All news on the topic: Lottery

Wendy Hester was grocery shopping at Fair Haven Mini Marty in North Carolina, US, when she decided to purchase a $8 (£6) VIP Platinum instant scratchcard after a voice convinced her

A husband who bought two lottery tickets after upsetting his wife miraculously won $2million after the for two identical tickets which scored $1million each in Dapto, just south of Wollongong, in Australia

Veronica Cruz, a restaurant worker from Des Moines, Iowa, US, initially thought she had only won $100 (£82), but soon realised that she had won 1,000 times that amount

Winners of tonight's Set for Life National Lottery draw will have £10,000 deposited into their bank account every single month for the next 30 years

Builder Kevin Johnson, 34, won the four-bed Victorian-style town house in Islinghton, north London, in a £50-a-ticket raffle set up by Omaze Million Pound House Draw

Sarah Cockings landed a massive £3million lottery jackpot when she was a student and her life was turned into a 'whirlwind' by the win - but she says she never got her happy ending

Mambo claimed a $50,000 jackpot after he nearly threw away his winning ticket with the rubbish but luckily changed his mind in Temple Hills, Maryland State, US

Ana Elizalde bought a Powerball lottery ticket in Michigan, US and gave to her husband to keep safe. However, she had completely forgotten the draw had taken place

The 67-year-old was leaving town for a few days so bought himself a multi-draw ticket. When he got home he bought another despite the previous ticket still going

Jose Rivera filed a lawsuit claiming he was the rightful winner of the $2.04bn prize money but the ticket had been stolen by a man called 'Reggie' in Pasadena, California, US

When Katy Rupple and Claire Thornhill won a £1.1 million jackpot, they split the cash with the man who gave them the money - Katy's husband Justin Rupple

Jose Rivera is legally chasing $2.04 billion (£1.7 billion) lottery winner Edwin Castro, and a man named "Reggie", for allegedly stealing the winning ticket from him after he bought it in Altadena, California

David Lewandowski, who comes from the town of Mooresville in North Carolina and owns a window tinting business, plans to use the money to buy an apartment in Puerto Rico

Callie Rogers hit the headlines when, aged just 16, she became the UK's youngest lottery winner as she pocketed a massive £1.8million jackpot - but she splurged her money on parties, drugs, and designer clothes

A woman playing on a Swiss Jackpot slot machine at the Casino Zurich became a multimillionaire after paying just £4.50 before she hit a £7million jackpot

Adam Scaife tragically lost his son, also called Adam, after he was born prematurely, but the dad from Hull hasn't been able to afford a headstone for the young tot until he pocketed £35,000 in a lottery

Sarah Kendell checked her numbers on a postcode lottery every single day for six years before the 47-year-old from Waterlooville, Hampshire finally won £1,200

Roger and Lara Griffiths won £1.8m in 2005, but by 2013 all their money was gone and their relationship ended. The couple, who were married for 14 years, blamed each other for their financial loss

John Harris, from Dresden, Ontario, Canada, purchased a winning $5 Instant Bingo Doubler ticket from a mini-mart. He waited until he arrived home to scratch off his winnings

Potential winners of tonight's Set for Life National Lottery draw will have £10,000 deposited in their bank account every single month for the next 30 years

The man, identified with his surname of Zhou, won just over £1million before sending slices to his sister and ex-partner - but hid the winnings from his wife in China

A man has said he's 'ecstatic' after he won the biggest ever lotto jackpot of $2.04billion when the prize rolled over 40 times, with the shop also given a prize for selling him the ticket

A couple was initially over the moon after discovering they'd won £82,000 ($100,000) on a scratch card, but their happiness was sadly short-lived on account of one frustrating rule

David Swatman, who won the prize on a scratchcard back in 2018, has pleaded guilty to stealing £15,000-worth of shoes while working as a delivery driver for FootAsylum

Chris Tulley, 26, and partner Ciaran Duffy, 36, couldn't believe their eyes when they spotted the yolk corker after buying free-range eggs from Aldi - their discovery has astronomical odds