Stories of ordinary people experiencing extraordinary wealth

Bad luck can come in many forms. We often think of it as being a sudden illness, a tragic accident, or losing a job. However, for lottery winner Jack Whittaker, bad luck came in the form of winning a...

Lots of people call miracle lottery winner Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar one of the luckiest people on the planet. After all, he won a jackpot prize that made him very wealthy. But that’s not...

“…And now over 50 years after she cut her first record… Loretta Lynn still reigns as the rule-breaking, record-setting queen of country music.” President Barack Obama said as he awarded the...

According to a California State Lottery press release, lottery players are scoring big jackpots playing the newest scratcher games. In fact, four recent winners have won a total of $9 million...

Some financial windfalls occur seemingly out of the blue. We're talking about receiving an inheritance from a long-lost relative, winning the lottery, or making a stock purchase that rapidly goes to...

Imagine waking up one morning to discover you're receiving a financial windfall. Maybe you've just won the lottery, made a massive stock market gain, or inherited assets from a long-lost relative or...