A man used a lucky penny he found in a parking lot to scratch off a lottery prize worth more than $1 million.
Timothy Clougherty said he found the penny on the ground and used it to scratch off the lottery ticket he had just purchased, in Virginia, US, and won the $10,000 a month prize.
Clougherty had the option to choose to receive his winnings either as a monthly payment for ten years or as one single lump sum, which he accepted, of $1,028,000.
Guardiola's office contents, including coffee cups and ceramic turtles, up for auction
Items from manager Pep Guardiola's office including his training jacket, chair, lamp, coffee cup set, trinkets and incense collection are up for auction online, Manchester City said on Monday.
World Cup's 'Chief Watchers' savour tournament's dream job
World Cup fanatics Kevin Akoto and Austin Franklin have lived the dream of any diehard football fan this year: watching every match from the tournament from start to finish - and getting paid for it.
Over 500 newborns named after Erling Haaland in Peru
Peru’s national identity registry has registered 468 newborns with "Haaland", while another 91 were given the full name "Erling Haaland" in the latest bout reflecting the Norwegian footballer's influence.
Emirates passengers consume 64 million pieces of chocolate in one year
Emirates Airlines revealed on Monday that its passengers consumed more than 64 million pieces of chocolate in one year, an increase of 4 million pieces of chocolate, or 6.6 per cent.
Relocating 6 million Singapore bees and counting, one nest at a time
Armed with nothing but a bandana and his bare hands, 42-year-old Clarence Chua rescues bees, scooping them from nests into wooden boxes to relocate them, sometimes to his own backyard.
