Category: Winners 101

Each year, millions of dollars in lottery winnings go unclaimed. After a designated time period, any funds not claimed are deposited back into the state’s budget. Each state has legislation that determines how and what the money is used for. While some put the money back into the lotto pot, others use it to fund…

Millions of people from all around the country participate in the lottery year round, all in an attempt to cash in and become rich overnight. The allure for most is the lavish lifestyle that comes with all the money: never working again, houses, cars, jewelry. But is it actually worth it? What are the negatives…

Sweepstakes are known to have some pretty interesting prizes. They need to dangle extreme rewards to consumers in order to encourage a large amount of participation. Whether it’s a lifetime supply of cereal or a colonoscopy, participants in this hobby known as ‘sweeping’ can’t seem to get enough. Here are some strange prizes actual sweepstakes…

You wouldn’t normally associate the words ‘bankrupt’ and ‘lottery winner’. To the average person, winning the lottery would mean you would be financially taken care of for life. However, the reality is there are a large number of people who squander their payout in an alarming amount of time. Here are a few interesting people…

Most of us dream of winning the lottery. Our lives would change forever, we think, for the better. For the lottery winners below, though, the massive win did not mean they ended up living happily ever after. The opposite was true. One winner was quoted saying, “Winning the lottery was the worst thing that ever…