Everyone's a winner after a direct-mail marketing company hired by a local car dealership mistakenly sent out 50,000 scratch-off tickets to residents _ all of them declaring the ticket-holder the $1,000 grand prize winner. Just one of the tickets was supposed to be the grand prize winner. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Lottery winner who blew a £5.1 million jackpot he won three years ago is being hunted by bailiffs chasing more than £370,000 of debt. picked by topofall 4 months ago

Words to live by, from a warning label on a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death." That warning was selected Wednesday as the winner of the 11th annual "Wacky Warning Label Contest," sponsored by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. The contest is part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on warning labels. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The winner, Ellwood Bartlett, regularly hosts "dragon coffee klatches" and conducts Reiki treatments, a form of Japanese energy healing. Yesterday, drinks were on Bartlett. Herbal teas, that is. picked by hisidea 12 months ago

Following on from my earlier post, more details on one of the three men awarded the Nobel Prize today, whose life has been nothing if not interesting to date. picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

*builds suspense* picked by punthe 4 months ago

Most of us know that stone blunts scissors, scissors cut paper and paper covers stone. What is less well-known, however, is how to win the popular playground game. Now stalwart players have come up with a strategy: Start with scissors. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The winner at the 2007 Kentucky State Fair. picked by gnikgnok 12 months ago

Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda, star of the long-running TV series Falcon Crest and Ronald Reagan's first wife, died Monday morning. picked by punthe 12 months 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 2 years ago

"British gamer Shaun Clark has won the UK's first gaming gold at the World Cyber Games.

Mr Clark, aka Apollooo, took the top medal in the Command & Conquer 3 tournament at the week-long festival of video gaming held last week in Seattle." picked by Ross 11 months ago

And the winner is...Jeffrey Sebelia of Los Angeles. Jeffrey was the guy 'viewers loved to hate'. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

These are the 100 best Web 2.0 applications, chosen by Webware readers and Internet users across the globe. Over 1.9 million votes were cast to select these Webware 100 winners. picked by deepdiver 4 months ago

Because in Caleforna we sends are younguns ta skool! picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has been recognised by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) for the very first time, with PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) receiving the award for home entertainment. picked by punthe 11 months ago

Now you know why they eat your shoes! picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

'Whether I win or lose, personally I feel like I've already won,' Harris says picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Ken Jennings took home $2.5 Million dollars as the winner of Jeopardy. He says that he likes the feeling of being wrong sometimes and makes mistakes when people ask him questions. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

A teenage Emirati schoolboy who became a millionaire overnight after he won the top prize in a National Bonds draw said he will buy a Playstation and give the rest of the money to his mother. picked by punthe 12 months ago

Winston Rockwell (aka Rocky, aka squirl033) was crowned the winner of the 2006 Photograph of the Year Contest with his AMAZING photograph called "Refraction" - you HAVE to see this non-manipulated photograph!! picked by thebassman 2 years ago