Luckiest deadly plane crash survivor won a $1 million lottery jackpot one week later

You know how it goes... after a lucky escape most people make their way to the nearest lottery store to capitalise on their fortune. It proved true for Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khada, 62, who won $1 million in the Mega Millions game 1 week after an Emirates plane crash in Dubai in 2016. Lucky escape - lucky winner!

The remarkable story of $315 million Powerball winner Jack Whittaker left me in pure disbelief

It was hard watching the trail of self-destruction in this rare 20/20 interview that was the life of USA Powerball winner Jack Whittaker. And I couldn't help wondering how this successful businessman, already worth $17 million at the time, could have got it so wrong.

RICH IS: Getting your pilot's license at the same age as Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman

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Actor Morgan Freeman, 82, owns and pilots this $8 million Sino Swearingen SJ30 jet.

Although he joined the Air Force as a mechanic, Morgan Freeman didn't learn to fly until he was 65 years old. He's been flying since 2003 and owns two planes: a twin-engine Cessna 414 and a Sino Swearingen SJ30 business jet. When you win the lottery, will you get your pilot’s license too?