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SuperEnalotto Winner Breaks Euro Jackpot Record

SuperEnalotto Winner Breaks Euro Jackpot Record   The SuperEnalotto doesn’t get as much media hype as some of the big names (such as EuroMillions and Powerball); however, this lottery has hit some seriously high jackpots over the years.   On Tuesday 13th August, after 14 months of Continue Reading

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One Winner Takes Home £71 Million

One Winner Takes Home £71 Million The EuroMillions jackpot reached an unbelievable £71 million in March this year. Many scrabbled to buy their tickets but only one lucky man walked away with the entire amount.   Ade Goodchild was the sole winner of the £71,057,439 EuroMillions jackpot on Friday 15th March 2019. The 58-year-old divorcee […]Continue Reading

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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 ticket, missed the […]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