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South African Lottery – R114 Million PowerBall Jackpot Winner

South African Lottery – R114 Million PowerBall Jackpot Winner The latest South African lottery news is all about the massive R114 million PowerBall jackpot winner. On Tuesday 26 November one lucky winner found himself a whole lot richer!   South African Wins R114 Million The R114, Continue Reading

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UK National Lottery Celebrates a Quarter Century

UK National Lottery Celebrates a Quarter Century   The UK National Lottery celebrated its 25th birthday! The first draw took place on November 19th 1994 and the lottery has since paid out an incredible £71 billion in prize money to winners across all National Lottery games in the UK. This amount has created roughly 5500 […]Continue Reading

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An Anonymous Lottery Winner

An Anonymous Lottery Winner   Not everyone in the US is lucky enough to be able to be an anonymous lottery winner when they scoop up a huge lottery jackpot. Luckily this winner is from South Carolina, one of the few states where lottery winners can remain anonymous and out of the spotlight.   The […]Continue Reading

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Who Won the National Lottery First?

Who Won the National Lottery First?   The very first UK National Lottery draw was held live on BBC on 19th November 1994. It was hosted by the TV favourites of that day: Noel Edmonds and Anthea Turner. Tickets sold for £1 per line and some 25 million people (about 40% of the population at […]Continue Reading

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Lottery Winner Ordered to Give Half to Ex-wife

Lottery Winner Ordered to Give Half to Ex-wife   It’s a not so lucky day when you win the lottery but then have to give half away to your ex. This is exactly the kind of situation Richard Zelasko found himself in in 2013 when he struck it lucky and took home the MegaMillions jackpot. […]Continue Reading

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Lucky Lottery Winners

Lucky Lottery Winners   We’ve covered the world’s biggest lottery winners and plenty of rich and famous lives, but this time we thought we’d round up some of the smaller winners. Winning big is great but winning lower tier prizes also changes lives. In fact, if used wisely, smaller wins can bring about big returns! […]Continue Reading

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Maine Millionaire Still Lives in Trailer

Maine Millionaire Still Lives in Trailer   Almost everyone who dreams of winning the lottery also dreams of how it will change their lives for the better.   Perhaps you dream of riches and luxury or perhaps you simply want to be debt free and live in a comfortable home.   Either way, your dream […]Continue Reading

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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous – Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous – Francoise Bettencourt Meyers   After writing about some of the wealthiest people in the world we decided to have a look at some of the richest women in the world. Sadly, most on this list are not self-made but hey, who’s going to complain if they inherit billions! […]Continue Reading

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$1 Million Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

$1 Million Facts You Probably Didn’t Know   Way back in the day $1 million seemed like an unimaginable amount of money but now it’s more like back pocket change – in the world of the wealthy at least! We thought, with $1 million now being seen as small fry, we’d give you some totally […]Continue Reading

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What a Million Dollars Could Get You

What a Million Dollars Could Get You   Way back when, a million dollars seemed like enough to live on for the rest of your life. Now $1 million is the cost of an average house in Santa Barbara, California and it’s almost back pocket change in the world of wealth. If you had a […]Continue Reading