Maureen Holt, age 77, and her 80 year husband Fred live in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Well a couple of weeks ago they bought a EuroMillions lottery ticket for the Friday June, 22, draw, at the Tesco Extra store in Huddersfield Road, Oldham. The Holt’s then promptly took themselves off to Spain for a holiday, which… Read more »
I guess Inspector Harry Callahan knew a thing or two about luck when he growled those immortal words in the film Dirty Harry “I know what you’re thinking: Did he fire six shots, or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I’ve kinda lost track myself. But being this is… Read more »
Image via Wikipedia An illiterate Filipino man who was too poor to send his six children to school has become an overnight millionaire after snaring the country’s second biggest-ever lottery win. Lottery officials said that the 60-year old slum-dweller is now the lucky holder of a 356.5 million peso ($8 million) cheque after he bought a single 20-peso ticket, which… Read more »
Image by e_calamar via Flickr A group of eighteen employees who were being laid off from their jobs at a factory in Ottowa have had the last laugh after pocketing a $7 million jackpot on the Ontario Lottery. The company which the lucky winners worked for was relocating to Mexico, making the win even sweeter for the group of… Read more »
