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Winner of $768.4 Million Finally Revealed

Winner of $768.4 Million Finally Revealed   Everyone who entered the US Powerball on 27th March held their breath for a draw that promised an astounding $768.4 million jackpot prize. This Powerball jackpot is the third-biggest in lottery history, followed only by: –  the $1.568 Continue Reading

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South African Takes R145 Million in Powerball Win

South African Takes R145 Million in Powerball Win South Africans live a tough financial life with economic crisis and salaries which hardly go up whilst the cost of living soars. For this very reason, many enter the lottery in the hopes of changing their circumstances and no longer having to live hand-to-mouth. One such lucky […]Continue Reading

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South African Powerball Hits an All-time High

South African Powerball Hits an All-time High February 2019 saw almost every South African holding their breath as the South African Powerball jackpot rolled over and over and over. For twenty-four draws not a single person had matched all six numbers and everyone watched with stars in their eyes as the jackpot grew to a […]Continue Reading

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New Yorker Wins Powerball Jackpot

New Yorker Wins Powerball Jackpot Powerball has been making million –and billionaires – for many years. Near the end of 2018, one lucky winner, a Mr Nandlall Mangal won a whopping Powerball jackpot of $245,6 million promising to change his life forever. This is his story.     Nandlall Mangal didn’t play the lottery very […]Continue Reading

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Lives of the Rich and Famous – Richard Branson

Lives of the Rich and Famous – Richard Branson   Many of us “ordinary” folk dream of what it would be like to win the lottery, to join in the ranks of the rich and famous and never have to worry about paying the bills again. We thought it would be super cool to look […]Continue Reading

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The Biggest Lottery Jackpots in History

The Biggest Lottery Jackpots in History   Holding the winning lotto ticket is something millions of us dream of, but for a lucky few the dream becomes a reality. With lottery jackpots hitting all-time highs we take a look at some of the biggest lottery jackpots in history as well as the upcoming high jackpots, […]Continue Reading

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Biggest Jackpot Winner in US History

Biggest Jackpot Winner in US History   Imagine being the sole ticket holder for one of the biggest jackpots in US lotto history. Imagine for a second how your life would change. For Mavis L Wanczyk, winning one of the largest US lotto jackpots through Powerball was also a dream – until late August 2017. […]Continue Reading

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South African Mom wins R58 Million

South African Mom wins R58 Million What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with a winning lotto ticket?! One lucky South African mom did just that on the 12th May 2018.   The 56 year-old woman, who chose to remain anonymous, was the sole winner of the R58 million South African lotto jackpot. She […]Continue Reading

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Biggest Powerball Jackpot Winners

Biggest Powerball Jackpot Winners Powerball Powerball was launched in 1988 as Lotto America. It was renamed Powerball on 19th April 1992 and the first official Powerball draw was held on 22nd April. When it was launched it became the first game to use two drums which meant it offered more manipulation by simultaneously allowing high […]Continue Reading

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Powerball Lottery Winners

Powerball Lottery Winners American Lottery Lotteries are by far the most widespread form of gambling in the United States and bring in the highest gross revenue and highest profit rates in comparison to any other form of gambling. The American Lottery has its roots firmly planted in the colonies as far back as the 1600’s […]Continue Reading