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€200 million EuroMillions lottery winner donates nearly entire prize to save the planetNews Story
Anonymous Frenchman wants to encourage human beings to give back to the planet and others By Kate Northrop An anonymous Frenchman who won the second-largest EuroMillions jackpot in history back in December 2020 has already given away most of his fortune in a bid to protect the environment. A French EuroMillions winner of a massive 200 million (US$218 million) jackpot is not interested in fancy cars, huge mansions, or expensive vacations. Instead, he wants to see his money put to us
Apr 12, 2022, 11:09 am - Lottery News

French ticket holder wins record €220 million EuroMillions lottery jackpotNews Story
It's the largest EuroMillions jackpot in history By Kate Northrop Someone in France is going to experience some life-altering changes to their finances after scooping up the 220 million (US$256 million) EuroMillions jackpot on Friday, which holds the record for the game's largest prize in its history. One lone ticket in France just ended the EuroMillions fervor after winning the largest jackpot the game has ever seen at an eye-watering 220 million. Lottery players across Europe jumpe
Oct 19, 2021, 11:18 am - Lottery News

French lottery operator stock price surges after $2.1 billion IPONews Story
Includes video report Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) SAEM shares soared as much as 20% after the French lottery operator raised about 1.89 billion euros (US$2.1 billion) in the country's largest initial public offering since the 2005 sale of power producer Electricite de France SA. The government sold 52% of the company at the top of the marketed price range for institutional investors. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire hailed a spectacular success that boosts the appeal of Paris as a financial ce
Nov 24, 2019, 8:21 am - Lottery News

France sells its lottery for $2 billionNews Story
France will bank 1.8 billion euros (US$2 billion) from selling down its stake in the country's lottery operator, according to the final price set on Wednesday in a listing that will serve as a test for France's privatization push. President Emmanuel Macron's pro-business government kicked off the biggest wave of privatizations in over a decade with the initial public offering (IPO) of Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), the organization that operates the country's lottery. It is seeking to raise money
Nov 22, 2019, 9:19 am - Lottery News

€190m EuroMillions lottery jackpot will be won tonight, no matter whatNews Story
Odds of winning slashed to 1 in 7 million The EuroMillions jackpot of 190 million (US$209 million) will have to be won on Tuesday night no matter what happens, with the odds of claiming at least a share of the top prize effectively falling from 140 million to 1 to a considerably more manageable 7 million to 1 due to a never-before enforced rule. The current jackpot has been rolling over since July 23rd and this week for the first time in the 15-year history of the game, it will have hit it
Oct 8, 2019, 8:58 am - Lottery News

Lucky CT man wins $100,000 lottery prize for second timeNews Story
Oh baby, I can't believe I did it again A Connecticut man just won a $100,000 lottery, barely a year after winning the same jackpot. Bruce Rosa won the top prize in the Connecticut Cash 5 on July 5. He previously won $100,000 prize in the same lottery on April 27, 2018. Oh baby, I can't believe I did it again, Rosa said, according to a press release from the Connecticut Lottery. Of the 4,000 winning tickets this week, Rosa's was the only one with all five numbers matching. The Sta
Jul 15, 2019, 8:57 am - Lottery News

UK factory worker claims £71 million EuroMillions lottery jackpotNews Story
A factory worker who has won 71 million (US$80 million) in the multi-country EuroMillions lottery is quite happy to admit it bloody well will change his life. Ade Goodchild, 58, was the only winner of the 71,057,439 prize on Friday. He told a news conference he will retire after 24 years as a metal worker in Hereford, travel the world and buy a home with a swimming pool. Being single, he denied he was suddenly more attractive overnight, saying, Just my wallet is. Mr. Goodchild is th
Apr 10, 2019, 8:26 am - Lottery News

Michigan lottery ticket plant prosperingNews Story
Ypsilanti's Pollard Banknote instant ticket factory might not make the most scratch-offs in the world. But Michiganders could still be in luck. We have made a lot of winners here, said Doug Pollard, co-CEO of Pollard Banknote. This is probably the luckiest plant for winners in Michigan. The Ypsilanti factory prints about 600 million instant lottery tickets a month for 23 states, the District of Columbia and many countries around the world, including France and Australia. Pollard said
Jul 6, 2018, 3:13 pm - Lottery News

French lottery 'winner' went on huge spending spree only to realize she had wrong numberNews Story
A Frenchwoman who went on a huge spending spree after winning the Euro Millions lottery was ordered to pay the huge tab back after belatedly discovering that she had got the wrong the number. The 46-year-old, whose identity was not disclosed in the French media, believed she had won a massive jackpot. Within hours, and over the course of three weeks in February and March 2014, she issued a series of checks spending on perfumes, jewellery, clothes and ornaments to celebrate her good fortune.
Mar 9, 2016, 8:14 pm - Lottery News

EuroMillions jackpot at record levels, capped at €190 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop For players of Europe's EuroMillions multi-country lottery game, Friday's drawing is the start of a special capped drawing feature that could inflate the second prize level to extraordinary levels. The 190 million (US$240.4 million) jackpot is the accumulation of 6 draws without a top prize winner since the October 3 super draw of 100 million. Once the Euro Millions jackpot reaches the 190 million point, it becomes the first of up to two capped drawings. All of the mone
Oct 23, 2014, 9:46 am - Lottery News