Tag: winner

A 90-year-old US lottery winner is suing her son and his financial advisers for allegedly mismanaging her fortune.

Lottery winners divorce 8 years after winning £161m. Colin and Christine Weir from Largs, Ayshire, confirmed in a statement that they have been living apart “for some time”.

A lottery winner kept on claiming benefits after scooping a £300,000 jackpot. Lesley Thomas, 49, didn’t tell the authorities about her windfall and kept claiming housing benefit and employment and support allowance as before. The total overpayment was more than £17,988, Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. Prosecutor Monique McKevitt said: ‘[Ms Thomas] received a […]

An Australian man has won more than $30 million in his country’s lottery – by accident! After buying two tickets instead of one, his winners doubled!

The latest EuroMillions jackpot of £71 million has been won in the UK. A factory worker said it will change his life!