Lottery Winners Curse

September 2, 2009 by  
Filed under Lottery News

Is there really such a thing as a ‘lottery winners curse?’ Over the years studies of lottery winners, who have suddenly found themselves incredibly wealthy overnight have shown that being a big lottery jackpot win can be a dream come true one day and a nightmare the next leading people all over the world to talk about the mysterious lottery winners curse.

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Australian lottery winner waited seven months before claiming his $2 million prize

August 21, 2009 by  
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If you won a lottery jackpot surely you would be desperate to cash your lucky ticket in. Not for one man. An Australian lottery winner waited seven months before claiming his $2 million prize and even then he considered waiting longer.

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Should National Lottery money only go to registered charities

August 18, 2009 by  
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When the National Lottery was first established one of the main criteria for the operation of such a lottery in Britain was that a certain percentage of the funds were distributed to good causes. Since it’s inception in 1994 there have been some questionable “good causes’ who have benefited from the income it provides. Now we’re asking should the National Lottery money only go to registered charities?

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Lottery jackpot winner has received a letter threatening to ruin his life

August 10, 2009 by  
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Seamus Duffy, last week’s £4.5 million National Lottery jackpot winner has received a letter threatening to ruin his life just a few days after his massive lottery win. The letter, which was sent to Mr Duffy’s elderly parent’s home, attacked the Lotto winner for fathering children with different women.

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Sicilian mayor bought lottery tickets to raise funds for his town

August 4, 2009 by  
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The mayor of a small Sicilian town is attempting to help ease it’s cash-flow problems by purchasing tickets for Italy’s SuperEnalotto state lottery. The SuperEnalotto jackpot hasn’t been won in weeks, and it has climbed to an unprecedented €116 million which is roughly £98m, so the Sicilian mayor bought lottery tickets to raise funds for his town.

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