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The World’s Biggest Unclaimed Jackpots

The World’s Biggest Unclaimed Jackpots After looking at the unclaimed prizes of the US lottery, we decided to see how many big jackpots in the world have gone unclaimed – and what a shocker! To think that so many could’ve had their lives changed by massive jackpots but somehow either lost their Continue Reading

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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 billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016 which was shared by […]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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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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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

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Biggest Mega Millions Jackpot Winners

Biggest Mega Millions Jackpot Winners Mega Millions The Mega Millions Lottery was started in 1996 as The Big Game by Rebecca Paul of the Georgia Lottery and Penelope W. Kyle of the Virginia Lottery. Tickets were first sold in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia and the first draw took place on the 6th […]Continue Reading

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Community Minded Millionaires

Community Minded Millionaires In 2011, Scottish couple Colin and Christine Weir were catapulted into the spotlight when they won a whopping £161 million, making them two of the nation’s richest people. Being completely overwhelmed and in shock following their life-changing win, the couple headed off for a short break on England’s south coast to the […]Continue Reading

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The Mysterious Jackpot Winner

The Mysterious Jackpot Winner Saturday, 6 January 2018, saw one lucky person scooping up a $559.7 million Powerball Jackpot. Sites all over the internet posted about the winning ticket, but all was speculation, the only fact – that the ticket had been bought at Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, New Hampshire. By the end of […]Continue Reading

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South African National Lottery

South African National Lottery Since early 2000 80% of South Africans have come to know the slogan “tata ma chance, tata ‘ma millions”, for their weekly chance of becoming a millionaire.   On it’s first day of opening over 800 000 tickets were sold and nearly 70 Million Rands in revenue was collected from ticket sales […]Continue Reading