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Over €85 million in unclaimed Ireland Lottery prizes over the past five yearsNews Story
Lotto game currently on six-month winless streak By Kate Northrop Over the last five years, Ireland's National Lottery has had over 85 million (US$95.8 million) in unclaimed prizes returned to its wallet. Whether lottery winners lose their winning ticket, forget to claim their winnings, or were unaware of the win in the first place, those numbers sure do add up. Each year, from 2016 through 2020, the Lottery saw at least 16.1 million (US$18.1 million) returned back to its bank
Nov 29, 2021, 12:55 pm - Lottery News

Lottery scammers sentenced to prison after netting $700,000 from victimsNews Story
Over half a million dollars later, fraudsters are finally caught By Kate Northrop Two lottery scammers who defrauded elderly victims of $700,000 will be spending time behind bars in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus announced. Jason Wedderburn, 41, and Kayan Kitson, 38, were each sentenced to two to three years in federal prison along with 3 years of federal supervised release after netting over half a million dollars from senior citizens in several sta
Nov 22, 2021, 1:32 pm - Lottery News

£2.4 million UK lottery winner opens up 17 years after winNews Story
Lucky player offers a glimpse into his normal life By Kate Northrop More often then not, it's the unfortunate lottery winners we hear about years after the big win, but one UK winner opened up about how he maintained both his wealth and normalcy after winning 2.4 million (US$3.3 million) 17 years ago. Ben Woods of Rock Ferry did what any person might do after winning the lottery travel abroad and go on vacation. While most advertised stories chronicle the downfall of unlucky lottery win
Aug 17, 2021, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

Lottery scammer stole nearly $1 million from one elderly womanNews Story
Crook is sentenced to nine years in federal prison By Kate Northrop On Wednesday, a scammer who stole almost $1 million from one single victim in a lottery scheme was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison. Leonard Luton, a Jamaican national living in Brooklyn, New York, scammed an elderly woman from Estes Park, Colorado of more than $970,000, according to prosecutors. Court documents show that Luton and another Jamaican national worked together in a scam to convince the woman tha
Aug 10, 2021, 5:37 pm - Lottery News

How the UK Lottery helped Great Britain win 100 Olympic gold medalsNews Story
By Kate Northrop Great Britain has officially secured its 100th gold medal in the Olympics, part of which can be attributed to support from the UK National Lottery. Since 1996, funding from the National Lottery has helped athletes from Team Great Britain take home over 100 gold medals at the Olympics, but what does that funding specifically entail? On Monday, Adam Peaty took Great Britain's 100th gold medal after defending his 100m breaststroke title in Tokyo. Within mere hours, Tom Dal
Aug 4, 2021, 11:17 am - Lottery News

Powerball ticket price to increase to $3 in IdahoNews Story
Every Powerball ticket sold in state will include Power Play option; begins in August By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery announced on Wednesday that it will be raising the Powerball ticket price to $3 per play beginning this August, by mandating that every ticket sold will include the Power Play multiplier option. Next month, Powerball fans in Idaho will have to shell out more cash to play the multi-state Powerball game, but there is a catch. Powerball is the most popular lottery g
Jul 26, 2021, 10:18 am - Lottery News

UK woman who lost eye to cancer wins £100,000 in lotteryNews Story
How lucky elephants got this winner through difficult times By Kate Northrop A pharmacy assistant won a hefty 100,000 scratch-off prize mere days after getting the all-clear from a melanoma that developed in her eye during lockdown. Good karma could not have had better timing for Louise Tate, 42, of Sunderland. Just days after receiving word that she officially beat the cancer that took her left eye, she discovered she won 100,000 on a National Lottery scratch-off game. During the pa
Jul 6, 2021, 12:01 pm - Lottery News

UK mom shocked by £1 million EuroMillions win went into labor four weeks earlyNews Story
Couple recalls how life quickly changed after big lottery win By Kate Northrop A mother from the United Kingdom was so thrilled by her 1 million (US$1.4 million) EuroMillions lottery win that she went into labor four weeks early. In February 2019, Natalie Metcalf, 39, and her partner Andy Symes, 43, had found out that their winning code in the EuroMillions game UK Millionaire Maker was drawn. Just as soon as they were about to celebrate, however, baby Poppy had other plans. Metcalf a
Jun 24, 2021, 10:36 am - Lottery News

Local retailers worry about future of UK National Lottery in storesNews Story
Convenience stores worry about the Lottery moving closer to digital sales channels By Kate Northrop Lottery retailers in the United Kingdom are expressing concerns about the future of the lottery in brick-and-mortar stores now that the contract for operating the lottery is up for grabs. Camelot Group has run the National Lottery for nearly three decades. Now that the contract is up for renewal, local retailers worry that a new operator would mainly prioritize online sales and push out s
Jun 7, 2021, 11:44 am - Lottery News

UK man crashes prize car a day after winning it in a lotteryNews Story
The brand new car was totaled in 24 hours By Kate Northrop Call it a stroke of bad luck or plain recklessness, a South Wales man totaled his brand-new car just one day after winning it in a lottery. Adam Griffiths was the lucky winner of a bright Palma Red 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX FQ-320 in a drawing conducted by Dream Car Giveaways on Apr. 26, 2021, but his luck didn't last very long. After crashing it and damaging it beyond repair, the prize he possessed briefly is no more.
May 4, 2021, 5:03 pm - Lottery News