Same lottery numbers drawn twice
September 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery News
We all know that the chances of winning a lottery jackpot are slim but due to the huge sums of money won from matching all of the lottery numbers we all still buy tickets. But imagine if the same lottery numbers were drawn back to back. What are the chances of that? Well that’s exactly what Bulgarian officials thought after the nation was shocked to see the same lottery numbers drawn twice in a row.
Wrong lottery ticket was a winner
September 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery Winners
Just how much must your luck be in for you to be given the wrong lottery ticket only to discover that it was a big winner? Well a man from Baltimore, US went into a petrol station to buy a lottery scratch card and was given the wrong one by mistake but before he noticed he had scratched of the panels to find that his wrong lottery ticket was a winner. It was a huge $50,000 winning lottery ticket in fact.
Immigrant from Eritrea won lottery scratch card jackpot in Sweden
September 6, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery Winners
An illegal immigrant from Eritrea who won a lottery scratch card jackpot in Sweden appeared on TV to collect his 1.2 million kronor ($167,000) lottery prize even though authorities have been trying to deport him for three years.
Powerball winner turned away by lottery office
August 22, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery Winners
A US Powerball winner was turned away by the lottery office after he arrived too late to claim his prize. The Iowa Lottery’s slogan is, “You can’t win if you don’t play but this lottery winner discovered that you cannot claim your prize money if you show up shortly after the offices close.
Australian lottery winner waited seven months before claiming his $2 million prize
August 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery Winners
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.
