Yet that's exactly what Joan Ginther did over the course of her extraordinary life. Her remarkable streak baffled experts, though a top statistician told the Daily Mail he believes he may have figured her secret. However, she had never been suspected of cheating or doing anything illegal, the Texas Lottery Commission told NBC News back in 2010. When asked if that was unlucky match for a millionaire, her friend answered, 'You would never know she was a millionaire,' Wooley said. On April 13, 2024, she died of natural causes from possible cardio vascular disease, her autopsy report obtained by Daily Mail states.

Source: The Times January 13, 2026 18:48 UTC