"This is too good", Helan Yonangitti said feeling positive about the future after finding out she was the sole winner of a $1,200,000 prize with the California Lottery. She purchased a $2 Set for Life scratchers ticket, which has proven very popular due to the possibly of receiving the prize as gradual $4,000 MONTHLY payments over 25 years, or instead a lump sum of $696,000 and is very excited with the win, not for the monetary benefit but instead with how this win is going to benefit her children. They went on to claim their ticket at the California Lottery's Central Valley District office, and speaking of her win she said "Thankyou", "I love you guys". The retailer will also be receiving a $6,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Richard Heath, a 77-year-old school crossing guard from Syracuse in New York has just landed a fairy-tale lottery prize worth $1,000,000 following 16 years of buying scratch-off tickets on a regular basis. Heath, has made it a habit to purchase a few $2 tickets every morning in the Valley before going on to ensure children get to school safely, and has won numerous prizes over the years including $40 and $100 prizes however he never expected that one day he would end up with the top prize in the lottery game! Interestingly, Heath says he has no plans to leave his job and would like to continue making sure the children are getting to and from school safely.

Davis To, a 28-year-old from Alhambra in California is thrilled to bits to find out he is the sole winner of a $750,000 prize with the California Lottery. To, became a winner after purchasing a California Lottery Mystery Crossword Scratchers for just $10, usually known to be a quiet guy in nature, he sure acted completely out of character when he found out how much of a prize he'd landed. "I screamed a little bit" he said, "I screamed like a little kid. High-pitched" he admitted, laughing in recollection of the event. 

Jimmie Smith, 68, from East Orange is feeling like the luckiest man in New Jersey right now after finally winning a $24,100,000 lottery prize after having been playing the lottery since the 1960's. Smith, a retired security guard purchased his ticket from a grocery and tobacco shop which is located on 158 Church Street in Tribecca, Lower Manhattan, however he's never been in a rush when it comes to checking whether his ticket is a winner, "I always told myself, I'll check them when I have the time,". On this occasion, Smith discovered his winning ticket just 2 days before it was due to expire after seeing a news story about that ticket in particular, he went to his closet where his favourite shirt has a whole wad of unchecked lottery tickets in the pocket. One of these tickets was worth $24.1 million.

Peggy Rike, from Oakland has found her system for buying lottery tickets has backfired and certainly didn't lead her to winning a $6,000,000 prize with the California Lottery. Rike, developed her own strategy which involves her visiting 12 different stores in both San Leandro and Oakland, depending on what day of the week it is. Rike, regularly visits three or four stores a day that sell lottery tickets and buys multiple scratchers tickets. "I won't buy them all in one spot" she said. However, the irony became apparent when one day her husband needed to go to the store to buy some milk and she came with him, despite this being a detour store from where she usually purchases her tickets. Now, Peggy has the decision of choosing to receive the lottery money as a lump sum of $3,480,000 or instead gradual payments of $20,000 monthly. 

Monte Hukill, and his wife Gage Hukill from High Point, North Carolina have been announced as the first winners of the top prize of $10,000,000 in the Extreme Millions Scratch off game with the North Carolina Lottery. Hukill, purchased his winning ticket from the Fairway One Stop on Greensboro Road which is located in High Point, and thinking nothing of the lottery buy he went home in anticipation of the Thursday football he was looking forward to watching. "I would scratch a number and then look back at the game", "I wasn't really paying attention. But that sure did change" he exclaimed when speaking to lottery officials. The Hukill's opted to receive their prize sum as a lump sum of $4,170,069 after taxes over the gradual instalments which would have amounted to $500,000 in annual payments. The couple plan to use their winnings for paying for their two kids college tuition as well as paying off Gage's student loan debt as she went back to school at 42. 

Robert Cavalier, a Lisle resident is enjoying his brand-new wealth after winning a $250,000 prize with the Illinois Lottery. Cavalier, 67 purchased his 25X The Money lottery ticket from Lisle Liquors, which is located at 4719 on Main Street in Lisle, however when he took it home to scratch-off and saw that he'd won, he thought he must have been seeing things wrong or checked it incorrectly. He plans on spending the money on some furniture, a car and investing the remainder. "I never imagined I would win so much money!" He said after signing off his ticket at the Illinois Prize Centre in Des Plaines.