Two lucky ticket holders shared Mega Millions jackpot
August 29, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery News
The Mega Millions lottery hadn’t been won for fourteen draws and the multiple-rollover jackpot had grown to a massive $333 million, the fourth largest lottery jackpot in North American history. However last night two lucky ticket holders shared the Mega Millions jackpot after matching five numbers and the Mega Ball.
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.
Jackpot for the Powerball Lottery has finally been won
August 20, 2009 by admin
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The 15 times rollover jackpot for the Powerball lottery has finally been won by one lucky ticket holder who stands to win the 9th biggest jackpot in Powerball history. The winning Powerball ticket was sold by the South Carolina Lottery Board and will see the holder of the ticket take home the enormous $260 million jackpot.
EuroMillions jackpot winner has been convicted for drink driving
August 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery News, Lottery Winners
A EuroMillions jackpot winner has been convicted for drink-driving and for trying to corrupt public officials after he was found to have over four times the legal limit of alcohol in him. The EuroMillions winner was asked to move his badly parked Ferrari while he was out grocery shopping near Bordeaux but the Frenchman was suspected of being drunk and was promptly breathalysed and arrested.
Should National Lottery money only go to registered charities
August 18, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery News
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?
