Picture shows Pamela D. of Pueblo, Colorado, undated. She won the $5,214,531 jackpot. (Colorado Lottery/Newsflash)
Eric Abbott poses with his prize check in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, undated. He won USD 250 thousand (GBP 196,201) after he was let go from his job of 20 years. (Arkansas Scholarship Lottery/Newsflash)
Man Wins USD 250,000 Lottery Prize The Same Day He Loses His Job
Photo shows Zachariah Peterson, 19, after he was arrested. He called a fake bomb threat at Ford assembly plant in Kansas City, Missouri, to get off work early. (@SheriffClayCo/Newsflash)