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Oregon man wins $8.2 million Megabucks jackpot after a decade of playingNews Story
Lucky winner hits jackpot after ten dedicated years By Kate Northrop An Oregon man hit an $8.2 million Megabucks jackpot after ten years of playing the game. Ray Jones of Lake Oswego dedicated himself to the idea of someday winning a Megabucks jackpot, and after finally hitting one worth $8.2 million, he can rest easy. It happened after he purchased the winning ticket at 7-Eleven on Capitol Highway in Portland. Jones matched all six numbers in the Megabucks drawing on Wednesd
Jun 10, 2023, 6:26 pm - Lottery News

New Zealand man who won $15 million in lottery stays humbleNews Story
Lottery winner's extraordinary generosity By Kate Northrop Like any lottery winner, one anonymous New Zealander considers himself lucky to win $15 million (US$8.4 million) in the lottery, but it's his sunny outlook and boundless generosity that separates him from the rest. Michael, who has been given an alternative name to protect his identity, has always been a boon to his community, and winning $15 million in the New Zealand Lottery's Lotto game did nothing to change that. The
Oct 7, 2022, 6:24 pm - Lottery News

Lotto New Zealand payment glitch affects 25,000 players buying ticketsNews Story
$42.2 million Powerball jackpot scooped up by one lone ticketholder in the same night By Kate Northrop In a digital glitch, around 25,000 Kiwis were overcharged on their lottery tickets for Lotto New Zealand's $42.2 million (US$30.2 million) Powerball drawing on Wednesday, the second-largest jackpot won in the country's history. The high volume of traffic on the Lottery's MyLotto website prior to the drawing led to issues with the card processing systems operated by third party payment
Oct 26, 2021, 8:03 am - Lottery News

New Zealand couple hopes $17 million lottery prize will last generationsNews Story
A young married couple from Auckland, New Zealand, started their Sunday morning learning they were $17.16 million (US$12.6 million) richer. The couple, who want to remain anonymous, won Powerball First Division in Saturday night's draw after buying their ticket from West City Lotto in Henderson. The husband said he was up with his children on Sunday morning while his wife had a much-deserved sleep-in. He was on his phone when he saw Powerball had been won by a ticket purchased at one of th
Jul 28, 2021, 8:37 am - Lottery News

Australian man who won lottery five times has "been to hell and back"News Story
Unfortunate winner has had a tumultuous time since landing his windfall By Kate Northrop An Australian man who won the lottery five times revealed that his life has been anything but glamorous. Carlo Massetti, 47 and a Kiwi living in Sydney, Australia, flew back to his native New Zealand to heal and cope with the tumultuous events that have defined his life since winning millions. The unlucky lottery winner is out to prove that happiness and love can't be bought or won. On the contra
May 11, 2021, 2:49 pm - Lottery News

EuroMillons jackpot winners gave away half of £115 million fortuneNews Story
Couple who won jackpot in 2019 have already given 60 million to charities, friends, and family By Kate Northrop In just nearly two years, an English couple who won a 114.9 million (US$153.7 million) EuroMillions jackpot, the fourth largest awarded by the UK National Lottery since its inception, have already given away half of their winnings to friends, family and charities. Frances, 54, and her husband, Patrick Connolly, 56, found out that they won the massive prize on New Year's Day in
Dec 9, 2020, 4:24 pm - Lottery News

New Zealand couple had no idea they held lottery ticket worth $5 millionNews Story
By Kate Northrop One lucky New Zealand couple was surprised to learn that they held the tenth and final second-tier winning ticket for the country's $51.6 million (US$33.7 million) Lotto Powerball jackpot last week. It started off as an innocent trip to the store to check a lone lottery ticket, one week after the draw on Saturday, August 15, 2020. The couple went to the retailer they purchased the ticket from, Andrew Spence Pharmacy on Maadi Road in Onekawa, which is considered the second
Aug 25, 2020, 2:19 pm - Lottery News

New Zealand man who lost his job during lockdown wins $10 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Just weeks after losing his job, a Hamilton, New Zealand, man surprised his wife with a staggering $10.3 million (US$6.3 million) Lotto win. The big winner, who is anonymous like most winners in New Zealand choose to be, was one of the thousands of Kiwis made redundant over the nearly two-month lockdown period. His wife is a healthcare worker has worked through the lockdown. When she came home from work in a quick lunch break, she found him sitting at the kitchen table, acting strange .
May 25, 2020, 9:32 am - Lottery News

EuroMillions lottery winners to share £115 million prize with family and friendsNews Story
When Frances and Patrick Connolly realized they had won a EuroMillions jackpot worth 115 million (US$131 million), they sat in silence and stared at each other for 10 minutes, then made a cup of tea. So began a new life for the couple from County Down in Northern Ireland on New Year's Day, after scooping one of the biggest UK lottery wins in history. They went public with the news on Friday at a press conference outside Belfast, where the Connollys announced they would share the prize with
Jan 5, 2019, 2:46 pm - Lottery News

New Zealand man wins $1M lottery after someone cut him in lineNews Story
A patient New Zealand Lotto player bagged a cool $1 million, all thanks to a pushy patron who decided to cut him in line. The Tauranga winner of last week's $1 million Wednesday Lotto draw has put his win down to good karma . The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought his lucky ticket from Pak N Save Papamoa on his way home from work. I was waiting in line at the Lotto shop and another customer nipped in front of me, explained the winner in a written statement from Lotto New Ze
Sep 29, 2016, 9:34 am - Lottery News