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German €10 million lottery winner buys pet alligatorNews Story
Winner who replaced girlfriend with luxury cars and penthouses has spent half of his winnings By Kate Northrop A German lottery winner who won 10 million (US$10.4 million) in the lottery has spent half of his prize on a variety of luxuries, such as sportscars, penthouses, and of course, a pet alligator. Kursat Chico Yildirim, 42, of Dortmund, Germany, originally made headlines for winning the lottery and subsequently dumping his girlfriend for a brand-new Ferrari. His anonymous e
Mar 13, 2023, 12:54 pm - Lottery News

German man wins €10 million, immediately dumps girlfriend and buys FerrariNews Story
By Kate Northrop A German man did not hesitate to splurge on his 10 million (US$10.4 million) windfall in the lottery, buying a brand-new sportscar and subsequently dumping his girlfriend. A former girlfriend of a German lottery winner who took home a 10 million prize said that the prize drastically changed him as a person. Kursat Chico Yildirim, 42, of Dortmund, Germany, was emboldened by his multi-million lottery win to make some significant life-altering decisions one of them cons
Nov 15, 2022, 3:04 pm - Lottery News

German woman walks around with €32 million winning lottery ticket for weeksNews Story
By Kate Northrop Imagine the moment you figure out you've been walking around with nearly $40 million in your purse for weeks without even realizing it. An anonymous German woman did not even know that she had hit the Germany Lottery's Lotto 6aus49 32 million (US$38.98 million) jackpot from the Wed., Jun. 9, 2021 drawing until several weeks after. It's a good thing that ticket stayed in her purse had it been misplaced, it would have been heartbreaking for the 32 million jackpot to go un
Jul 29, 2021, 4:40 pm - Lottery News

€11.3 million Germany Lottery jackpot goes unclaimedNews Story
After a three-year search, one of Germany's largest unclaimed prizes returns to the prize pool By Kate Northrop After three and a half years of waiting for the winner of a 11.3 million (US$13.9 million) Lotto 6aus49 jackpot to turn up, one of Germany's largest-ever unclaimed prizes is going back into the prize pool. The winner lost their chance at claiming once-in-a-lifetime riches once the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve. Even with Germany's generous lottery ticket claim windo
Jan 4, 2021, 1:32 pm - Lottery News

It turns out money can kind of buy happiness after allNews Story
Does winning the lottery even make you happier? For a long time, researchers said no. Research hadn't found any conclusive evidence that people who won large sums of money were happier afterward. There was even some evidence they were worse off. This fact became widely known, partially because it's so appealing to many people. It's nice to think that life satisfaction isn't just about how much money you have, that other things matter more, that we can't solve all our problems with a sudden in
Sep 30, 2019, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Network of dummy online stores used to hide internet gambling paymentsNews Story
A network of dummy online stores offering household goods has been used as a front for internet gambling payments, according to a recent investigation. The seven sites, operated out of Europe, purport to sell items including fabric, DVD cases, maps, gift wrap, mechanical tape, pin badges and flags. In fact, they are fake outlets, part of a multinational system to disguise payments for the $40 billion global online gambling industry, which is illegal in many countries and some U.S. states.
Jun 26, 2017, 6:55 am - Lottery News

$1 million hasn't changed Iowa lottery winnerNews Story
Five years since winning $1 million, Bob Boehm stands in roughly the same place. He's at the James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport in Mapleton on Wednesday, filling tanks of crop-dusters with fungicide for corn raised by farmers in Monona and Crawford counties. He stands with co-workers and pals, Bill Creese, Tommy Weber, Mark Lorenzen and Greg Sisco. He hasn't changed a bit, Lorenzen says about Boehm in the wake of his $1 million win in the Iowa Lottery Mega Millions game on April 10,
Aug 4, 2015, 7:59 am - Lottery News

Slot machine saves German gambler as police arriveNews Story
Police said Thursday that two officers carrying out routine checks at an arcade in the western city of Bochum, Germany, late last week discovered that a man playing a slot machine faced an arrest warrant. He had been ordered to pay a 710 (US$910) fine or go to prison for 71 days after resisting police during a previous incident. Police say that as officers informed the man that he faced arrest, the slot machine started to flash and the beaming 37-year-old won a jackpot of 1,000 (about US$1
Sep 29, 2014, 7:08 am - Lottery News

$90M Colorado Powerball winner claims prizeNews Story
Includes video report The winner of the largest lottery jackpot in Colorado history claimed his prize in Grand Junction on Wednesday afternoon. Claude Al G., who didn't want to give his last name, said he and his wife, Jackie, will do some traveling. Beyond that, he said he has no plans about what he wants to buy with the largest jackpot in Colorado history. In fact, Have fun is what Al said his plan was when asked Wednesday what he plans to do with the $90 million Powerball jackpot.
Aug 14, 2014, 9:18 am - Lottery News

German ordered to let ex-wife share in lottery winNews Story
A German federal court has ruled that a divorced man must pay his ex-wife 242,500 euros (US$328,000) out of his winnings from a lottery ticket because they weren't formally divorced at the time he won. The Federal Court of Justice on Wednesday ended a lengthy legal battle between the pair, who had been separated for eight years when the man and his new partner won nearly 1 million euros in 2008. The man only applied for and was granted a divorce in 2009. The couple then battled their wa
Oct 16, 2013, 5:54 pm - Lottery News