Responsible Gambling
A EuroMillions lottery draw on Friday night is set to create a world record breaking 100 millionaires in the UK, with an estimated jackpot of £105 million.
Lottery ticket sales are expected to soar to around three million per hour on the day of the draw, and the lottery’s organisers have cautioned players to get in early for their chance to become a millionaire overnight, according to the UK Press Association.
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by Lana Galea July 26, 2012
Tags: 2012 Olympics, 2012 Paralympics, Camelot, EuroMillions, EuroMillions lottery, EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle, EuroMillions winners, London 2012, London 2012 Olympics, lottery, lottery jackpot, lottery ticket, UK National Lottery
Gaming Success Stories
Workers at a Quaker Oats factory in Iowa claimed the largest lottery prize in the US state’s history on Wednesday – a massive $241 million.
The winners celebrated their win by travelling into town on a chartered bus, smiling for the media and attending a news conference – before requesting to remain anonymous.
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by Lana Galea June 22, 2012
Tags: Iowa, Iowa Lottery, lottery, lottery winners, Powerball, Quaker, Quaker Oats
Gaming Success Stories
The winners of a record £161 million EuroMillions jackpot, Colin and Chris Weir, have splashed out on four homes for their friends and made a £750k donation to their local football club.
The three and four-bedroom homes are not far from the couple’s previous house in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, according to the Daily Record.
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by Lana Galea June 6, 2012
Tags: Chris Weir, Colin Weir, EuroMillions, jackpot, Largs, Largs Thistle, lottery, lottery winners
Gaming Success Stories
A survey by UK National Lottery operator Camelot has found lottery winners typically spend their money on hot tubs, walk-in wardrobes and pet dogs.
According to the survey, approximately half of all lottery winners move house within three months of a big win.
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by Lana Galea May 22, 2012
Tags: Camelot, lottery, lottery winners, UK National Lottery
Gaming Success Stories
A US woman did the unimaginable and matched all the winning numbers on two separate lottery tickets she bought on the same day, winning $1 million on each ticket.
Virginia Fike, 44, of Clarke County, Virginia, purchased two Powerball tickets on April 7, with each ticket winning her $1 million in prize money.
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by Lana Galea April 23, 2012
Tags: lottery, lottery winners, MegaMillions, Powerball, Virginia Fike