Alejandro Lopez, was out with his wife at the Chuck Wagon restaurant when they won $600,000! This win, came down to a choice that made the difference between getting all, or nothing. Lopez asked his wife if she wanted to play music, or play the lottery with some scratchers tickets. The Chuck Wagon restaurant is located at 1070 East 6^th Street in Riverside County. Now, the plans for the future include buying a house, with the prize making them financially comfortable!

Ralph Havis, 73 from North Carolina, had struck luck for the 3^rd time with the North Carolina Lottery! His ticket landed him $1,000,000, a lump sum of $600,000 in the 100X The Cash game. This is his third prize in less than 2 years, and second in a month, he places this good fortune down to his now passed wife, Alma. Havis is the lifelong owner of the fast food restaurant Beef Burger, he says he plans on giving some of his winnings to his employees, and putting the rest in the bank. However he states "I'll be okay, but I'd give it all back with interest if I could have my Alma back".

Jose Hernandez, is a great dad and this has clearly done him some favors thanks to his positive attitude towards others! Hernandez, has landed himself $500,000 from a California Gold Rush Scratchers ticket. He has a daughter, who's currently deployed overseas in the Armed Forces and recently, he opted to pay the fees on her car. Now Hernandez says he'll finally be able to fulfill his dream of purchasing a Jeep Wrangler and take care of his family once he's got rid of debt!

Sean Zanderson, from Encinitas-San Diego County has an extra reason to celebrate, having won a top prize of $543, 579 following his birthday just 2 days before. He feels very optimistic about the year ahead now, turning 37 seems to be a great year! Plans for the future, involve using the winnings on a down payment for a house, alongside a vacation and a big night-out. This is the largest fantasy 5 prize won, since October last year worth $610,882 in Los Angeles.

Gina Short, of Mecklenburg County, a woman fighting breast cancer for 6 years, has won $250,000- her second time winning the lottery! Back in February, she won $1 million in the Ultimate Millions second-chance drawing. Presented with her giant check, you could see all the people around her cheering, and throwing confetti in celebration. Now she feels her whole life, is full of second chances. The couple say the winnings will help cover the cost of treatments, in her battle against the illness. "We are just very thankful" they said.

Pearlie May Smith, from New Jersey, and her 7 adult children have come forward as the sole winners of the $429.6 million Powerball jackpot! They opted for the lump-sum, which will make the winnings worth $284 million before taxes, and the retailer will get a financial incentive of $30,000 for selling the ticket. The family have already consulted a life coach and met with other jackpot winners, in order to learn about their experiences. This is the largest prize won in the state of New Jersey, and the 6^th largest in the history of Powerball.

Arvilla Neloms, 67, from Riviera Beach has claimed $500,000, the largest prize available in the Flamingo Multiplier Scratch-off game! Her Florida lottery ticket was purchased at JW Food Stores, which is located at 411 Old Dixie Highway, Riviera Beach.