ScienceDarkYou're more likely to die in a car accident driving to buy a lottery ticket than you are to win the Powerball jackpot.2k15k
BodyInterestingAround 85% of lottery jackpot winners continue working after their big win, with many staying in the same job.95952
PlacesMind-BlowingAn Australian man was declared dead for 14 minutes and lived unscathed. To celebrate, he bought a scratch card and won a car worth $27,000. For a news report, he was asked to re-enact winning the scratch card, so he bought another card and won a $250,000 jackpot.817k
PlacesInterestingIn the U.S., about 1% of lottery prizes go unclaimed each year - totaling over $2 billion in forgotten winnings!71933
PlacesFunnyIn 2005, a fortune cookie company correctly foretold lottery numbers, resulting in 110 winners and an investigation.203k
PlacesMind-BlowingIn 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.82k
UpdatedPeopleInspiringIn 2013, a man named Frane Selak survived a train derailment, a plane door explosion, a bus crash, and four car wrecks. He then won the lottery, gave most of it away, and said he was finally happy.1