Gaming Success Stories
A group of employees at a California district school has struck luck twice – winning a lottery prize worth over a quarter of a million dollars after winning a $12 million lottery prize just last year.
State lottery officials announced on Friday that the same Montebello Unified School District employees who won $12 million last February have won a Mega Millions prize worth $262,743.
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by Lana Galea January 8, 2012 (4 weeks ago)
Tags: lottery prize, lottery winners, Mega Millions
Gaming Success Stories
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
Gaming Success Stories
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
Gaming Success Stories
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
Gaming Success Stories
Europe’s biggest-ever lottery jackpot winners Colin and Chris Weir have given their old house to a teen mum who lives next door to the couple.
The winners of the record £161 million EuroMillions jackpot prize will be giving Chelsea McGhie, 19, and her seven-month-old daughter the keys to their £220,000 detached house in Largs, Ayrshire in Scotland, according to the Daily Record.
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by Lana Galea November 2, 2011
Tags: Chris Weir, Colin Weir, EuroMillions, jackpot, lottery, lottery winners
Gaming Success Stories
The mystery surrounding the identity of the winner of a massive £101m EuroMillions jackpot - the third-largest lottery jackpot in UK history – has been solved.
Dave Dawes, 47, a factory supervisor, and his fiancé Angela, 43, a charity volunteer, have been revealed as the winners of last Friday’s £101m EuroMillions lottery jackpot.
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by Lana Galea October 12, 2011
Tags: Angela Dawes, Dave Dawes, EuroMillions, jackpot, lottery winners, £101m
Gaming Success Stories
On Friday, it was revealed a couple from the small community of Paradise Hill in Saskatchewan, Canada, won a recent lottery draw for a massive prize of $40 million.
According to the local lottery agency, the win was valued at an incredible $40,000,020.
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by Lana Galea September 1, 2011
Tags: lottery, lottery winners, Paradise Hill