife and tell her I have won. I don’t think she’ll believe me. I’m a bit of a prankster, so she’ll probably think I’m pulling a fast one.”</p> <p>The lotto winner admitted he plan on quitting his day job. </p> <p>“This is going to change my life immeasurably,” he said.</p> <p>“I’m going to look after my kids and make sure they are set up for the future.</p> <p>“Then I am going to find the most outrageous holiday I can think of to take myself on. I’ve always wanted to travel so maybe I’ll work my way around the world.</p> <p>“It’s unlikely that I am going to finish the day out at work. I’m pretty sure I’ll quit. My endless lunch break starts now.”</p> <p>The man purchased his entry of one  random number online at thelott.com. </p> <p>He is the second biggest individual lottery winner in Australian history. </p> <p>The biggest jackpot winner is a Sydney mother who won over $107 million back in January. </p> <p>She was working as a healthcare professional at the time and admitted she had no plans to retire, simply because she loved her job. </p> <p>“It will drive me to do more for causes important to me,” she said.</p> <p>Image <span>Source: The Lott</span></p>

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“I was stupid”: Mum falls victim to $225 million lottery scam

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A single mother has fallen victim to a $225 million lottery scam after falling for a sob story and false promises of a portion of a multi-million-dollar jackpot win. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The mother who remains unidentified, from Birmingham in the UK handed over 5,000 pounds (AUD$9165) in a number of instalments to a scammer after he had tricked her into believing she had won a $225 million Euromillions jackpot. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I wasn’t naive, I was stupid,” she told the </span><a href="https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/sunday-mercury"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sunday Mercury.</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “In this day and age, I find it really hard not to help people. That’s my downfall – I’m still in the 1980s.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 44-year-old woman first met the conman at her workplace where he approached her and handed the mother a fake lottery ticket. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The man then asked her to confirm the win with the lottery agency via his phone, under the claim his English was poor. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When the mother spoke to a woman on the phone, it was “confirmed” the gambler had won the $225 million. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The victim and the con-artist maintained contact where he told her his mother needed money for an open-heart surgery in Pakistan that could just not wait for the money to come through. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Falling for the scam, the 44-year-old mother agreed to hand the man $9000 and in return was promised a reimbursement of $900,000. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The mother later met the man at a McDonald’s restaurant where she handed him the last instalment of her loan and brought along her brother, who admitted the whole situation felt fishy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He was very smooth, very plausible,” he explained. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Half the time, he was in tears... ‘I can’t believe what you guys have done’ he told us. ‘I don’t even know you guys, and you’ve done this for me when my own friends won’t give me a tenner’.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Yes, I smelled a rat, but, by then, my sister was in too deep.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Up until the “last seconds,” the mother said she believed the con-artist was genuine. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Realisation only truly hit the 44-year-old on June 18 when she arrived at the Royal Bank of Scotland to meet with the “gambler” to get her reward. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, just ten minutes before they were supposed to meet, the man’s phone “died.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I don’t think I could help someone now. I now look on anyone as possible scumbags. This has knocked me out, this has turned my house upside down,” she said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The conman has not been located; however, the victim’s brother did manage to get a copy of the con man’s Drivers License during their brief meeting at McDonald’s. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a brief statement, a spokesperson for the Camelot lotteries warned the public to be aware of scams: “If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.”</span></p>

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12 things lotto winners won't tell you

