After an elderly woman won $2 million from Powerball, her first thought was that she'd have to cancel her hair appointment

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Theresa Clark won $2 million in a December Powerball drawing.
Theresa Clark won $2 million in a December Powerball drawing.

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Virginia lottery winner who beat 1:749,398 odds for $230,000 stuck to a pact to split it with his brother

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Tim and Steve Cornwell won the Virginia Lottery in December.

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A Raleigh man won a $200,000 prize on Christmas eve from a scratch-off ticket

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Christmas Powerball pot rises to almost $640 million

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A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing.

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Coworkers at a Kentucky hospital won $50,000 on the lottery after getting scratch cards as holiday gifts

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A New Yorker won a $10 million lottery jackpot — twice. A neighbor said his incredible luck didn't change him.

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A person buys a lottery ticket at a convenience store in New York City on July 19, 2023.
A file photo shows a person buying a lottery ticket at a convenience store in New York City on July 19, 2023.

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Indiana lottery approved $50,000 win for a man whose ticket was torn into pieces by a store employee

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A stock image shows torn-up lottery tickets.

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A Florida lottery ticket worth $44 million is unclaimed and set to expire in just a few days

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A Florida Powerball ticket.

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A woman who won $187 million in a lottery severed ties with her family after she said they became 'demanding and greedy'

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Adrian Bayford and Gillian Bayford, now Bayford-Deans, after winning the EuroMillions in August 2012.
Gillian and Adrian Bayford after winning the EuroMillions in August 2012.

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Iowa Lottery accidentally published the wrong numbers — but the mistaken 'winners' will get to keep their money

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A stock image shows lottery balls.

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