Stories of ordinary people experiencing extraordinary wealth

If you or one of your relatives ever lived, worked, or retired in the Sunshine State, then this article is for you. That’s because there’s a good chance the state government is holding some of...

New York’s Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is actively reuniting lost money with its rightful owners. Last year alone, the OSC returned a record-breaking $633 million of unclaimed money in...

Imagine you're a Massachusetts lottery player and you've just scratched a $10 ticket. You'd probably be pretty excited if you found out you had won $4,000. That's a nice chunk of cash! So, you do...

They say everything is bigger in Texas. That certainly seems to be the case for the total amount of unclaimed property in the state. According to the Comptroller's Office, the amount of unclaimed...

Sometimes people get lucky unintentionally. That's exactly what happened to one Oakland County Michigan lottery player who purchased a winning million-dollar lottery ticket without intending to do...

You probably don’t think twice about the pennies in your life. For most folks, a penny is the definition of small change. They end up at the bottom of your purse or hiding in couch cushions. But...