Lottery Jackpots Around the World: Top 5
ONE lucky ticket matched all the Powerball numbers on July 31, and that ticket is worth more than $85 million. Meanwhile, here are the top 5 jackpots currently in play around the world: 1. $50 million in Canadian dollars, Lotto Max, next draw is Aug. 6 2. $42 million, Mega Millions in U.S.A., next draw [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Culture, European, Lottery, Lump Sum
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All in the Family? Brother and Sister Win Millions Two Years Apart…Playing the Lottery
This story came across my desk; it’s one of those weird, odds-defying stories. The kind that made it into my book (still available through amazon.com…just click on the cover to the right). This story out of New York is another head scratcher. Two very rich siblings win the lottery. Go figure. Seems like two years after [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Culture, Lottery, Stories
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California Gold Rush: 1 Lucky Mega Millions Ticket Holder Wins $266 Million
There was one very lucky California ticket holder on May 4. That person (or persons) won $266 million. The winning Mega numbers are 9,21,31,36,43 and Mega ball 8. We’ll let you know who won, once that ticket holder steps forward to claim his winnings. The May 5 Powerball jackpot is $60 million.
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Posted on May 5, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, Lottery, Lump Sum
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Virginia Teacher Moves to the Head of the Class, Wins Twice X $100,000
Jean Rodriguez of Virginia Beach won twice in the same Virginia Cash 5 drawing. How did she do it? The same five numbers were on two tickets she had purchased; she won $100,000 on each ticket when her numbers matched the five numbers that were drawn. She redeemed the first ticket shortly after that November [...]
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Posted on March 27, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Culture, Lottery, Lump Sum, Stories
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Two Big Winners This Past Weekend, $200 Million Powerball Jackpot Won by New Jersey Player(s); $20 Million Mega Millions Won in Illinois
Lots of smiles around the country this weekend, as one ticket won $200 million in New Jersey (Powerball game), and one ticket won $20 million in Illinois (Mega Million game). Congrats to whomever won. Awesome. Freakin’ awesome. Meanwhile, second place Match 5 Powerball prizes were won by 14 ticket holders for $200,000 prize, except where [...]
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Posted on March 14, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, Lottery, Lump Sum
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Smooth as Silk: Granny Takes Home $1,000,000 Scratch Game Top Prize in New York
Western New York’s newest millionaire thought she had made a mistake when she scratched off the winning space on New York Lottery’s new Smooth 7s instant game. “I thought I must have scratched something wrong,” Debra Mauro said when a check for $1 million was presented to her. “I thought it just had to be a [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Culture, Lottery, Stories
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How to Lose a $15.2 Million Dollars Lottery Jackpot in 8 Years and 5 Easy Lessons
Thanks again to Philadelphia News columnist Howard Gensler for bringing this story to my attention, and now yours. It’s the lamentable story of Lotto winner Michael Carroll, back on the “dole” in the U.K., after spending his £9.7 million ($15.2 million, in U.S. dollars) in eight years. How he did it is the stuff of [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, European, Lottery, Stories
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The Rise of Rome; Georgia Lottery Player Cashes in $400,000 in Fast Cash
Rome is burning …. up with fast cash. About $400,000, in fact. The game was called Fast Play and Lisa Churchwell Chastain, of Rome, Ga., instantly won the top prize a few days ago. Chastain scratched her ticket in the story, The Rome Food Market, in Rome, she said. “I was very excited,” she said. [...]
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Posted on October 7, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, Lottery, Lump Sum, Photos, Stories
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Maryland Lottery Player is Two-Timer; Wins $50,000 Six Months After Winning $30,000
Twice is nice, they say. I usually don’t write about people without naming them (if you win be PROUD), but I do love stories about multiple winners. A very lucky Pocomoke City, Maryland man hit two Maryland Lottery scratch game tickets twice in less than six months. I don’t know what he’s doing right, but [...]
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Posted on September 24, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, European, Lottery, Photos, Stories
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Good Karma? Bah, Humbug. Convicted Murder Wins U.K. Lottery
Hey… I’ve been getting a lot of email from people around the world who want to contribute. This one is from Lottie, in the U.K. Thought everyone would enjoy reading this. They say Karma will get you in the end and good things don’t happen to bad people but it seems that one story this [...]
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Posted on September 20, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, European, Lottery, Stories
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