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UK lottery player claims £93M EuroMillions jackpotNews Story
The holder of a jackpot-winning EuroMillions ticket bought in the UK has come forward to claim their 93,388,943 (US$145 million) prize, lottery operator Camelot has confirmed. The identity of the winner is still unknown, and they can choose to remain anonymous if they wish. The prize is the biggest in the UK this year and the sixth-biggest ever in the country. The winner could receive their money by Monday, Camelot said. We're delighted Friday's ticket-holder has come forward to cla
Jun 15, 2015, 8:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

How lottery tickets are helping states' budgetsReply
They forecast that two years from now, UK Chancellor George Osborne will be taking 1billion a year in tax from lottery tickets almost double the State s share of the takings before the onset of the economic downturn. Duty paid on National Lottery tickets runs at 12 per cent, and from the game s beginnings in 1994 until 2007 the amount paid to the Treasury each year ran at between 500million and 600million. But the Government s take has been rising steeply in line with tickets since the ons
Feb 27, 2014, 9:40 pm - myturn - Lottery News

UK Lottery looking for £5 million Lotto winnerNews Story
A city was bracing itself for a frenzy of back-of-the-sofa searching and sock drawer ransacking today after details were revealed of an unclaimed 5 million (US$8.2 million) lottery prize. National Lottery operator Camelot said the 4,908,817 Lotto jackpot from Saturday August 29 was won by a ticket bought in the Sheffield area, but no one has so far come forward to claim the prize. Now the search is on to trace the would-be millionaire. A spokeswoman for Camelot said the draw made was du
Sep 15, 2009, 7:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

'Mind reader' lottery stunt debunked by British paperReply
At the end of the day people there is no way the national lottery in the UK would allow DB to show people how to win, he did try to predict before and offered this suggestion to camelot which they didn't allow him to a while back, so why would they allow him to do this so called exciting prediction now? Camelot are not going to be that stupid to allow this guy to sink the UK lottery to the ground, as the UK lottery would be no more as there would be so many people that would be winning
Sep 13, 2009, 7:36 am - buttercake - Lottery News

UK Lottery jackpot winners jailedNews Story
Two UK lottery jackpot millionaires were jailed for different crimes when they appeared at the same court Thursday.A judge told Surinder Singh, a 53-year-old drug addict and dealer, that he was not all persuaded that the 2.1 million (US$4 million) the chip shop owner had won on the National Lottery would ensure he kept out of trouble in the future and jailed him for nine months.Less than two hours later, Melvyn Howlett, a 45-year-old businessman who won 1.2 million (US$2.3 million), was sent
May 2, 2005, 10:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK officials consider donating unclaimed lottery prizes to tsunami aidNews Story
Calls are growing for national lottery operator Camelot to donate the 16.3 million (US$30.9 million) worth of unclaimed winnings from last year to Asia's tsunami appeal. I think it's a wonderful opportunity for Camelot. I can't imagine how they could possibly say 'no,' said Labour MP Stephen Pound. If the money isn't claimed, let's put it where it can actually do some real good, he told BBC Radio on Tuesday. What on earth could be wrong with that? Camelot says 16.3 million (US$30.9 million)
Jan 4, 2005, 11:17 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner's life to be chronicled on BBCNews Story
A Redditch, Worcestershire (UK) man who scooped the jackpot on the National Lottery is set to have his life story re-told as part of a special documentary.Phil Kitchen's rags-to-riches tale will feature in a BBC programme focusing on the life of lottery winners since their windfall, as part of the game's 10th anniversary celebrations.Mr Kitchen won 1.8 million (US$3.3 million) in the Lottery in 1999, but rather than living the high-life, the win sent him spiralling into a lifestyle of neglect.M
Jul 30, 2004, 8:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

French Winner Takes First Euro Millions JackpotNews Story
Friday 13th proved lucky for one French ticketholder, as they scooped the 15 million euro ( 10 million or US$19 million) jackpot in the first Euro Millions lottery draw.There were no jackpot winners in Britain or Spain, but there was one ticketholder in the UK to scoop a six-figure sum yesterday, National Lottery organizer Camelot said.The lucky ticket won 112,550 by matching five main numbers.There are no Spanish winners in the top three tiers.The winning numbers were 16, 29, 32, 36, and 41, w
Feb 13, 2004, 9:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Euro Millions Launches TonightNews Story
The first draw of a new European multi-country lottery game which offers jackpots of up to 50m takes place tonight.Tickets for the Euro Millions game have been on sale in the UK, Spain and France for the first draw which takes place in Paris tonight.The jackpot is thought to be in the region of 10m, although organizers say this will grow as time goes on.Players choose five numbers from a list of one to 50, then two numbers from one to nine from a Lucky Star panel on the play slip.It will initi
Feb 13, 2004, 8:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK Lottery chiefs may double ticket pricesNews Story
The price of a National Lottery ticket could rise - and even double to 2 - under plans being considered by the operator Camelot, it emerged today.Lottery executives are concerned that they are missing out on huge profits because the cost of playing the main game Lotto has not risen with inflation.As sales of tickets for the game continue to fall, it is thought that a price rise could help to push the company's finances - and the money raised for good causes - back up.Chief executive Dianne Thom
Aug 5, 2003, 4:59 am - Todd - Lottery News