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The California lottery has finally tracked down the mystery winner of a $23 million jackpot, just before the deadline for the winner to claim the prize. No one had, despite signs and a surveillance photo of the winner plastered all over the liquor store where she bought the lottery ticket.
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Sandeep Sing was working two jobs to help out his mother with money. He recently won $30 million in a lottery drawing. He said the first priority is to pay off his mother's mortgage.
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Andy Ashkar, 34, has amazing self-control. He won $5 million but decided to hold off cashing the ticket in for six years. He told lottery officials he didn't want the winnings to "negatively influence" his life, including his engagement and marriage.
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A single person won the Powerball lottery on Wednesday. The winning ticket was purchased in Iowa. The first three numbers were all factors of 13, usually considered a bad luck number.
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A group of workers at a Chicago bakery recently won $118 million. But two employees say they should be getting a share. It's another example of why it's important to write things down beforehand.
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Virginia Fike accidentally bought two Powerball tickets instead of one. Her five lucky numbers brought her a double win: $2 million. She says she'll use the money to care for her parents.
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"I turned to my wife, who was right there with me, and (I said) 'We won,'" Merle Butler told reporters today. "She kind of looked at me funny, and I said, 'No, we won.' She started giggling. And she giggled for about four hours I think."
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Three Maryland public school teachers step forward to claim their share of the huge Mega Millions jackpot. They're anonymous and go by the moniker 'The Three Amigos'.
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Self-proclaimed Mega Millions lottery winner announces that she's lost the ticket, after refusing for days to produce evidence she really won.
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While one woman in Maryland has told reporters she bought a winning ticket, she's provided no proof. And lottery officials say no one's come forward. The winners in Kansas and Illinois haven't been heard from yet either.