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Most of us panic when we misplace a tenner. But back in 2004, one man risked everything, and we mean everything, on a single spin of a roulette wheel.Ashley Revell, a 32-year-old from London, became a
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Winning the lottery is a dream for all of us, right? Winning it twice just seems a bit unfair. Now, imagine claiming the winnings (twice) - and losing the entire fortune. That's exactly what happened to Evelyn Adams from New Jersey after she bagged $5.4 million but then went on…
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A concerned social media user has sought advice online after their partner won big after gambling -- but refused to share any of the winnings. Relationships can hit rocky patches for a number of reaso
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A young couple was left devastated after their numbers came up for the £182 million ($216 million) jackpot on the EuroMillions... before finding out they were not eligible for the prize. Rachel Kennedy and Liam McCrohan, who were 19 and 21 at the time, were stunned when they realized that…
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One of the UK's biggest-ever lottery winners managed to spend £40 million ($50 million) of his winnings by burning through £100,000 ($131,000) a week. While most of us dream of one day winning the lottery, buying a mansion, fast cars, and never having to work again, some people manage to…
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A dad who won a fortune on the lottery described it as the "worst thing that ever happened" to him before he tragically died. Winning the lottery is a dream most of us aspire to achieve once in our lives, imagining the freedom that comes with never having to worry…
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A gambler is living the dream after they turned $5 into $10.1 million after venturing to the Vegas strip from California. Las Vegas is a place that you either love or hate, with some longing to go to Sin City while others regard it as their idea of hell. For…
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A woman who pranked her husband by telling him they won the lottery managed to manifest up an actual win as they became millionaires just three weeks later, Charlotte Peart had played a prank on her husband Daniel in 2018, after pretending they'd won a £250,000 ($305,000) jackpot, so when…
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A man who won the $50 million jackpot in a recent lottery draw revealed that he went to work at the crack of dawn the following morning despite being rich beyond his wildest dreams. Most of us dream of one day winning the lottery, instantly quitting our jobs, and living…
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The lucky person who won the $2 billion Powerball jackpot allegedly made "terrible" purchases with the prize money according to a financial expert. Let's be honest with each other for a moment - we've all spent a large amount of time pondering what we would do if we won the…
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The Powerball jackpot is always a life-changing amount but the current total is one of its biggest yet, standing at a huge $850 million. The jackpot has soared to the huge total after nobody managed to pick the winning numbers in Monday night's draw, meaning the current total is the…
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One of the UK's biggest-ever lottery winners managed to spend $50 million of his winnings by splurging a massive $131,000 a week. Many of us play the lottery with the hopes of getting that life-changing win that means we never have to work again and can instead spend our days…
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A man who won the lottery jackpot a massive 14 times has revealed exactly how he did it - without breaking the law. Stefan Mandel, a mathematician with a knack for numbers, hacked the system to become a multiple jackpot winner, clinching the main lottery prize an astounding 14 times,…
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The winner of the $2 billion California Powerball prize has been served with legal papers claiming that the ticket was stolen, according to reports. Edwin Castro was the lucky winner who came forward to claim the life-changing prize last year, however, is now the subject of a lawsuit claiming he…
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Winning the lottery might seem like an unattainable goal for most, but one lucky (or unlucky, depending how you look at it) contestant is still blissfully unaware they could be $1.5 million richer... if they manage to claim in time. A winning Powerball ticket that scooped the $1.5 million prize…
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A woman who spent her life savings on medical treatment for her daughter who was battling cancer has become the lucky winner of a $2 million lottery jackpot. Geraldine Gimblet bought a scratch-off lottery ticket - the last one in the store - the day after her daughter had finally…
