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15 coworkers win $30 million Western Australia Powerball jackpot after member forgets to buy ticketsNews Story
A mistake is just a happy accident By Kate Northrop A group of 15 coworkers claimed a $30 million (US$19.75 million) Western Australia Powerball jackpot after the group representative forgot to buy a lottery ticket for the correct drawing. A slip-up led to an unexpected $30 million Powerball win after the group member in charge of buying tickets for a 15-person lottery pool missed a drawing for another game. The anonymous group representative, who claimed the prize on behalf of h
Nov 4, 2024, 5:19 pm - Lottery News

Canadian man will never work again after winning $66 million Lotto 6/49 jackpotNews Story
Winner splurges on new cars, eyes up new home, and tells boss to kick rocks Includes video report By Kate Northrop A Canadian man declared that he will never work again after scooping a $66 million (US$48.4 million) Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot, the largest Lotto 6/49 prize ever won in Western Canada. Upon claiming his record-breaking $66 million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot, one Canadian lottery player has announced that he is retiring for good and looks forward to enjoying life
Jul 10, 2024, 8:07 am - Lottery News

Canadian man's $70 million Lotto Max win is "bittersweet" after wife's passingNews Story
Winner wants to dedicate winnings in a special way By Kate Northrop It was a bittersweet moment when one Canadian lottery player found out he won a $70 million (US$51.6 million) Lotto Max jackpot, which he is using to honor his late wife. Brian Hoover was experiencing a wide range of emotions when he won a $70 million Lotto Max jackpot. While many players see the lottery as a fun hobby, a weekly routine, or a quick form of entertainment, for Hoover, playing the lottery was more than
Mar 20, 2024, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Canadian man rediscovers forgotten lottery ticket and wins $20 millionNews Story
Winning ticket sat in his wallet for over a month By Kate Northrop A Canadian man was already celebrating a momentous occasion when he rediscovered a forgotten Lotto Max lottery ticket in his wallet worth $20 million (US$16.15 million). Jerry Knot, of Wasagamack, was in good spirits at his daughter's wedding in Winnipeg, but there was plenty more to celebrate when he learned that the disregarded lottery ticket in his pocket was a $20 million winner. Back in August, Knott bought a Lot
Nov 1, 2021, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Canadian family claims $60 million Lotto Max jackpotNews Story
It's the country's largest payout from a ticket bought online By Kate Northrop A man from Winnipeg, Canada could barely comprehend the lifechanging notion that he was the sole winner of the $60 million (US$46.77 million) Lotto Max jackpot from the Jan. 22 drawing and initially shook off the idea. John Chua's wife, Jhoana, woke him up early in the morning the next day to tell him that someone from their town had won the record jackpot, but his first reaction to hearing the news was disap
Feb 4, 2021, 1:34 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts Lottery to move one of its claim centersNews Story
New location will begin operations next week By Kate Northrop The Massachusetts Lottery announced on Monday that they will be moving one of their prize claim centers to a different location. Starting next Monday, Nov. 9, the Western Mass lottery office will begin operations at its new address at 383 Memorial Avenue, Century Plaza in Springfield. The current location at 20 Fort Street in Springfield will have its final day of operation on Friday, Nov. 6. The prize claim office, which
Nov 4, 2020, 1:20 pm - Lottery News

Canadian player splits jackpot with himself after buying two identical lottery ticketsNews Story
An unintentional purchase turned out to be a happy accident By Kate Northrop A player from Alberta, Canada, accidentally purchased two Lotto 6/49 tickets that had the same exact numbers, but he's not sweating the trivial amount he spent on that extra ticket. Instead, he won the entire $5 million (US$3.8 million) jackpot, split into an identical pair of $2.5 million (US$1.9 million) jackpots. Andrew Burke of Calmar mistakenly bought two matching lottery tickets for the Wed., Sept. 16 Lot
Oct 21, 2020, 6:08 pm - Lottery News

Canadian grandmother wins $55 million Lotto Max jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot ever claimed in Northwest Territories By Kate Northrop A grandmother in Canada's Northwest Territories was stunned by her $55 million (US$40 million) Lotto Max win, but managed to make all the right moves in claiming her prize. On May 1st, Laura Tutcho had purchased her lottery tickets, but she was not watching for her numbers to come up. It wasn't until her granddaughter alerted her that someone from Yellowknife had won the lottery when she decided to hop on the
Jun 11, 2020, 6:19 pm - Lottery News

Australian family's lottery numbers pay off after 20 yearsNews Story
An Australian family who collected a nearly $610,000 (US$383,000) lottery jackpot said they have been using the same numbers for nearly 20 years. The family, from Peel, Western Australia, told Lotterywest officials the ticket they purchased for the April 11 Saturday Lotto drawing at The Lucky Charm Pinjarra bore the same numbers they have been using to play the lottery for two decades. Their ticket, consisting of family birthday numbers, is now worth more than $610,000. We've used thes
Apr 21, 2020, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Canada's Lotto Max jackpot sets game recordNews Story
New rules lift jackpot cap to $70 million By Todd Northrop In the first days of the new year, records are already being broken in Lotto Max, one of Canada's nationwide lottery games. Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot is a record-breaking $70 million, the biggest jackpot offered in Canadian history. The record-breaking amount comes after changes to the lottery in May allowed for the lottery winnings to surpass $60 million. Since the changes, jackpots of $65 million have been offered on t
Jan 6, 2020, 1:33 pm - Lottery News