<div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>1. Secrets of their success</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>On the whole, lottery winners tend to keep a fairly low profile when it comes to discussing their newfound wealth. We asked past winners to weigh in on losing friends, becoming spectacles, and increasing the odds of striking it rich.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>2. Easy come, easy go</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Whether they win $500 million or $1 million, about 70 percent of lotto winners lose or spend all the money in five years or less.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>3. Take a second chance</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>If available, always play the second-chance drawings. Some games require you to mail in your losing ticket. Others tell you to go online and register the ticket’s serial number. People either don’t know about the drawings or don’t take the time to enter, so your odds of winning are always better.<span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>4. We don’t quit while we’re ahead</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Do lotto winners still play the lottery? Absolutely. And we’re sure we’re going to win again.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>5. You will be exploited – possibly by your friends</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>I had one friend who told me this sob story about how behind she was on her taxes, how they were going to take her house because she couldn’t pay. After she left, I got on my computer, looked up her tax records, and saw that she wasn’t behind. When I printed out that page and sent it to her, well, that was the end of our friendship.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>6. A lot can seem like a little</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>If you win $6 million and find yourself in a room full of lotto winners who won $100 million or more, all of a sudden, you feel like the poor one. It’s all relative. But don’t feel too bummed – there are plenty of big lottery winners whose money (and luck) ran out.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>7. We answer for our impulse purchases</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>After we won the lottery, we bought an eight-bedroom, seven-bath, 10,000-square-foot mansion because we could, and it sounded amazing. Well, now we’re selling the eight-bedroom, seven-bath mansion because it’s impractical for a family of four. If only we knew ahead of time that it was one of the 13 things rich people never waste their money on.<span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>8. We are still looked down upon by the truly wealthy</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>After we won and moved into an exclusive neighbourhood, we planned a huge party and invited all our neighbours. None of them came – they thought we didn’t earn our money.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>9. We’re sick of money questions</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>It drives me nuts when people ask where I keep the money, how I spend it, and if I still have it. No one would dream of asking a CEO those questions. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>10. Your friends will change with your lifestyle</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>All lotto winners think they’re going to have the same friends and do the same things. But if you have $100 million and you want to fly to Hong Kong for the weekend, you need to either find someone who can afford to go with you or be willing to subsidise someone. And subsidising people gets old.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>11. ‘Tis better to give</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Now that I can buy anything I want, I’ve learned that what really matters – and what I enjoy most – is being able to do things that help other people.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><strong>12. Don’t donate all at once</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>If you want to give a charity a big sum of money, never give it all at once. It’s better to donate $100,000 a year for ten years so you can retain some control and make sure the cash is being spent wisely.<span> </span>Make sure you're giving wisely with our guide to sensible charity donation. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slides"> <div class="field-content"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-slides clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Who are we kidding? Life is great.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-slide-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>You haven’t lived until someone picks up the laundry from your front porch and brings it back to you that night, completely done and neatly folded.</p> <p><em>Written by <span>Michelle Crouch</span>. This article first appeared in </em><span><a href="http://www.readersdigest.com.au/money/12-things-lotto-winners-wont-tell-you"><em>Reader’s Digest</em></a><em>. For more of what you love from the world’s best-loved magazine, </em><a href="http://readersdigest.innovations.co.nz/c/readersdigestemailsubscribe?utm_source=over60&amp;utm_medium=articles&amp;utm_campaign=RDSUB&amp;keycode=WRN93V"><em>here’s our best subscription offer.</em></a></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><img style="width: 100px !important; height: 100px !important;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820640/1.png" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/f30947086c8e47b89cb076eb5bb9b3e2" /></p>

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Disabled grandfather says winning lottery ruined his life

