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$465 Million May Make Your Life Worse

Chris Allen — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:50:16 +0000

Nobody won the Powerball drawing from last Saturday, so now the prize grows to $425 million, the largest jackpot ever for the game. What is the first thing you would do or buy if you had the Jackpot? I think the first thing I would do is pay off my bills, family bills, and close [...]

How Would Americans Spend Their Money If They Won The Lottery

Chris Allen — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:11:31 +0000

In a new study from CouponCabin.com, nearly 40 percent of Americans reported playing the lottery sometimes, with 13 percent saying they try regularly to hit it big. Are you one of these people. Be careful, make plans, but make smart plans. CouponCabin.com did the survey and asked people how they would spend their money. [...]

Would You Quit Your Job If You Won the Lottery? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:05:48 +0000

According to a new survey from CouponCabin.com of 2,570 adults, 50 percent play the lottery. And of that percentage, 65 percent would continue to live frugally it they happened to win big. But would a frugal life include keeping their job and continuing to draw their salary? Maybe not so much. The survey found that only 36 percent would remain at their current [...]

Did Woman Who Won Four Lotteries Cheat Her Way to a Fortune?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:10:09 +0000

Since 1993, Joan R. Ginther has hit the lotto jackpot four times, to the tune of $2 million, $3 million, $5.4 million and $10 million. The chances of this happening are one in 18 septillion. For a point of reference, there are about one septillion grains of sand on earth. Now there are doubts whether [...]

'Win A Baby' Lottery for Couples Having Trouble Conceiving Causes Controversy in England

Kool Staff — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:04:57 +0000

For about $35, couples in England who are having trouble conceiving can purchase a lottery ticket that could win them customized fertility treatments in one of the nation's top clinics.

Britain's Gambling Commission approved of this bizarre game late last month. As of now, the tickets can be purchased online, but they may soon also be available at newsstands.

Janitor Wins $3.4 Million Lottery — and Continues to Be A Janitor [VIDEO]

Kool Staff — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:32:33 +0000

Tyrone Curry doesn’t have to wake up at 4 a.m. and mop the floors at Evergreen High School in Seattle. Not after the custodian won the Washington State lottery to the tune of $3.41 million five years ago. Curry stayed on because he was happy with his life. “I’m just Joe Citizen,” he told ‘Today.’ [...]

Man Finds $9 Million Lottery Ticket in the Nick of Time

Tony Hart — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:31:25 +0000

Doing your taxes is a pain, and many people put off their preparation until right before the mid-April filing date. Chicago man Irving Przyborski is certainly grateful he got a bit of a jump on his 2010 taxes .

That's because when Przyborski went into his tax files last week, he found a lottery ticket he had bought almost a year before among the paperwork. When Przyborski checked the numbers, he realized he was a winner to the tune of $9 million dollars!