She hit the jackpot. Brenda Gomez Hernandez had the best day of her life on Nov. 9 when she gave birth to her first baby girl — and won $100,000 in the lottery. “I feel like she brought me my luck, I’m so thankful,” she told North Carolina Education Lottery officials, per Jam Press. The … Read more
A Los Angeles couple diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer just weeks apart are trying to provide a “positive” childhood for their two young sons. Laura Tomelloso, a retired officer for the US Department of Justice, had a colonoscopy in February that revealed she had Stage 4 colon cancer. Then it metastasized into ovarian cancer. The … Read more
It’s a well-worn tale – families thrust into conflict when good fortune comes their way in the form of a lottery win. One young Canadian woman, however, picked at a serious moral scab after checking tickets for her uncle and later entertaining the idea of squirreling away significant winnings from free plays for herself. The … Read more
Cue DJ Khalid’s “All I Do Is Win.” Let’s talk about luck and lotteries folk. History was made in California when a winning ticket for the record breaking $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot was sold at gas station in Los Angeles County. The winner matched all six numbers, a win with the slim odds of 1 in … Read more
A South Carolina man almost lost out on $300,000 after forgetting he purchased a scratch-off lottery ticket during a quick trip to a gas station. The man, who wished to remain anonymous but is from the Midlands area, drove around with the winning ticket for two days before remembering he had bought it, according to the South Carolina … Read more