Jesse Vonderhorst, 36 who is an army soldier based in Fort Drum has just landed a $5 million dollar prize with the New York Lottery! Vonderhorst purchased the scratch-off ticket at the Sunoco, which is located on Factory street in Watertown while he was there to fill up his car at the gas station. He opted for the Wild Bonanza Multiplier ticket which was $25, as he'd heard there'd been a recent local winner. "I like to play the higher-priced tickets,", "I had played enough of the $30 tickets. I hadn't played the Wild Bonanza Multiplier in a while so I took a chance". He scratched off the ticket as he got back to his car, and realized he'd won, "I was in shock when I saw the $5,000,000 prize.

Marquis Jones, from Long Beach decided to purchase a few lottery tickets after picking up on signs from the Universe. Jones, had just turned 40 when he noticed a sign inside Pacific Market, which is located on 2990 Pacific Avenue stating that Powerball's current jackpot was $40,000,000, he had a feeling that he should definitely play it and see what happens. Following this, using the significant number 4 he bought $4 worth of Powerball tickets on April the 4^th, what a coincidence!

A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $61 million has just been sold in Laguna Hills, which is the state of California. The winner is unknown at the moment as they have not stepped forward to claim their win, however we do know that the ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven which is located at 27001 Moulton Parkway. They matched up all six numbers which were: 6, 13, 18, 20, and 31 with Mega Ball number 13. This individual will now have the option of receiving their money as either a lump sum of $37.3 million or as gradual instalments which will accumulate to the full amount of $61 million over a period of 29 years.

Pedro Carbajal has been playing the lottery for quite some time, so stopping off at a gas station for tickets was nothing unusual, however the $750,000 win was definitely unexpected! Carbajal purchased two Mystery Crossword Scratchers for $10 each on his way home, one for himself and the other for his wife. It was his wife's ticket that turned out to be the winner, although he was unsure of the exact prize amount till he got the ticket scanned officially. They claimed their prize at the California Lottery's Santa Fe Springs District office, and at this time say their only plan for the money is to use it for their kids' college tuition!

Two friends from Lido Beach, Long Island are certainly celebrating after winning $8.3 million on the March 18^th drawing with the New York Lottery. Randi Bernstein, 63, and Elizabeth Kelly, 56 have been buying lottery tickets together for the past few months, with Randi buying them and Elizabeth scratching them in their unique arrangement. Elizabeth purchased four sets of Lotto Quick Picks for $2 from Rip's Cards & Things which is located on Long Beach road, Oceanside. It was this purchase that led them to discover their win when they checked the Sunday paper in the early hours after the drawing. "Things have been very difficult between Sandy and personal things, so it's been very life-altering. This will make things easier to say the least. I'm very happy".

Lina Trinh is feeling very lucky after landing $750,000 with the California lottery on a Crossword Scratchers! Trinh purchased the $10 ticket from 5 star Liquor, which is located at 9461 Edinger Avenue in Westminster – Orange County, and realised she'd won before she'd even left the store. She plans to buy a home for her family as well as pay off the debt on her car. In addition to this, Trinh hopes to donate some of her winnings to a charity in Vietnam in order to help either the young or elderly who are struggling. "That's been my mission since a long time ago" - she stated referring to her need to help others.

A couple from Abernathy, Texas have been very fortunate in winning a jackpot worth $177 million with Mega Millions. Their son Rodrigo Cantu, spoke about their win on their behalf. His dad has been playing the Texas lottery since it began, and they'll most likely continue even after this win as its difficult to break a habit that's gone on for 30 years, he once even purchased 180 tickets at once and won nothing!"It's very daunting, it’s a lot of money. You have to make sure everything is right, down to security for my parents once this gets out". They've opted to receive their prize money as a lump sum, which brings $177,000,000 down to $72,901,274 and their first plan is to use some of this money to build two new churches, one in Post and one in Abernathy.