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Airline launches its own lottery to encourage travelers to take the middle seatNews Story
Buy a middle seat for a chance to win big By Kate Northrop An airline is hoping to encourage passengers to grab the less-than-desirable middle seat when booking a flight by holding a lottery that offers a six-figure cash prize. The middle seat on an aircraft is everyone's last choice it doesn't offer the same breathtaking views that a window seat offers, nor does it allow for a swift exit should you need to get up from your seat. A social media poll conducted by Virgin Australia
Nov 2, 2022, 1:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

VIDEO: Your state might not allow anonymous prize claims... or does it?Reply
In Australia, in all states, lottery winners have the right to remain anonymous. Plus, all prize money is totally tax free.
Oct 3, 2022, 4:51 am - dannyct - Lottery News

UK National Lottery sees sales dip due to growing economic uncertaintyReply
That's a good question. I thought that was a done deal as of August 2021 but I don't recall hearing anything else about it. If you remember there were some lawmakers in Idaho threatening to pull out of the Powerball group of states because the UK and Australia were being added. For some weird reason they apparently thought China was being added also, even thou no one had mentioned China. After some push back from voters, in Feb. 2022 Idaho reconsidered and decided to remain a Powerball state. So
Jul 12, 2022, 1:25 am - Mata Garbo - Lottery News

Canadian woman too shocked to tell mother about $60 million Lotto Max jackpotReply
Do Canadian lottery winners have to right to remain anonymous? In Australia, lottery winners have the right to remain anonymous and the vast majority do so. Whenever there is a large jackpot win, general details of the winner are released, but the identity of winner is very very seldom published.
Jan 26, 2023, 6:32 am - dannyct - Lottery News

Winners of $63M Australian Powerball jackpot resolve court battle with man who claimed shareReply
I never participate in lottery pools because of potential problems like this. In Western Australia, the State Lottery, Lotterywest, is owned and run by the State Government. The other Australian States have sold off their lotteries. Lotterywest also has an excellent App, where people can participate in lottery draws. It is much more convenient than paper tickets.
Sep 10, 2022, 4:22 pm - dannyct - Lottery News

Australian woman shocked into silence after discovering she hit $30 million Oz Lotto jackpotReply
In Western Australia, the State Lottery has a fantastic App, where players can store their favorite numbers and and purchase tickets on the App. It is very convenient and it is hard to go back to paper tickets again.
Jul 14, 2022, 12:52 am - dannyct - Lottery News

Winners of $63M Australian Powerball jackpot resolve court battle with man who claimed shareNews Story
Owners of lottery pool and retailer that sold winning ticket close up shop and move into $3.2 million mansion By Kate Northrop A legal battle between a man who claimed he was owed a share of a $63 million Australian Powerball jackpot and the organizers of the group that won it has been quietly resolved. Tania and Kevin Parkes, the owners of the retailer that sold a winning ticket for a $126 million (US$91.3 million) Powerball jackpot in February and the organizers of the lottery grou
Sep 9, 2022, 7:19 pm - Todd - Lottery News

UK couple battle over £1 million lottery prizeReply
That's why many of the first European women to set foot on this land were prostitutes released from prisons in England and Australia. They were sent here with the hopes that they would stop prostituting, find husbands, and learn to be decent women, but many of them quickly saw that prostitution was more profitable than marriage and that people without morals would call them civilized .
Feb 23, 2024, 6:01 pm - Lotterologist - Lottery News

$36 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida goes unclaimedReply
With a medical emergency, checking lottery tickets takes low priority. There was a large number of excess deaths in 2023 in the US, so that increases the odds that the lost prize was due to medical issues. A high number of excess deaths in 2023 also occurred in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the UK , and other countries.
Feb 20, 2024, 8:43 pm - Wavepack - Lottery News

Airline launches its own lottery to encourage travelers to take the middle seatReply
A social media poll conducted by Virgin Australia found that only 0.6% of over 7,500 voters prefer the middle seat. Something's not right in the head with at least 45 people.
Nov 2, 2022, 6:42 pm - cottoneyedjoe - Lottery News