Lottery

$980 million Mega Millions jackpot paid out to lucky Georgia-based winner

The player selected the numbers 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and the number 7 gold Mega Ball.

 "Mega Millions" lottery tickets are pictured on a counter as the prize passed $1.1 billion ahead of the January 10 multi-state lottery drawing at a ticket sales shop in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., January 10, 2023.
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Fortunate mistake: Lottery player buys two matching tickets and walks away with $2 million

MONEY EXPERT Dave Ramsey celebrates 25 years on the radio during a SiriusXM Town Hall at Sirius XM Nashville studios, in 2017.

Your Investments: The miserable rich and happy poor - opinion

Rescue crews operate in Beersheba after an Iranian missile impacted a building on June 24, 2025.

Lottery operator Mifal Hapais pledges up to NIS 20 million for municipalities caring for evacuees 


How to Win the Lottery - 7 Time Lottery Winner Reveals His Nine Tips

Do you want to boost your chances of hitting the top prize in the lottery? Here are 9 tips on how to increase your chances of winning.

How to Win the Lottery

Record-breaking $2 billion Powerball jackpot ticket won in California

The lucky ticket holder has a choice of taking a lump sum of $997.6 million cash or receiving the full amount in 29 annual payments.

 A customer purchases a ticket for the Powerball jackpot at a newsstand in New York City, US, November 7, 2022

Woman fakes her own kidnapping to get off of work

The woman stated to the police that a stranger jumped into her car, forcing her, at knifepoint, to drive him to all kinds of places - a journey that she said included several drug deals.

Man with hands tied up with chains behind the bars (illustrative)

Third-largest lottery jackpot in US history goes to two anonymous winners

According to megamillions.com, a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines sold the winning ticket.

A customer shows his purchased lottery tickets outside the Speedway gas station, where the winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot was sold, in Des Plaines, Illinois, US, July 30, 2022.

Israeli wins NIS 40 million lottery jackpot, collects it a week later

"It's still all very fresh in the mind. I need time to sit with myself and think about what's next," Israel's jackpot winner said.

 An Israeli man plays the lottery at a lotto booth in the center of Jerusalem

Here's how you can reach financial well-being, independence - opinion

YOUR INVESTMENTS: The assumption is that all that money brings happiness and no more worry. The facts paint a very different picture.

 A combination file photo shows Wells Fargo, Citigbank, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs from Reuters archive.

Here's how a Michigan man won the lottery

A man from Michigan studied previous winning numbers and took home $376,564 with a lottery ticket by doing so.

A father of four won NIS 28 million for choosing the winning lottery numbers at a Mifal Hayis booth in the Sharon area.

Who is the lottery winner of NIS 64 million?

A 40-year-old man and his wife decided to keep their win a secret and stick to the same lifestyle they have now.

Winner of NIS 64 mil' in double lottery.

The Queen's Gambit inspires Israel's 40th chess championship

"We consider chess a challenging, sharp and competitive sport, which is known for its development of thought, creativity and cognitive abilities."

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Man wins NIS 76 million in Israel lottery

The man described how he only occasionally participated in these raffles, and that his previous prize was only NIS 90.

An Ultra orthodox Jewish man stands in front of a lottery station in Bnei Brak city, near Tel Aviv, September 28, 2005.