A woman’s “luck was evaporating on the casino floor.” Shrouded in disappointment, the Virginia woman called family and friends to say she found no luck, Maryland Lottery officials said in an Oct. 3 news release. After she left the casino, though, the woman decided to try her luck once more.

A lottery player from Massachusetts was served some good luck at a Brazilian restaurant after he won $5 million from a ticket he bought at the establishment. Cesko Gjinaj, of Peabody, came forward on Wednesday with his winning ticket.

After Arlene Williams of #Roxboro won a $178,913 #FastPlay jackpot, she could barely fall asleep. “I tossed and turned that whole night,” she laughed. The $2 Classic Bingo ticket was from the Breeze Thru on Durham Road. Congrats on the win, Arlene! https://t.co/GWIVlxMflS pic.twitter.com/Ziiz7jAPvl

A D.C. man bought two winning tickets for the same lottery drawing -- but he lost one of them for over a month.

A Massachusetts man recently won a $5 million prize on a scratch ticket he purchased in Peabody. Cesko Gjinaj of Peabody chose the cash option on his “$5,000,000 100X Cashword i

Cesko Gjinaj won the prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s "$5,000,000 100X Cashword" instant ticket game after purchasing the winning ticket at From Brazil Restaurant in Peabody. Gjinaj chose the cash option on the prize and received a one-time payment of $3,