Tonight’s 71st annual Golden Globe awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, was no stranger to surprise wins. One film that was surprising in its lack of abundant wins, however, was “12 Years A Slave.” Despite being nominated seven…
Rafael Nadal Wins U.S. Open After Wimbledon Loss
Number 2 ranked Rafael Nadal defeated Number 1 ranked Novak Djokovic, winning the 2013 U.S. Open. The sweet victory for Nadal is even sweeter when one considers the year he has had. Unable to compete in last year’s U.S. Open,…
Million Dollar Lotto Ticket Found in Trash
In a move sure to go down in history as one of the greatest near misses of all time, a couple in North Attleborough, Massachusetts threw away a million dollar-winning lottery ticket. According to WPTV, Joseph and Joanne Zagami of…
Beer Contest Winner Drinks 1.6 Gallons in 20 Minutes, Dies
A beer drinking contest in Spain’s Murcia region ended in tragedy this week when the contest winner, Joaquin Alcaraz Garcia, died of cardiac arrest. The rules of the contest were simple: Consume as many 1-liter glasses of beer as possible…
Powerball Winner STILL Hasn’t Revealed Themselves
Remember that $590 million Powerball jackpot that everyone was going crazy over? Remember that there was only one winning ticket, which was sold in Zephyrhills, Florida? Well, it seems no one wants to claim that big pile of money the…
Woman Wins $40M, Not $40K From Canadian Lotto
A Canadian woman this week was overwhelmed this week after learning she had won money in the Ontario lottery. According to a report from Chicago’s ABC 7, 51-year-old Maria Carreiro of Toronto had originally thought she had won only $40,000.…
Google Science Fair Winners Announced
Aside from their attempted take down of Facebook, Google has other ventures to attend to as well. Whether it’s introducing new Google Doodles that recognize St. Basil’s Cathedral and beta launches of Google Offer, they also flexed some of their…