A British lottery winner doubled his share of the jackpot to nearly £1 million ($2.4 million) after discovering he mistakenly bought two lucky tickets for the same draw. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Fourteen city workers and one retired city worker in the western Ohio town of Piqua claimed a $207 million 12-state lottery prize Wednesday. picked by Wags273 12 months ago

Barry Shell of Brampton, Ontario could call it his lucky day -or his unlucky day. He won $4.4 million dollars in the Canadian Lotto drawing July 18th. Monday, he went to pick up his winnings at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, and was photographed with the check.

Then Shell strolled out of the building and into the hands of Peel Regional Police officers. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

The winner of a $1 million lottery scratch ticket may not be so lucky after all. That's because he's also a convicted bank robber who isn't supposed to be gambling. Boston probation commissioner's office has scheduled a court hearing for December 7 to determine whether Timothy Elliott, 55, violated his probation when he bought the $10 ticket for the "$800 Million Spectacular" game at a H... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Los Angeles has been in a large deficit for the past year--this year it could up to $530 million. However, that hasn't stopped them spending $1 million each year on "hand-inked calligraphy scrolls that bestow commendations on everyday folk, celebrities and supporters." picked by suebe 8 months ago

After throwing out her $1 million winning lottery ticket. picked by suebe 12 months ago

Suddenly I feel like a million is not enough picked by keroberos32 2 years ago

An ordinary guy (not an artist) who signs as ‘G’, worried because art it’s since many decades ago a big fraud, has decided to put an end to Modern Art by creating the Ultimate Art Fraud: a Post-it that he is selling in eBay for a million dollars (or more!). G thinks that Modern Art is nowadays like a comatose patient kept alive artificially by a bunch of speculators and thefts... read full post picked by tribulete 3 years ago

$42 million dollars to let people know the check is in the mail. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A surgeon is spending over $2 million dollars to build a state-of-the-art luxurious home for her 2 Great Danes. The home will feature retina scans to prevent other dogs from moving in as well as a spa and much more. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

She got busted when her co-defendant returned their rented minivan with $1 Million worth of cocaine. How can someone forget they had a million dollars worth of cocaine in the van or miss seeing the multiple boxes!? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This Hummer H3 is built from $35,000 in losing lottery tickets. No sheet metal here, folks. The piece is by Brooklyn-based artists Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was and it's entitled Ghost of a Dream. The tickets came from local bodegas, where they were discarded by unlucky patrons. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul receives 6 million dollars in donations from over 58,000 donors. This is the biggest one-day record in American Political History. What does he stand for? Oh, just liberty. Check him out at www.ronpaul2008.com picked by 1thirteen3 2 years ago

The winning tickets are about to expire. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Biggie had it right when he said “Mo’ money mo’ problems”. Finding yourself up to your eyeballs in cold hard cash may seem like the answer to all your prayers but if you don’t know how to handle all this money (and the reality is most people don’t), winning the lottery can become a living nightmare. Following, are some of the worst cases of lottery disasters; th... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A "nagging" wife who pushed her husband to buy a lottery ticket helped scoop the $4.2 million ($7.7 million New Zealand dollar) first prize - with only minutes to spare. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Fortune's national sampling of what the rich get to choose from when they shop for real estate picked by Rogue 3 years ago

A SINGLE-DIGIT car registration plate was auctioned off for more than $US6.8 million (A8.24 million) dollars in the United Arab Emirates today, beating the previous world record by more than 10 times. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Winner finished college at age 10. The genius was able to win the pop culture internet game and the million dollar prize. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

The requested funding would have meant nearly $2 million per Edwardsville resident, as there are only 194 of them. Apparently surprised at the backlash, the town stands by its claims that it is proud of its efforts for economic revival. picked by equinox 11 months ago