Tag: winning

A US Powerball winner, identified as Jane Doe, who won a $560m (£403m) jackpot has been allowed to remain anonymous after a legal battle.

Lottery winner and metalworker who scooped the £7.4-million jackpot in 1998 puts his extravagant home up for sale, including his winning numbers built into the custom pool. Roy Gibney, 63, is selling the six-bedroom property that he bought with his £7.4m winnings in 1998. 

A group of workers from the same Canadian oil refinery has been celebrating becoming overnight millionaires after scooping a C$60m (£34m) lottery jackpot.

Before being sentenced to 25 years in prison, Eddy Tipton apologies in front of the court for his actions. The computer program that a former lottery security official used to rig drawings worth millions of dollars in Iowa and other states was more expansive than investigators first discovered, court records filed last week show.

A family in Alberta were struck with tragedy when their home burnt down after devastating wildfires. However, after a lucky lottery win on the Atlantic Lotto, the family are now able to restore their home.