Victory for One Lucky UK Euromillions Player!

One lucky player from somewhere in the UK has scooped last night’s Euromillions jackpot which reached an incredible £81 / €95 million after rolling over eight times. As of yet, there is no information regarding the identity of the player, however there is copious news regarding their new found wealth. Read more

The $590 million Powerball Jackpot – And its Unlucky “Winner”

The largest Powerball jackpot in the history of the game was won on Saturday 18th May 2013 by one incredibly lucky winner from the small town of Zephyrhills, Florida. That winner has yet to make themselves known to lottery officials, but whilst the hunt goes on, spare a thought for poor Margit Arrobio, who matched all six numbers for the Wednesday draw – but walked away with nothing. Read more

What Can You Buy With Tonight’s £80m Euromillions Jackpot?

There is an astonishing €100 / £80 million jackpot on offer tonight care of the Euromillions draw, and the whole of Europe is buzzing with excitement. From discussing what charities they will donate to if they should win to exactly how they will tell their boss to “go away” if they are holding that winning ticket, social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are bubbling with eager lottery players sharing their stories. However, what we really want to know is what exactly will €100 million or its Sterling equivalent, of roughly £80 million, get you? Read more

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $320 million

The US Powerball is currently whipping lottery players across America into a frenzy of excitement; as yet another jackpot rollover puts the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s draw at a whopping $320 million. The Powerball has been rolling over since just 6th February 2013, which is no time at all to have generated such an amazing top prize. However, the Powerball is known for its immense jackpots – generated due to the sheer amount of players across the US who actively play and the pari-mutuel nature of the prizes. Read more

The Most Unusual Lottery Stories

We read lots of stories about lotteries and lottery winners in the media, specifically stories about lucky winners or good news stories, but also tales of it all going wrong. However, every now and again there are the rather more mysterious and unusual stories which attract our eye. Here are our picks of the top most unusual lottery stories from around the world – not necessarily good, not necessarily bad, but just… odd. Read more

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