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Illinois woman buys wrong lottery ticket, wins $250,000 An Illinois woman mistakenly bought the wrong FastPlay lottery ticket online -- and the mistake ended up winning her a $250,000 jackpot.

Fox rescued from 25-foot tank at water treatment plant Firefighters and animal rescuers in England came to the rescue of an "extremely lucky" fox that ended up trapped in an empty, 25-foot-deep water tank.

Watch: N.Y. police rescue deer with bag stuck over its head A New York police department came to the rescue of an unusual "masked suspect" found wandering loose in a town -- a deer with its head stuck in a bag.

Watch: Wallaby escapes New Jersey sanctuary, visits Walmart Authorities in New Jersey are on the hunt for a wallaby that escaped from an animal sanctuary and was spotted hopping through a Walmart parking lot.

9-1-1 lottery numbers earn top prizes for 5,151 tickets in N.C. The North Carolina Education Lottery announced a Pick 3 drawing resulted in 5,151 tickets bearing the numbers 9-1-1 winning top prizes.

Look: Hedgehog rescued from underground storm tank in England A pair of workers for Britain's South West Water were conducting a site inspection at an underground storm tank and ended up rescuing a hedgehog.

Look: Connecticut firefighters rescue deer stranded on frozen lake Firefighters in Connecticut used an inflatable boat to rescue a deer that wandered out onto the ice of a frozen lake and was unable to stand up.

Look: New York firefighters rescue squirrel stuck in dumpster Firefighters in New York conducted a unique rescue when a squirrel was found trapped in a dumpster, with its head stuck through a drain hole.

Rowing team crossing Atlantic Ocean stops to rescue sea turtle A British rowing team competing in an Atlantic Ocean endurance challenge stopped to rescue a large sea turtle they found entangled in a discarded net.

Sister's sage advice leads Maryland woman to $50,000 lottery prize A Maryland woman followed some sage advice given by her sister and ended up winning a $50,000 lottery prize thanks to the sibling's timely tips.