The first set of winners have been announced for the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot. John and Lisa Robinson, from Tennessee have won their share of the enormous prize, worth $528.8 million, Lisa says this came as a complete surprise as they were only hoping for perhaps a small slice of the cake. They plan on returning to work as this is all they’ve done all their lives, and haven’t thought of anything in particular to splash out their money on, apart from paying off their mortgage and their daughter’s student loans.

Florida Lottery: Katherine Miller, 72 from New York is the most recent and newest winner of the Holiday Millionaire Raffle. There were 7 million dollar prizes up for grabs, however 3 still remain unclaimed. Miller talked about the experience, saying she had never previously purchased a single lottery ticket, however she received it as a gift from her sister.

Powerball: The excited grows amongst a large proportion of Americans tonight as the Powerball lottery jackpot has been bumped up once again to a staggering figure of $1,300,000,000! This figure is now not only the largest jackpot America has seen, but the whole world has never experienced the possibility of a prize this large.

Idaho’s Lottery: Jacob Christopherson, Idaho has described his big win, as a “freak out” moment. He has been purchasing raffle tickets in hope of getting one of the $1,000 prizes, however he had no idea of the instant win made available by Idaho’s lottery which gave out a prize once every 25,000 tickets bought. He plans or investing a large proportion of the sum of money and additionally some to pursue his love for playing golf. $1 million dollar Win For Small Town in San Bernardino: Thomas Alten is a very lucky man, having won a whopping $1 million from his $10 Silver & Gold Scratchers ticket. The winnings are going to be split, $500,000 put away in the bank and he’s going to play around with the rest, making retirement a much more relaxed prospect alongside this. “It’s the icing on the cake”.

Spanish Christmas Lottery: Around 35 African Migrants, one rescued at sea are amongst the top winners of Spain’s Christmas Lottery. The lottery sold over 1,000 tickets which cashed in at $438,000/400,000 euros. Wife wins $1 Million Scratchers® Prize with California Lottery! Marie Duran, Chatsworth (Los Angeles County) has landed her fair share of luck with a $1 Million Scratchers Prize. Mrs and Mr. Duran plan on spending the cash prize on their children and additionally put the majority away for retirement. HIALEAH WOMAN WINNER OF $2,500 A WEEK LIFE PRIZE. Nieves Rodriguez Barbon, 66 has been announced as the new winner in the Florida Lottery’s, $2,500 a week for life scratch off game.

Canada Lotto Max: Friedrich Mayrhofer, 67, his wife Annand and their son Eric have finally been announced as the winners of a $50 million Canada Lotto Max ticket after a long fight in the process of attempting to keep their identities undisclosed. North State Couple Claims $1 Million California Lottery Prize: Lonnie and Ashley Brookshire have just receive their personal touch of luck with a $1 million prize from their $10 Silver & Gold Scratchers ticket. They plan on using the money to purchase a home for themselves and saving some of the winnings for their children. They now have a very positive outlook on what 2016 is going to bring them!

Colorado Lottery: A homeless man has finally found himself the luck he needed, winning $500,000 on a scratch off ticket with the Colorado Lottery. Engfors plans on using the money to partially fund finding his daughter who he hasn’t seen in over 20 years, to enable them to reconnect. Cape Cod fisherman reels in $10M Massachusetts lottery prize! A shell fisherman from Massachusetts has been announced as the winner of a $10 million jackpot in the “$10,000,000 Mega Fortune” instant game. Young is a very experienced shell fisherman, alongside being a champion oyster shucker at the annual Wellfleet Oysterfest. His plans Include helping his family and investing in multiple areas with the prize money.