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UK Lottery announces 'Millionaire Map'... but doesn't reveal the mapNews Story
Where's the map? By Todd Northrop In a confounding twist of logic and reason, the UK National Lottery announced the creation of a 'Millionaire Map' that plots the number of winners in each region, but did not publish the map. According to the UK Press Association (UKPA), the so-called 'Millionaire Map' plots the locations for all 2,715 millionaires created by the lottery since 1994. The North East of England and Wales are the two top locations. The UK National Lottery or its operator
Sep 12, 2011, 11:51 am - Lottery News

$107 million lottery winner turns out to be son of Marriott presidentNews Story
By Todd Northrop When Lottery Post reported in August about 25-year-old Brian McCarthy claiming a $107 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, little was known publicly about the new multi-millionaire. (See Virginia man claims $107M Mega Millions jackpot, Lottery Post, Aug. 16, 2011.) Now it can be revealed that the lucky young lottery player is actually the son of the Marriott hotels president, Robert McCarthy, a millionaire in his own right, earning an annual salary of around $1.2 mill
Sep 10, 2011, 9:45 am - Lottery News

Irish NY lottery winner's estranged husband wants halfNews Story
Patricia Daly, an Ireland native from Tullamore, Co. Offaly, struck gold with a Quick Pick in the New York State Lottery in January but now faces a battle to hold onto her winnings, with her estranged husband launching a legal bid for what he claims is his rightful share. (See Long Island waitress wins $21.5M Lotto jackpot, Lottery Post, Jan. 28, 2011.) Daly, 40, is a single mother of three who emigrated to New York in 1995. She was one of eight players who won a combined $32.5 million, cl
Sep 7, 2011, 4:30 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man claims $107M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Includes video report A 25-year old McLean, Virginia, man won the third-largest lottery jackpot in Virginia state history and his use of Facebook is partly the reason for his riches. Brian McCarthy won $107 million in the Mega Millions lottery after buying a ticket in a Giant grocery store in Herndon. McCarthy says he checked his ticket after reading an article posted on a local radio station's Facebook page that posted the winning numbers. After checking the article, McCarthy phoned
Aug 16, 2011, 12:41 am - Lottery News

Britain's record lottery winners go publicNews Story
Includes video report A Scottish couple out of work due to ill health are Europe's biggest ever lottery winners, scooping 161.5 million ( 184 million, or US$260.5 million) in the EuroMillions multi-country lottery game. Colin Weir, 64, and his wife Chris, 55, who have been married for 30 years and live in the seaside town of Largs near Glasgow, claimed the prize after Tuesday's draw which followed a series of rollovers. The prize catapaulted them into 430th place in this year's Sunday T
Jul 15, 2011, 8:40 pm - Lottery News

Lottery ticket frenzy as Euro Millions reaches record highNews Story
By Todd Northrop Europe's multi-country Euro Millions lottery game emerged from Tuesday night's drawing without a grand prize winner, setting the stage for a mammoth record jackpot Friday: an estimated 185 Million (US$264.9 Million, or 166 million). And Euro Millions jackpots are paid as cash not advertised annuity jackpots like the big American multi-state games. If a single ticket wins the top prize, it will create the biggest winner in Europe ever. To win a Euro Millions jackpot,
Jul 6, 2011, 11:13 am - Lottery News

Spain to privatize lotteryNews Story
The Spanish government is close to selecting three advisers to help it sell shares in national lottery Sociedad Estatal de Loter as y Apuestas del Estado SA that could raise as much as $10.62 billion. The choice of strategic, financial and legal advisers could be announced as soon as Tuesday, Aurelio Mart nez, chairman of Loter as y Apuestas del Estado, said in an interview. The mandates are considered prestigious for consulting firms, investment banks and law firms, even if the fees involved
May 24, 2011, 7:03 am - Lottery News

Store wins lottery prize on mistake ticketNews Story
Will 'give away' prize Tesco Ireland, the Irish arm of supermarket group Tesco, is to give away a 500,000 (US$713,000) Euro Millions prize it won by accident on April Fool's Day. The retail giant is understood to have won the huge prize inadvertently last week. A customer had asked for a 4 quick-pick ticket but was issued with a 9 ticket by mistake. The customer was then issued a new ticket, while the 9 ticket was locked inside the cashier's register. However, the following morning t
Apr 7, 2011, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Long Island waitress wins $21.5M Lotto jackpotNews Story
Luck was on the menu. A struggling Long Island waitress and single mother of three young boys who hails from Ireland scored a $21.5 million Lotto jackpot, New York Lottery officials announced yesterday. After opting for a lump-sum payout of nearly $12 million, Patricia Eisel, 40, will take home a cool $8 million after taxes to fill her barren bank account. The beaming immigrant, who barely made ends meet toiling at The Saloon in Long Beach for the past nine years, said her worrisome sta
Jan 28, 2011, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Ireland Lottery draws two €1 million raffle winnersNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Ireland Lottery conducted its annual Christmas raffle drawing Friday, awarding two grand prizes of 1 million (US$1.3 million) and many smaller cash prizes. A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Ireland Lottery Results page. Christmas Raffle tickets went on sale Oct. 18. Only 450,000 of the 20 tickets were made available for sale. The final draw took place this evening (Dec. 31), but for those who purchased their tickets
Dec 31, 2010, 10:16 pm - Lottery News