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Iowa Lottery officials say the attorney who claimed to have possession of the winning ticket in a $14.3 million jackpot has abandoned his claim.
Attorney Crawford Shaw abandoned the claim – which he confirmed was on behalf of a client in Belize – last Thursday, Iowa lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer told the Associated Press (AP).
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by Lana Galea February 1, 2012 (3 days ago)
Tags: Hot Lotto, Iowa Lottery, jackpot, lottery, lottery winner, lotto
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A lucky lottery ticket holder based in the UK has won nearly £41 million after Friday’s EuroMillions draw.
Operators of the UK National Lottery, Camelot, said the winner scooped the EuroMillions rollover jackpot of £40,627,241 in Friday night’s draw, but is yet to come forward to claim the prize.
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by Lana Galea January 23, 2012 (2 weeks ago)
Tags: Camelot, EuroMillions, jackpot, lottery winner, Lucky Star
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A Silicon Valley financial analyst revealed himself as the winner of a massive $208 million lottery jackpot prize on Friday at New York’s Long Island.
Daniel Bruckner, from San Jose in California, said he had to repeatedly check his winning ticket before realising he had won the jackpot.
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by Lana Galea January 14, 2012 (3 weeks ago)
Tags: Daniel Bruckner, jackpot, lottery, lottery winner, Mega Millions
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Iowa Lottery officials are trying to solve the intriguing mystery behind a year-old winning lottery ticket which was claimed less than two hours before deadline for a jackpot worth up to $14.3 million.
Two attorneys with Des Moines-based Davis Brown Law Firm turned up at Iowa Lottery headquarters at 2.10pm on Thursday, December 29 with the winning Hot Lotto ticket, just before the 4pm deadline.
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by Lana Galea January 10, 2012 (4 weeks ago)
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The winners of a record £161 million EuroMillions jackpot, Colin and Chris Weir, have splashed out on a fleet of cars for their friends.
One friend was treated to a £80,000 Mercedes after being told by the winners to choose any car he wanted, the Daily Record reported.
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by Lana Galea November 21, 2011
Tags: Bugatti Veyron, Chris Weir, Colin Weir, EuroMillions, jackpot, lottery, lottery winners, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Suzuki, world's most expensive cars
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UK National Lottery operator Camelot has paid out record amounts of money to prize winners and good causes, with its draws and scratchcards becoming increasingly popular.
Camelot, which runs games including Lotto and National Lottery scratchcards, said winnings hit £1.7 billion in the six months leading up to September 24, up £300 million on the previous year, The Press Association reported.
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by Lana Galea November 20, 2011
Tags: Camelot, EuroMillions, jackpot, lottery, lottery winners, lotto, national lottery, scratchcard, scratchcards
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The Scottish couple who won Europe’s largest-ever jackpot prize, a cool £161 million on the EuroMillions lottery, are to fund a campaign for Scottish independence.
Colin and Chris Weir have reportedly pledged a ‘seven-figure donation’ to the campaign.
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by Lana Galea November 8, 2011
Tags: Chris Weir, Colin Weir, EuroMillions, jackpot, lottery winners, SNP
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A Powerball jackpot prize in the U.S. has snowballed to a massive $245 million.
The chances of winning the Powerball jackpot are just over one in 195 million, but that hasn’t stopped people who have never even played from buying tickets for the draw.
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by Lana Galea November 4, 2011
Tags: $245m jackpot, jackpot, lottery, Powerball