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Given a year to live, N.Y. resident fighting to get lump sum to pay for care picked by suebe 2 years ago tags lottery |
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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 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Doctors diagnosed Jon Matthews with cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was told that he'd probably live less than a year and that the longest anyone lived with his type of cancer was 25 months. 5 comments edit related share worldHe took that as a challenge and went to a casino, betting that he'd outlive the doctors' predictions. He was given 50-1 odds. And now is the winner of $9,810.38 picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago |
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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 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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