An australian man suffered from am heart attack in an accident and spent 15 days in a coma. To celebrate his miraculous recovery, he bought a lottery ticket and won a $30,000 car. When asked to reenact the win by local news, he agreed and bought another scratch card. He won $250,000.
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An English garbage man won the lottery…
An English garbage man won the lottery for 10 million pounds (25 mill USD in today’s money), lost all of it then 8 years later reapplied for his old job as a garbage man.
Americans spend around $72B in lottery…
Americans spend around $72B in lottery tickets every year, with the chances of winning being less likely than getting attacked by a shark, being killed by a vending machine, being elected president, being struck by lightning, coming down with the plague, or being killed by a falling coconut.
In 2002, a man found a way to crack…
In 2002, a man found a way to crack the lottery in the US state of Michigan using math and probability. He figured out that if he bought a certain amount of tickets that he would certainly make a profit. He and his wife Marge ended up making millions of dollars. He ended up making 3 million dollars in total. When the lottery of his home town shut down, he moved to another state and continued.
A British woman pranked her husband…
A British woman pranked her husband by pretending she had won the lottery. Three weeks later she actually won the lottery.
A man won the $5.5 million state…
A man won the $5.5 million state lottery but had to forfeit the winnings because he bought the ticket with the proceeds of selling 36 grams of cocaine to a federal informant.
In 1984, a regular at a pizzeria asked…
In 1984, a regular at a pizzeria asked his waitress for help choosing his lottery numbers. He won, came back, and tipped her $3 million.
A lottery winner wore a scream…
A lottery winner wore a scream mask to collect his one million so that his relatives won’t take his money.
In Taiwan, every receipt for every…
In Taiwan, every receipt for every store in the country is also a ticket to a government-run lottery with top prizes worth up to US$300,000.
In 2005, a chinese man found that…
In 2005, a Chinese man found that he could still buy lottery tickets within a 5 minute window after the winning numbers were announced. this allowed him to win over $4 million. when chinese authorities caught on, he was sentenced to life in prison.