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The man bought the Powerball ticket at a Kwik Fill gas station in Hanahan, South Carolina.

The DOE first assured parents that kids on waiting lists would get new “random numbers” that might improve their chances.

This is one way to dream big.

Aristide and Esther Mboneye bought one ticket in the Hospital Research Foundation Group Home Lottery.

The Mega Millions jackpot has skyrocketed to $1.02 billion after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Tuesday night's drawing, the lottery said.

Raising Cane's Co-CEO AJ Kumaran tells CNN New Day that the company spent $100,000 on 50,000 Mega Million lottery tickets for its employees. Nobody won the jackpot so Kumaran says they are doing it all over again.

Lottery fever has struck!

These lottery winners hit the jackpot — only to see their lives fall to pieces as a result.

Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1.3 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing, some experts say the emotional and mental costs of winning such a massive cash bonanza have to be taken into account when measuring money and its...

“They didn't expect it to get that high,” said Anthony Williams, a 60-year-old janitor, who bought a ticket at the Gardenia Deli in Manhattan.

"If I win the Mega Millions, baby, I'm gonna turn it up," one woman, Chickay, said. "Dr. Miami, I'm gonna get me a brand new G-Wagon."

One ticket in Illinois claimed the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of an estimated $1.28 billion during Friday night's drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery.

Indeed, Kevin Miller of Montague, Massachusetts, is lucky for life.

Dave and Erica Harrig stayed true to their values when they won a lottery jackpot of more than $61 million in 2013. It made all the difference.

Kenneth Smith, 33, of Greensboro, North Carolina, bought a $100 Million Mega Cash scratch-off lottery ticket at a gas station in Calabash, according to the NC Education Lottery.

Parents across New York City are furious at the results of this year’s high-school-admissions lottery, which saw many teens denied all 12 of their top choices.

Snacks, drinks, cigarettes, lottery tickets and more were stolen by flash mob that ransacked a 7/11 in Los Angeles.

A Maryland elementary school teacher left his family vacation with memories to last a lifetime -- and also won $250,000 in the lottery.

Maryland Lottery described Nichole Balsoma as a "lucky novice" as she won the prize "on the first scratch-off she’s ever bought!"

Flores Velasquez bought the ticket at a Safeway supermarket while he was picking up a pack of sodas.