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Christine Oberheitmann and her husband bagged a million dollars after stopping off for a chance lunch in Virginia and buying a Powerball ticket on a long drive home

Powerball's terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins

Three-time Olympic champion Whitlock, 30, has not competed internationally since defending his pommel horse title in Tokyo two years ago

The jackpot for tonight's drawing on Saturday night remains the world´s ninth-largest lottery prize of all time

Gregory Rakowicz, who was part of a five-person lottery club in Michigan, revealed the family members took nearly a year to come forward to claim the Powerball lottery jackpot

Hukum is the shortest-priced contender from Britain in this year's Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Owen Burrows' smart stayer is 9-2 with most bookmakers for Sunday's main event

Desert Hero, trained by William Haggas, will not run in the Lexus Melbourne Cup on November 7. He will be given a break after his third place behind Aidan O'Brien's Continuous in the final Classic of the season

The 8-1 joint favourite Significantly had his run interrupted, but he still managed to win Ayr's feature race under Joe Fanning. It was another huge result for record-breaking trainer Julie Camacho, who has had a season to remember

Frankie Dettori had originally been due to appear at the Listowel Harvest Festival on his retirement tour. Oisin Murphy was the new star attraction and he recorded a first win at the track on Dragon Of Malta

Constitution Hill, one of the best hurdlers for years, will stick to the smaller obstacles in the new jumps season. Trainer Nicky Henderson said he agreed with owner Michael Buckley and jockey Nico de Boinville it was the best route to take

A Marryland man received the incorrect lotto ticket, making him now worth £470k more. The lucky man - whose identity has not been released - frequents the store that made him that much more richer

Connie Parker, 74, from New York, had been married to husband Kenneth, 77, for 16 years when they landed the life-changing £20million ($25million) Powerball jackpot but things soon turned sour

Continuous (3-1) won the Betfred St Leger for Ryan Moore and Aidan O'Brien. Arrest, ridden by Frankie Dettori, was second and Desert Hero, owned by King Charles and Queen Camilla, finished third at Doncaster

Travis Hall, 44, went to get a sandwich when he decided to purchase a $20 Monopoly Doubler scratch-off from a Publix in Stuart, Florida. It turned him into an instant millionaire

Curtis Sharp, Jr. was working as a maintenance man in New Jersey when he landed the jackpot in 1982. He immediately raised eyebrows after walking into lottery headquarters with two females on his arms

Powerball winner Edwin Casto has added to his growing property portfolio by adding the $47million Los Angeles home, which has seven bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and a huge infinity pool

Waldemar "Bud" Tasch, from Montrose, landed the huge $5million Colorado Lottery jackpot last week but had no idea he was a winner as he was backpacking in the Holy Cross Wilderness with his dog

The 70-year-old woman from Genesee County, Michigan, picked up the ticket at MoJoe's Food and Spirits in Davison, Michigan, when she was buying her husband another lottery ticket

King Of Steel heads the betting for the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown and Roger Varian has been pleased with the colt's work in the build-up

Juan Alvarez bought the jackpot-winning Cash X100 scratchcard at a grocery store in New York City and won the top prize of $5million but only took home around $3million

Frankie Dettori was seen in action at Kincsem Park for the first and last time on Saturday, on horses owned by Jim and Fitri Hay. Silent Film and Splendent were too strong for the local runners

Highland Lodge gained lots of fans for his love of jumping Aintree's Grand National fences. He raced in the 2017 renewal of the famous marathon and won the Becher Chase at the track

59-year-old Victoria Sadler headed to Royal Farms in Baltimore and placed a $1 bet on the Pick 5 ticket draw on August 10 and her jaw was soon on the floor in disbelief after winning

Appleby reports Big Evs to be A1 following his below-par run in the Nunthorpe. The two-year-old, who could race on in America, was supplemented for the York sprint after a Group Three win at Goodwood

A lucky New York Lottery player won a $1million prize from a scratch-off game — but instead of taking home a lump sum, he opted to receive just $30,000 annually for 20 years