Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
6 results for "lottery winner"
A lucky lottery player from Pāpāmoa just turned a trip to their local pharmacy into a $400,000 windfall. Meanwhile, four other New Zealanders are celebrating quarter-million dollar wins from Saturday's draw.
After winning £250,000 in the lottery, Linda Styles donated £25,000 to the hospice that cared for her late husband. The People's Postcode Lottery just matched her gift, bringing the total to £50,000 for the Kent facility. #
When one lottery winner missed the deadline to claim their $111,111.11 prize, Belize Government Lotteries decided the money should still do good. The unclaimed jackpot will be donated to charity, even though the lottery didn't turn a profit last year.
When 433 people won the Philippine lottery with multiples of 9, the world cried foul. A Fields Medal winner used math to prove the stunning coincidence was actually legit.
A lottery winner in Belize missed the deadline to claim their $111,111.11 prize, but the money won't go to waste. Instead, the entire jackpot will be donated to charity this February.
A group of 27 coworkers in Independence, Ohio, rolled their $8 lottery winnings into a $10 ticket and hit a $1 million jackpot. Each person is taking home about $27,000 after taxes.