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California's 2022 lottery winners: A mystery billionaire and 100+ millionairesNews Story
One California mom recycled cans to buy a scratcher worth $13 million. Another winner was literally shoved into buying her winning ticket. If 2021 was a good year for California lottery players, 2022 was even better. This year, Powerball's biggest prize a $2.04 billion jackpot went to the Golden State. Many more scratchers, Mega Millions, and Super Lotto Plus players in California became millionaires, too. Over the past 12 months, the California Lottery changed the lives of more than 100
Dec 26, 2022, 11:33 am - Lottery News

165 Belgians in one town share €143 million EuroMillions jackpotNews Story
Christmas came early for one small Belgian village By Kate Northrop 165 townspeople in Olmen, Belgium are jumping for joy after they collectively won a 142.89 million ($149.92 million) EuroMillions jackpot. A small village in northern Belgium is bustling with holiday spirit this year after a lottery pool consisting of 165 residents won the EuroMillions jackpot. On Dec. 6, 2022, a group of townspeople all chipped in 15 for the evening's EuroMillions drawing to a pot organized by a
Dec 22, 2022, 2:25 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts man wins six $25,000 a Year for Life prizes in one Lucky for Life drawingNews Story
Lucky for six lifetimes By Kate Northrop Most lottery players would be fortunate enough to walk away with one Lucky for Life prize of $25,000 a year for life, but a Massachusetts man was lucky enough to manifest that coveted prize six times over. Raymond Roberts Sr. of Fall River won the second-tier Lucky for Life prize of $25,000 a year for life six times in the same drawing. On Wed., Dec. 14, Roberts matched the first five numbers on his six tickets to earn him the multi-state
Dec 19, 2022, 3:38 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky woman wins $175,000 from scratch-off during company white elephant gameNews Story
Winner has legendary experience in prize-swapping holiday game By Kate Northrop Anyone who has played the game of white elephant knows that there's no way to predict the outcome, but someone ending up with a scratch-off ticket worth $175,000 was not something anyone would ever expect to happen. Lori Janes, of Louisville, was participating in a white elephant gift exchange at a company holiday party and arguably won the best prize out of everyone there. On Tuesday, her company, Ha
Dec 16, 2022, 1:29 pm - Lottery News

Maryland woman forgot where she hid $50,000 lottery ticketNews Story
Steve Harvey, FTW By Kate Northrop A Maryland woman won $50,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket, but her hiding spot was apparently so good that she forgot where she put it. Srijana Wosti was in a panic when she realized that the claims deadline was approaching for a $50,000 winning lottery ticket she could not find. A scratch-off ticket was hiding somewhere in Wosti's home, waiting to be cashed in. Thankfully, the winner's hunt was successful, but it was not without stress.
Dec 8, 2022, 5:38 pm - Lottery News

Buddhist monk gives away entire $502,000 lottery jackpotNews Story
One lottery winner demonstrates generosity at its finest all the way down to the ticket purchase By Kate Northrop A town in Thailand won big when a Buddhist monk hit the lottery and donated the entire prize to those he felt were more deserving of the money. What started out as a kind gesture turned into an even grander act of generosity when a Buddhist monk won 18 million baht (US$502,597) in the lottery and gave it all away. In February 2022, the anonymous man bought three lotte
Nov 28, 2022, 11:38 am - Lottery News

83-year-old grandmother scoops up $60 million Lotto Max jackpotNews Story
Ontario woman doesn't let anything get in the way of her weekly lottery purchase By Kate Northrop An 83-year-old woman was not about to lose out on an opportunity to participate in the Lotto Max draw on Nov. 1 for $60 million (US$44.8 million) which she ended up winning. Vera Page, of Vankleek Hill, would not have bought her usual lottery tickets had she abided by the retirement home's rescheduled trip to the grocery store and subsequently would not have won the $60 million Lotto Max
Nov 27, 2022, 6:04 pm - Lottery News

$70 million lottery winner originally thought he won $70KNews Story
A Calgary man has made history by becoming the first Albertan to win $70 million (US$52.3 million) playing Canada's Lotto Max multi-province lottery game. Mitchel Dyck was the sole winner of the Oct. 21 Lotto Max draw, having matched all seven winning numbers. Dyck said he doesn't typically play the lottery, but said yes when a cashier asked if he wanted to play. He discovered his windfall on Nov. 7, when he asked a cashier at a local store to check his ticket. Dyck was ecstatic when
Nov 26, 2022, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Australian woman cleans out car four months after win, discovers lottery ticket worth $580,000News Story
Keep your tickets in a safe spot! By Kate Northrop Keep those tickets in a safe place! An Australian woman had quite the surprise when she discovered a lottery ticket worth $580,000 (US$387,187) during a car clean-out four months after the draw. Receipts, loose change, hair ties these are the sort of things one could expect to find laying around in someone's car, but a Victorian woman found something of much higher value while doing a deep clean of her own car. For four months, a
Nov 18, 2022, 10:12 am - 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