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Hunt for Small Change Leads Man to Millionairedom

An Irish man from Dublin has scooped a lottery win worth €1,000,000 after a hunt for small change led to him buying a ticket. The lucky lottery player who wishes to remain anonymous only bought a...

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Australian Player Scoops $1,300,000 from Lost Ticket

The number of unclaimed lottery prizes around the world confirm that it’s quite common to buy a lottery ticket then lose it or forget about it, and a lot of cash is lost this way as winners miss out on...

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Irish Lottery Players Urged to Check Tickets

Two tickets shared the massive Irish Lotto rollover jackpot on Saturday night, sharing a top prize of more than €12,000,000. However, as yet neither winner has come forward and Irish Lotto officials...

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$1,000,000 Powerball Winner Says She’s Already Blessed

The winner of a recent $1,000,000 Powerball prize says she plans to help others, but won’t be changing her own life much with the win as she’s already blessed. Melinda Rother from Grand Island,...

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Australian Lottery Player Wins Twice in Three Days

Did you win the lottery this week? Even if you only had a small win you might be feeling pretty lucky but not as lucky as the lucky Australian lottery player who has won the lottery twice in three...

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Lottery Winner’s Son Sued Father for More Cash

A man who was given more than £1,600,000 by his father after a big EuroMillions win has had a claim for more cash thrown out by a judge. Dave and Angie Dawes won £101,000,000 on the EuroMillions...

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Struggling Young Mother Scoops $40,000,000 Oz Lotto Prize

A young mother from Queensland is about to find life a lot easier after scooping an Oz Lotto jackpot worth a staggering $40,000,000! Right now the unnamed lady is in a spin, coming to terms with being...

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Dundee Mum Carries £1,000,000 Ticket Around for Weeks

How many times have you bought an extra lottery ticket for a big draw, thrown it in your handbag and forgot about it? One lucky Dundee mum has just checked such a ticket to find it’s a £1,000,000...

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Sydney Man Attempts to Sue over 1997 Lottery Prize

David Renshaw from Syndey has attempted to sue NSW Lotteries over a twenty year old lottery prize. Renshaw claims he bought the winning ticket for the $3,300,000 jackpot and that he checked it at a...

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Lotto Winner Imprisoned After Claiming Pension Credits

Patrick Ronan became one of the lucky ones when he scooped a Lotto win worth £1,900,000, but despite the bulging bank account the pensioner continued to claim pension credits, to the tune of almost...

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Married Lottery Winner Used “Google Me” Chat up Line

A married lottery winner is the latest victim of what the media call ‘the EuroMillions curse’ after splitting with his wife. Gareth Bull and his wife Catherine won £41,000,000 on the EuroMillions back...

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£1,000,000 Lottery Prize Expires This Week

A EuroMillions prize worth £1,000,000 will expire this week and go to the Good Causes fund if the winner cannot be found. The player has until close of day on 25th June to claim the prize, outstanding...

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British Winner of EuroMillions Event Jackpot

It’s been an exciting few weeks for EuroMillions players, after weeks of chasing an ever-growing EuroMillion rollover, organisers announced an event draw making Friday’s EuroMillions worth a guaranteed...

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Worker Buys Lotto Ticket, Wins Retirement Fund

Patricia Dioguardi is just a year from retirement at her job with Wegmans having worked for the firm for the last 27 years. Last week her horoscope said she would win something big so she treated...

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Californian Teen Wins Lottery Twice in One Week

Lottery wins, like lightning rarely strike twice but for one lucky Californian teenager, lady luck is sending firebolts. Nineteen year old Rosa Dominguez has become a double winner on the California...

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NZ Powerball Lotto Glitch Leaves Players Angry

Lottery machines around the world are generally fine tuned to perfection and we rarely hear of problems or issues. The bigger the lottery the higher the regulation and checks, so it’s surprising to...

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EuroMillions Winners Held by Masked Robbers

A UK lottery winner has been through a terrifying experience after masked robbers broke into his home. EuroMillions winner Neil Trotter and his partner Nicky Ottaway have spoken of their horror after...

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Lottery Winner Diagnosed with “Case of Euphoria” After Collapse

The latest New Zealand lottery millionaire got more than he bargained for after winning the lottery, when the shock of the win made him quite ill. Lou Te Keeti was rushed to hospital last month when he...

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Canadian Man Scoops Second Big Lotto Prize

A lucky Canadian lottery player from Quebec has scooped a big lottery prize, and while that isn’t news in itself, the fact that he won previously, nine years ago makes this a lightning strikes twice...

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Man Goes on Vacation, Brings Back $1 Million Souvenir

We all like to bring a little something back when we’ve been on vacation and for one lucky holiday maker that was much more than he bargained for as the Virginia Lottery announced that a vacationer has...

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