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It took 132 days for the winner of the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot to claim the prize. The prize was received from the South Carolina Education Lottery.

Big celebrations as the UK National Lottery reaches its 25th year running, changing the lives of millions across the country.

 A mystery good Samaritan handed in Mike Weirsky’s lost lottery ticket worth US$273 million – and he could have claimed it himself.

National Lottery urges people to check Euromillions tickets with 11 unclaimed millionaires. In Friday’s EuroMillions lottery draw, a total of 40 people won the life-changing six-figure sum.  However, so far only 29 of those lucky ticket-holders have comes forward.

A Canadian convenience store worker and his daughter have been jailed and fined C$4.6m ($3.5m, £2.6m) for stealing a winning lottery ticket.