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Minor League Baseball Reject Wins Big in Lottery

Joel Torres' dreams of becoming a professional baseball player were dashed last month when he was cut from the Cleveland Indians' farm team. But a dream of a different sort came true when he won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket. New York Lottery Yolanda Vega presents Joel Torres with his prize money...

Patience Pays Off as Postal Workers Win Lottery

It pays to be patient -- and to stick together. Just ask 13 newly minted millionaires in Romulus, Mich. The current and retired postal workers have spent 12 years playing the lottery, The Detroit News reported. Twice a week, they would pool their cash and buy 65 Mega Millions tickets. Apart from a $10,000 prize in 2006,...

Mega Millions Lottery Riches Story Marred by Jarring Mug Shot

When Holly Lahti came forward to claim her half of a $380 million lottery jackpot, it looked like one of those rags-to-riches stories come true, featuring a 29-year-old single mother of two girls, working as a bank teller and living in a tiny Idaho town. Then along came her estranged husband. And now the story features a...

No Winner, Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $196 Million

Mega Millions ticket holders hoping for a Christmas lottery miracle will have to try again. The game's Friday night drawing failed to produce a jackpot winner, boosting the pot Saturday to nearly $200 million. The winning numbers were 15, 16, 27, 40 and 52, with a Mega Ball of 16. Eleven ticket holders won $250,000 for...

Couple Win $11.2M Lottery, Then Give It All Away

(Nov. 4) -- Allen and Violet Large figured they were lucky enough already. So when the Canadian couple hit it big in the lottery this year, they decided to give it away -- all of it. Since their July win, the elderly couple has donated nearly every cent of their $11.2 million winnings to charity. Call it the Larges'...