A Sydney couple were nodding off to sleep when a call came through to say they were $40m (about $26.9 million USD) richer after winning this week’s Oz Lotto draw. The husband and wife from Galston, in the city’s north west, bought their 18-game ticket from Kenthurst Cellars. They were the only division one winners … Read more
Winner, winner, chicken dinner – literally. A Virginia man recently went to the grocery store to pick up some chicken – and came back half a million dollars richer. Russell Gomes, of South Boston, Virginia, went to the Food Lion grocery store recently to buy chicken, he told the Virginia Lottery’s website. South Boston is … Read more
Some people have all the luck. A Virginia man was left stunned after learning he won $1 million in a lottery — while sailing the tropics on a Caribbean cruise. Jermone Testa, 39, purchased the winning ticket in Fredericksburg before jetting out of the US for the New Year’s cruise. “My wife screamed and I … Read more
It was the Ulta-mate score. A TikToker recorded herself dumpster diving outside an unidentified Ulta Beauty store last week — she claims to have snagged many Stila brand eye pencils, a full Coach perfume bottle, slightly used Chanel perfume testers, various shades of Mac foundation, and several Redken hair products, among other items as part … Read more
A UK mother got the prize of a lifetime while playing bingo when she went into labor and gave birth to her fourth child last month. Tammy Hall, 30, started having contractions the night before, but the hospital told her it could be days before her newborn would make their way into the world. “So … Read more
The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No ticket for Monday’s drawing matched the white balls 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and red Powerball 2. The jackpot was estimated at $900 million. The new jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing would be the third … Read more
Talk about Airbn-free. An Airbnb host seems to have hit the lottery after revealing what her guests leave behind after a few-day stay. The user, known as @atouchofclass_miami on TikTok, has began a hit series on the platform flaunting her rental finds, which range from half-used jugs of milk to unopened 48-packs of Coca-Cola. A … Read more
It was a win-win. An Australian couple doubled their luck after miraculously scratching two $1 million lottery tickets in one week. “It’s actually a funny story as to why we ended up with the same entry twice,” the anonymous lotto winner told The Lot after confirming his double jackpot, News.com.au reported. Indeed, the lucky duck’s … Read more
A woman in Kentucky wound up winning $175,000 in a white elephant gift exchange after her first gift was taken from her during a company holiday party. Lori Janes, an office manager and treatment coordinator at Harmon Dental Center in Louisville, said she had initially grabbed a $25 TJ Maxx gift card at a party on Wednesday … Read more