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US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKNews Story
United Kingdom lottery players will soon participate for massive billion-dollar jackpots By Kate Northrop The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the UK National Lottery have jointly announced that the US-based Powerball multi-state lottery game will be expanding to the UK. It's official: Powerball is growing beyond North America into the United Kingdom, where lottery players overseas will soon have the opportunity to play for the billion-dollar jackpots that only US lottery p
Apr 14, 2026, 6:31 pm - Lottery News

Family claims biggest EuroMillions jackpot in Irish history at €250 millionNews Story
Family insists the win won't change them but a Rolex would be nice By Kate Northrop An Irish family jointly claimed a record 250 million (US$294.3 million) EuroMillions jackpot this month, the largest EuroMillions jackpot in Ireland's history, and are promising not to let the win change who they are. Aside from taking a vacation, eating every type of food to their heart's desire, and shopping for a Rolex, one Irish family emphasized that they would remain the same even after claiming
Jul 25, 2025, 11:06 am - Lottery News

Thousands of Norway lottery players mistakenly told they won millionsNews Story
Lottery operator CEO steps down after massive blunder By Kate Northrop Thousands of Norwegians were told last week that they had won lifechanging amounts of money in the lottery, only to have those hopes dashed away when it turned out to be a massive technical error. 47,000 Norway lottery players were sent on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when they received a notification that they had won millions, when in actuality the amounts were far less. On Friday, Norway's state-owned l
Jul 3, 2025, 8:12 am - Lottery News

£1 million EuroMillions lottery winner delivering babies as a midwife one decade laterNews Story
Millionaire Midwife had no plans to give up on her passion By Kate Northrop A midwife who won a 1 million (US$1.29 million) EuroMillions lottery prize in 2014 never gave up her passion for her role in helping new parents and is still delivering babies a decade after the win. Ruth Breen had no plans to quit her job after winning 1 million in the lottery and has helped thousands of new mothers and fathers as they entered parenthood for the first time. Giving up my role as a midwife
Jul 13, 2024, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Cancer survivor discovers £100,000 EuroMillions lottery prize was actually worth £1 millionNews Story
Winner recalls suspenseful phone call with National Lottery in which he questioned the prize By Kate Northrop A lottery winner from the United Kingdom mistook his 1 million EuroMillions Millionaire Maker prize for a lesser prize of 100,000 and recalled the most suspenseful phone call of his life. Dave Williams, 58, recalled the moment the National Lottery put him on hold to verify what he thought was a 100,000 EuroMillions win, only for them to return and inform him he was wrong abou
Jun 9, 2024, 2:54 pm - Lottery News

Scotland's £148M EuroMillions lottery winner no longer speaking to family after giving them £20MNews Story
Lottery winner revealed severed relationship with family despite frequent generosity By Kate Northrop The Scottish winner of a 148 million (US$187 million) EuroMillions lottery jackpot has revealed that she is no longer speaking to her family despite giving them 20 million (US$25.3 million). A major Scottish lottery winner of a 148 million EuroMillions jackpot has cut ties with her family after they reportedly tried to take advantage of her generosity. In 2012, Gillian and Adrian
Nov 28, 2023, 10:03 am - Lottery News

UK Lottery pool member wins share of £1 million prize the day he retiredNews Story
Happy Retirement! By Kate Northrop A member of an 11-person lottery group won a share of a 1 million (US$ 1,263,025) EuroMillions prize the day he retired. A lottery win came at the right time for one Scottish lottery player who found out he was splitting a 1 million EuroMillions prize with his lottery pool on the same day he retired. Robert Pert, of Montrose in Angus, Scotland, is part of a lottery syndicate made up of 11 employees at GPG Montrose Garage, including mechanics, te
May 8, 2023, 1:24 pm - Lottery News

Winner of £105 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot misses his jobNews Story
Generous lottery winner remembers humble life before the big win By Kate Northrop A lottery winner who scooped up a whopping 105 million (US$127.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot in 2019 is missing the workplace banter of his old job. Following his lottery win of over a hundred million pounds, a West Sussex man found fulfillment in using the prize to give back to multiple charitable organizations, groups, and family members. Now, he's longing for a piece of the life he once had. Wh
May 1, 2023, 3:12 pm - Lottery News

Scottish £161 million EuroMillions lottery winner spent $50 million in eight years before deathNews Story
Jackpot winner spent over $130,000 per week By Kate Northrop A Scottish lottery winner of a 161 million (US$249.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot spent hefty a chunk of his fortune within eight years on luxuries and charitable acts before he died. Colin Weir was Scotland's biggest lottery winner and had the purchase history to prove it. Over the course of eight years prior to his death, he burned through $50 million and left a legacy in his wake. In 2011, Weir and his wife, Christi
Mar 28, 2023, 4:50 pm - Lottery News

Winner of £105 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot keeps promise three years laterNews Story
Builder who won millions is a model lottery winner By Kate Northrop A lottery winner who scooped up a whopping 105 million (US$127.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot in 2019 has kept a humble promise three years after the big win. A West Sussex man has made good on his word over three years after winning over a hundred million pounds in the lottery, never losing sight of his generous goals. When Steve Thomson, 45, won the massive jackpot in 2019 , his immediate focus was not on what
Mar 18, 2023, 7:00 am - Lottery News