Florida's newest millionaire is a 43-year-old 450-pound convicted child molester who finally caught a break this week when he won a multi-million dollar scratch-off jackpot.

Gas station surveillance cameras apparently captured the moment one of this week's two Powerball winners realized he'd won. He reacts just about how you might expect someone who just won nearly $300 million: by freaking out.

Did you know President Obama was going to win last night? If you read Nate Silver, the New York Times political blogger and statistical geek, you did. If you don't read Silver, though, you're probably wondering who the hell he is and why everyone is talking about him. Don't worry. We're here to help.

Bradley Wiggins won biking's biggest this weekend, becoming the first Briton in history to claim first place in the Tour de France. He beat out other bikers by a huge margin of three minutes and twenty-one seconds.

Mugly, maybe a contraction for more ugly, beat out 28 other contestants to become the World's Ugliest Dog. Like last year's winner, Mugly is a Chinese Crested and from the UK.

In January, 30-year-old Emily Leach won $1,000,000 on a scratch-off ticket she bought at a California Liquor & Tobacco store. She used the money to pay off medical bills she had incurred while receiving treatment for a pancreatic tumor. She bought her mom a dog. She exhibited the kind of exorbitant generosity normally…

By the time Napoleon Elvord found last week's winning Megabucks ticket, he had been a millionaire for three days.

Takeru Kobayashi, who refuses to sign an exclusive contract with "Major League Eating," set a world hot dog eating record (at an independent event) by consuming 69 in ten minutes. Joey Chestnut won the official Nathan's contest with 62. [NYDN]

A group of seven state IT workers in Albany, playing in their regular office lottery pool, hit the recent $319 million Mega Millions jackpot. And then there was the eighth guy. The one who usually played, but...just had a feeling about this one. According to the NY Post:

Tonight's Screen Actor's Guild held no surprises: The King's Speech, which I think is the prequel to Bridge Jones' Diary, won the cast and leading actor award, and Boardwalk Empire grabbed two TV awards. Click through for the complete list:

Our second annual Thanksgiving Horror Stories contest generated many more tales of woe than last year's edition. But out of the thousands of awful holidays, these are the worst—or are they the best—as well as this year's winner.

Musician Patti Smith won the nonfiction National Book Award on Wednesday for her memoir Just Kids, while Jaimy Gordon's Lord of Misrule came out of nowhere (well, Kingston, N.Y.) to win the fiction prize. Everyone was very surprised! And drunk.

Detroit area resident Mike Greer yesterday claimed a $128.6 million prize after a group of friends, called "Team Victory Club," went in together on a lottery ticket purchased at the Uptown Book Store, which specializes in porn and sex toys.

In the third of three interviews with the Top 3 STYCYD winners from season 7, I got to talk with winner, Lauren Froderman, about winning the show, her post show plans, and how it all changed her life.

In the second of three interviews with the Top 3 STYCYD winners from season 7, I spoke with Kent Boyd about how it felt being the fan favorite, the current tour, and how his life has changed since the show.

This summer's SYTYCD cast had some of the most talent the show has ever seen. I got to chat with the Top 3 about their time on the show and life after SYTYCD. First up, 3rd place winner Robert Roldan!

Alexandria Mills, an 18-year-old from Kentucky, won the title of Miss World on Saturday in southern China and as her reward was allowed to consume the soul of second-place finisher Emma Wareus of Botswana. [Photo via AP.]

Pedro Lopez, an unemployed security guard, has won the first Spanish National Siesta Championship and its 1,000-euro prize. He slept 17 minutes in the middle of a mall, while issuing a 70 decibel snore. Our kind of contest!