While doing some housecleaning after learning of an unclaimed $853,492 Powerball ticket from October, Steve Jones swept several tickets from underneath his bed and one turned out to be the lucky one. Jones says, "Someone had mentioned to me there was a story in the paper about the missing ticket. "

An Australian woman has collected nearly $75,000 after cashing in a lottery ticket more than a decade after it was bought. The woman, who asked not to be identified, collected her winnings this week after discovering the ticket lodged in a greeting card she found in her home, a spokesman for New South Wales state Gaming Minister Grant McBride said on condition of anonymity he said was departmental policy. The lottery ticket - known in Australia as a scratchy because gamblers have to scratch the ticket to see if they have won a prize - was bought in 1992. The winner was doubly lucky as lottery officials are in the process of reining in the length of time people have to claim their winnings.

A survey by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) found that most British youngsters would rather be famous than go to school. About nine percent of the youngsters believed that being a tabloid-style celebrity would allow them to earn money without skills or qualifications.

An Iowa man, who seven months ago filed for bankruptcy, has no more financial worries after winning the Powerball lottery, taking home a lump sum of $54. 7 million. Hugh Hawkins, his wife Cindy and two of their children appeared at a news conference to collect the jackpot.

Experts say hard work can lead to happiness. Researchers from Gothenburg University in Sweden say working to achieve a goal, rather than attaining it, makes people more satisfied.