Lotto 6/49 games make millionaires on a weekly basis, but every now and then the jackpot climbs to record-breaking amounts that get everyone’s attention. This is exactly what happened last week in Canada, where the British Columbia Lottery Corporation saw the main prize exceeding $63 million. It is a new record for the lottery and […]
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Lottery winner gets lucky twice
Life was far from ideal for Joe Denette who was a laid off from his job as a construction worker a couple of years ago. Everything changed in 2009 when he won a massive $75.6 million jackpot in the Virginia lottery and settled for the lump payment. Things picked up for him ever since, and […]
→Read MoreN.C. Education Lottery player wins huge second chance prize
Many lottery organizers occasionally award a second chance prize to those players who have purchased lottery tickets but failed to win in the main draw. These are rare and the amounts they receive can easily be regarded as consolation prizes, not to mention that the odds of actually scooping such a secondhand jackpot are not […]
→Read MorePowerball Lottery ticket dug out of the trash
It is never too late to do the right thing, and when it comes to lottery jackpots no action is too extreme, if the end result is reclaiming a significant amount. A 41 years old woman from Louisiana learned this lesson the hard way, after she threw a winning ticket to the garbage bin, assuming […]
→Read MoreCanadian woman wins $40 more than expected
To win the lottery is perhaps the most pleasant surprise that one can experience, but for a Canadian woman the excitement was twice as high. The Toronto resident bought a Lotto Max ticket and she assumed that she won a cool amount of $40,000, when in fact her good fortune was considerably larger. It was […]
→Read MoreHomeless American wins lottery prize in South Africa
It is common knowledge that a significant percentage of lottery players are people with low incomes, as they regard the games as the only way of striking rich overnight. Not so often it happens that a homeless person wins a lottery prize, but when such an event occurs everybody takes notice and the media is […]
→Read MoreScratch-off ticket makes dad-to-be a millionaire
For a 31 year old Dixon resident, the $1 million won as a result of purchasing a scratch off ticket couldn’t have come at a better time. His girlfriend is expecting a child in June and the happy couple will have enough money to ensure the newborn a head start in life. The winner is […]
→Read MoreCalifornia is the latest state to welcome Powerball lottery
The Powerball is one of the most popular lotteries in the United States and worldwide, due to its record-breaking prizes and lengthy tradition. California is one of the few US states that didn’t adhere to this lottery and for many years its residents missed out on the opportunity to strike it rich. The wait is […]
→Read MoreMassive EuroMillions jackpot won on Good Friday
Players were anxiously waiting for the EuroMillions draw last week, because the jackpot was expected to exceed £100 million pounds. As a result of more players purchasing lottery tickets on Good Friday, the final value of the EuroMillions jackpot climbed to £112,017,541 and the winning ticket was bought in France. The winning numbers were 13, […]
→Read MorePowerball jackpot winner willing to give something back
The identity of the latest Powerball jackpot winner was revealed last week, with an immigrant from the Dominican Republic being the one to scoop $338 million. The lucky winner chose to receive the lump payment, which decreased the total amount to a bit over $216 million. After taxation Pedro Quezada ended up with $152 million […]
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