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

An Australian student worried about her parents' money problems rifled through a pile of her lottery tickets Thursday and discovered that she had won 13 million Australian dollars ($10 million) 10 months ago. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Microsoft is the first console manufacturer to sell 10 million consoles in North America...

Now, is that 10 million functioning consoles?

Or, is that including the 30 odd percent that failed with the Red Ring of Death?

BWAA HAA HAA HAA HAA!!!! picked by punthe 2 years ago

Graham Butterfield has insured his buttocks for £1 million as it is the key to his livelihood - mattress tester. picked by pocksucket 1 year 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

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

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

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

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

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

The company also said it sold 1.4 million of its handheld PSP devices and 1.3 million units of the older PlayStation 2. The sales figures covered the period from November 23 to December 31. picked by punthe 2 years 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

"Gates stepped away from a day-to-day role at Microsoft this summer, but the company's much-discussed new $300 million marketing campaign follows his critique of the Apple ads. Its core message: Hey, Apple, who are you calling square? " picked by gammerus 1 year ago

Thai monks from the Sisaket province have used over one million recycled glass bottle to construct their Buddhist temple. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Change for a million? That's what a man was seeking Saturday when he handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket. But when the Giant Eagle employee refused and a manager confiscated the bogus bill, the man flew into a rage. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

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

Preston, a thrifty 77-year-old spinster who rode the bus and ate frozen meals, died in 2006. But art experts and auctioneers have now completed the sale of the exceptional works hoarded in her modest home. The auctions have raised an estimated 4 million pounds ($7.95 million), according to valuers, about 20 times the price of the house they were kept in, stunning experts and Preston's relatives al... read full post picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

A jury has ordered a 32-year-old woman to pay $US1.92 million ($A2.4 million) in damages for illegally downloading 24 songs in a high-profile digital piracy case. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago