Want to Win a U.K. Lottery? Play in Ilford (in Greater London)
If you believe the Mail newspaper in the U.K. (where I read this report), if you want to win a U.K. lottery, play in Ilford, a part of Greater London. According to figures released by the National Lottery group, Ilford is where more people hit the jackpot than anywhere else in the UK.
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Posted on January 25, 2011 by DocLotto | Filed Under Culture, European, Lottery, Random Facts, Stories
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Shameless Promotion: My Book (to the Right) a Cool Christmas Gift
OK…I’ve refrained from promoting myself, and it might even be too late for you to get my book in time for the Christmas holiday, but really…. I wrote the book for you viewers. I was in the lottery business for more than 10 years. I still do work for a few of them, essentially, talking [...]
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Posted on December 17, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Lottery, Opinion, Random Facts, Scams, Stories
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SEVEN Time Big Lottery Winner in Florida Plans to Tell All; He Says He has a System. Let the Buyer Beware
Those of you who are regular readers of these postings know that I do not believe systems work. I always warn players against putting down their hard earned money on systems that simply exist to make the system designer money. I’ve written two books on the lottery…one is shown on this page (still available). And [...]
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Posted on August 16, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Lottery, Opinion, Random Facts, Stories
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Two Powerball Jackpot Winners Share $97 MIllion; Tickets were Bought in Ohio and Montana
Two lucky tickets matched the June 23 Powerball winning numbers and will equally share a $97 million jackpot. Those tickets were bought in Montana and Ohio. It’s rare when two tickets …unrelated… pick winners, considering the huge odds against them. But in happens. In the 1990s two separate winners in Washington D.C. shared $90 million. [...]
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Posted on June 24, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Lottery, Lump Sum, Picking Numbers, Random Facts
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Top 5 Jackpots Now in Play, Worldwide
You guys (and women) have been asking me to run a weekly top jackpot list, so here goes. These are the top 5 jackpots currently in play, worldwide. 1. $68 million, Mega Millions, next draw, Feb. 19 2. $57 million, Powerball, Feb. 20 3. Lotto Texas, $49 million, Feb. 20 4. Canada’s Loto Max, $42 [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Lottery, Lump Sum, Random Facts
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The Day is Finally Here: Beginning Tuesday, Mega Millions AND Powerball Offered in 33 Jurisdictions (including Washington D.C.)
It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been talking for years about this: why shouldn’t people who live in Powerball states also be able to play Mega Millions? Instead, I’ve had to drive from Philly to New Jersey to play Mega Millions. [Granted, for me, it's not a long drive...but it is somewhat inconvenient for [...]
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Posted on January 31, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Lottery, Random Facts
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Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $121 Million; Powerball at $65 Million; Euro Millions Rolls Over to 28 Million Euros ($39.6 Million USD)
There were no jackpot winners in the Jan. 22 Mega Millions game so the top prize rolls over to a VERY attractive $121 million. Helluva way to start the new year, by winning that, eh? The Jan. 22 numbers are: 8,13,27,28,52 and Mega ball 9. 9 tickets matched the first five numbers (but not the [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Opinion, Picking Numbers, Random Facts
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Jackpots On the Rise; Mega Millions to $86 Million, Powerball to $51 Million
There were no jackpot winners in America’s two multi-state games, but in Europe two winning tickets will share a 54 million euro jackpot. Those tickets were bought in France and the U.K. (they get about $26.1 million euros each). The Powerball numbers on Jan. 17 are 7,8,23,41,55 and Power ball 23. Two tickets matched the [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2010 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Random Facts
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Powerball Alert: 1 Winning Ticket in Oklahoma Hits For $32 Million
There was one winning jackpot ticket in the Nov. 21 Powerball game and that ticket is worth $32 million. It was bought in Oklahoma. The winning numbers are 7,26,36,49,58 and the Power ball is 4. 6 tickets hit the first five numbers but not the Powerball. Those tickets are each worth $200,000 except for one [...]
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Posted on November 22, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Lottery, Lump Sum, Picking Numbers, Random Facts
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U.K.’s National Lottery Celebrates 15th Birthday; More Than 2,300 Millionaires Created
The U.K. National Lottery (don’t you wish we had one here in the U.S….. rest assured, we will some day) is 15 years old. In that time period more than 2,300 millionaires have been created, writes Craig McQueen, a correspondent with the Daily Record, a Scottish newspaper. McQueen tells us that about 70 per cent [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Picking Numbers, Random Facts
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