<p>Most of us can only dream of winning the lottery, but for Daniel Millar, that dream not only came true, it turned into a nightmare.</p> <p>Millar, a 63-year-old grandfather with long-term health problems from Motherwell, Scotland, won a life-changing £80,000 ($142,000) in September, but by November it was all gone, and a month later, his welfare payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pulled his benefits.</p> <p>You see, Millar failed to inform the DWP about his windfall, which he spent on a cruise, two holidays, new clothes, home improvements and gifts for his family.</p> <p>When the department learnt of his newfound wealth, they stopped his benefits. Now, Millar no longer qualifies for income support, housing benefit or council tax reductions.</p> <p>“It’s a nightmare,” he told <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5663567/daniel-millar-lottery-winner-poverty-disabled-benefits/" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Sun</span></em></strong></a>. “I don’t know what I can do and I don’t where to turn to.</p> <p>“In December, I got a letter from the DWP saying I had to go to an appointment. They then told me I had been reported by the tax office for having £80,000 ($142,000) in my bank. That was true in September but not when I went for the interview. I was £7 ($12) overdrawn.”</p> <p>Millar now has to survive on a personal independence payment £350 ($623) per month and a pension of £1.08 ($1.92) per week, while his wife and carer Bridget, 62, gets just £62 ($110) every week. They also now have to pay full rent and council tax.</p> <p>“There are people winning millions of pounds and we just get a bit of luck and all of a sudden, we are punished for it,” Bridget said.</p> <p>“We helped our neighbour and friends out with some cash. We gave it to our family and have nothing left. We paid for three family holidays – a cruise and two big trips to Benidorm. We got the kitchen and hall decorated and the bathroom and living room are to be done. There is nothing left.</p> <p>“The DWP have said we aren’t entitled to any money. They say that we have deprived ourselves of capital and don’t qualify for the benefits.”</p> <p>Tell us in the comments below, can you sympathise with the Millars? Or should Daniel have told the DWP about his lottery wins?</p>

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Glitch in lottery could mean $27.6 million in winnings

<p><span>A computer error could see a lottery company forced to pay out $27.6 million in prize money after duplicate winning tickets were generated for two hours.</span></p> <p><span>The programming glitch in South Carolina, US, created winning “Add-A-Play” tickets on Christmas Day, with each having a prize of $703.</span></p> <p><span>Nicole Coggins and her mother-in-law Shawanna Lad noticed the error and bought $140 worth of tickets, which resulted in them winning $25,000.</span></p> <p><span>“I played $10 first, and I won on every ticket,” she told <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.wyff4.com/article/sc-lottery-officials-explain-error-that-dashed-winners-christmas-dreams/14500982" target="_blank">WYFF News 4</a></strong></span>. “So I thought, ‘Well, maybe there is something wrong with their machine. This can’t be real.’”</span></p> <p><span>It turned out she was correct but as she went to collect their winnings, the machine said their tickets were invalid.</span></p> <p><span>The South Carolina Education Lottery addressed the issue with a statement.</span></p> <p><span> “From 5:51 pm to 7:53pm, the same play symbol was repeated in all nine available play areas on tickets which would result in a top prize of $500,” <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.sceducationlottery.com/winners/NewsDisplayArticle.asp?ID=2776" target="_blank" title="www.sceducationlottery.com">it wrote</a></strong></span>.</span></p> <p><span>“No more than five identical play symbols should appear for a single play. As soon as the issue was identified, the Add-A-Play game was suspended immediately to conduct a thorough investigation.</span></p> <p><span>“All players who purchased a Holiday Cash Add-A-Play ticket on Christmas Day during the time period affected are advised to hold on to their ticket(s) until the review is completed.”</span></p> <p><span>Later on, the company said there would be a meeting held before the end of January to discus the outcome, but would set aside the millions needed to distribute the winnings if they are required to validate the tickets.</span></p> <p><span>Have you ever won money in the lottery? Tell us in the comments below. </span></p>

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Woman defies odds with two huge lottery wins in one day

<p><span>A lucky punter has done the unimaginable and won two substantial lottery prizes in the same day.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly Morris from the US, bought two North Carolina lottery tickets.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly couldn’t believe her luck when she purchased a ticket during a grocery ticket and scratched off the $10,000 prize.</span></p> <p><span>The mother-of-three went to the lottery headquarters in Raleigh to claim her prize when she felt like her lucky streak wasn't over yet.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly made a quick stop to purchase another ticket and this time she won an astounding $1 million.</span></p> <p><span>"It felt really great to win, but I really have always dreamed I would win $1 million!" she told North Carolina Education Lottery.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly chose to take the lump sum of the $1 million prize, which left her with $417,012 after taxes.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly plans to give some of her money to her three children and invest the rest.</span></p>

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