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Lotto Luck? Try This: South African Man Wins Big Jackpot Twice (in 10 Years)

You’ll forgive me for writing about the South African lottery, but I’m married to a South African and her relatives still live there. Besides, this is a damned interesting story… and if it happened anywhere else in the world, I’d write about it. The story first appeared in the Daily Telegraph in London, and our [...]

Powerball Jackpot Zooms to $77 Million

There was no big winner in the Dec. 12 Powerball jackpot so the big prize rollsover to $77 million on Dec. 16. The Mega Millions jackpot is $118 million on Dec. 15. The Euro Millions jackpot is 59 million euros on Dec. 18. That computes to about $83 million in USD. Good luck everyone. CHRISTMAS [...]

Spanish Choirboy Attacks Lotto “Scrooges”

Have you ever heard about El Gordo, the biggest lottery in the world? It occurs twice a year in Spain. [Check out the number of balls that will be drawn...cool, huh?] So I thought you all might like this story that was sent to me. From a Spanish correspondent: Spaniards affectionately call them the niños [...]

Roll ‘em: Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $118 Million; Euro Millions at 59 Euros (About $86 Million USD); Powerball at $65 Million

There were no big jackpot winners on Dec. 11, either in the States or in Europe, so the numbers are skyrocketing. The Dec. 11 Mega Millions jackpot was not hit, but 6 ticket holders hit 5 of 6. The winning numbers are 2,21,27,34,44 and Mega ball 45. The one ticket in California that picked 5 [...]

Florida Woman, Wife of a Million Dollar Lottery Winner, is About to Lose Her Home

What a creep. Someone sent me this news brief and I thought you all might like to hear this story, although it’s not very pleasant. I guess the moral of the story is: you know you’re not lucky when you separate from your partner who then wins a million dollar lottery (after the breakup). So [...]

Canadian Lottery 6/49 Winner Makes “Weird Noises”

Geraldine White’s husband, Ed, came into the house one day to find that she was not able to speak or move. In fact, she was making weird noises. That would be cause for concern for anybody. But this was really weird. It turns out that it was nothing bad. Geraldine was just in shock. That’s [...]

Touchdown! Georgia Lottery Player Scores a $500,000 Win!

A Columbus, Georgia  man has claimed victory since winning a half-million dollars playing the Georgia Lottery. Lawrence Brooks, 57, won his $500,000 top prize playing the instant game Atlanta Falcons $500,000 Touchdown. The grandfather of 12 purchased his winning ticket on game day at Ray’s Food Mart, 3802 Hamilton Road in Columbus. “I got home, [...]

Canadian Lottery Winners Sharing the Wealth with First Nations

I love this story, which came across my desk this morning. It’s about a Manitoba, Canada couple, members of the Sagkeeng First Nation community. They won a Nov. 6 Canadian lottery worth $47 million in USD. The game, incidentally (for all of you reading this outside Canada) was Lotto Max. The community is north of  [...]

Happy Birthday: Louisiana Man Celebrates With $12,000 Win (I Love Stories Like This)

I know this isn’t a mega big win. Yeah…we mostly cover big winners. But I love stuff like this. Happy birthday stories. Joseph Cambre of Prairieville claimed a $12,000 top prize from a “Gifts” scratch-off at Lottery headquarters. Joseph Cambre of Prairieville got quite the birthday gift when he won a $12,000 top prize from [...]

The Family That Plays Together, Wins ($12.5 Million in Canadian Dollars) Together (Sometimes)

A Burlington, Ontario,  Canadian family that plays as a family has hit it big playing Lotto Max, a Canadian Lottery game. The family won playing the Nov. 27 draw. The family, Wilfred Greenwood, his wife Herma and Daughter, Sanchia, play the lottery together every week. Sanchia said she collects the money every week, $2, from [...]

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