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Pamela Bradshaw, of Clinton, North Carolina, became the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year during a VIP trip to New York City, just days after stepping foot on a plane for the first time in her life

Karmen Lawrence's stroke of luck almost didn't happen due to sold-out tickets. Her husband, Mike Lawrence, purchased the winning 'Hit It Big' scratchcard in Des Moines, Iowa

The winning numbers drawn were: 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and red Powerball: 1. The jackpot had been growing since mid-October and is the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot ever won

The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated £636million ($810million) after Saturday night's drawing yielded no jackpot winner, it has been announced

There was an eye-watering £15m lottery jackpot up for grabs, but after no one claimed the top prize - the last of 2023 - the National Lottery has announced a brand new pot to kick start the New Year

But the average adult would need almost to win almost £1.5 million in order for it to be deemed 'life-changing' - while millennials would require as much as £2 million

Most people dream about winning the Mega Millions or Powerball — but they should be careful what they wish for as one single mom learned to her cost, not only in cash, but personal happiness too

One Brit could become a multi-millionaire just days before Christmas - as the National Lottery offers the chance to make a lucky ticket holder's dreams come true

A man who won just under £1million on the lottery was delighted to be able to treat his family to a luxury holiday - but was shocked when they expected more from him and even called him 'selfish'

The massive win certainly was life changing for Jack Whittaker but his previously comfortable life changed for the worst. He had hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen, a fire which destroyed his home, and even his grandaughter dying

Euromillions winner Jane Park, who scooped £1million aged 17, is said to have broken up with her partner Marc Webley, who previously served a prison sentence for shooting a man in the back

Lucky winners of Thursday's Set for Life draw will have £10,000 deposited in their bank account every single month for the next 30 years - check your numbers now to see if its you

Michael Carroll won big on the lottery and once ­bragged that he had slept with 4,000 women, but eventually the cash ran out and he had to go back to his old job as a bin man

Geraldine Gimblet, of Lakeland, Florida, won the top prize from Florida Lottery's $2,000,000 BONUS CASHWORD Scratch-Off game after she spent her life savings on her daughter's cancer treatment

Tamara Laughinghouse, of Mooresville, North Carolina won $200,000 on Powerball with the numbers she has been using for more than two decades which happen to be the birthdays of family members

Paul Maddison scooped half of £22.5m back in 1995 but ever since his jackpot win, he yearned for a quiet and unassuming life up until his death at 73 last month

Paul Maddison died of a suspected heart attack aged 73 after retiring to Scotland following a £22.5million Lotto win alongside business partner Mark Gardiner, 62

Eccentric lotto winner Paul Maddison, who scooped an £11m prize in 1995 when he shared the jackpot with his business partner, has died after years of living a reclusive life in Scotland

A group of four pals who bought a £3 ticket at their local scooped a huge lottery win and they all plan to put the life-changing cash to good use by helping out their families

Ruth Breen bagged £1,000,000 on the Euromillions back in 2014, and it allowed her to swap out beans on toast for designer clothes - but one part of her life stayed the same

After a huge winning ticket was won at a Fred Meyer store in Washington state, the store decided to donate their cheque for selling the winning ticket to help those less fortuante

Gregory Jarvis had won $45,000 playing Club Keno in a Michigan bar just days before his body washed up on a private beach on the Saginaw Bay with the winning ticket still in his pocket

One 'extremely' religious Brooklyn man won millions for the second time within in two years on New York Lottery’s 200X scratch-off game, but continues to live in the modest home he inherited from a great-aunt, living a simple life with very little changes

A biggest ever jackpot of £201million is on offer in tonight's EuroMillions draw which could make you one of the richest people in the country and here are three tips to boost your chances of lottery success

In this brainteaser, you're challenged to spot the lottery ticket in a bunch of clutter, because you've accidentally misplaced it...again. But are you up for the task?