Time for more lottery news stories from around the world with everything from a snow storm leading to a big win, forgetting about buying tickets, some amazing travel plans and a dream from years ago leading to lottery success.
Sally-Ann Hanitzsch worked long hours in the lead up to last Christmas. Little did the Cambridgeshire resident know that she had won a fantastic £838,125.50 prize in the December 2 EuroMillions draw as she rarely checks her tickets.
Marie McCarthy from New Waterford in Nova Scotia, Canada, received a Lotto Max ticket from her grandson for her 83rd birthday. Amazingly, it went on to win a $31 million jackpot in the draw held later that day.
For a whole week a grandfather from Swan Valley in Perth, Western Australia, kept his Australian Powerball ticket in his pocket not having a clue that it had won an amazing $40 million in the March 2 draw.
Last November saw Edwin Castro from California win a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. It’s now been revealed he’s on his way to Hollywood Hills after purchasing a $25 million mansion, something he could only previously have dreamt about.
Here’s another collection of lottery stories that broke this week. There’s the death of Mystic Meg, a player who can now afford the SUV of his dreams and does the length of your hair help you win a big prize?
A jumbo jet helped Becky Bell from Auburn in Washington, win a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot. The jackpot was estimated to be $747 million and the Boeing employee just couldn’t resist buying another ticket for the February 6 draw.
A ticket sold in Belgium won the €144.96 million (£129.3 million) EuroMillions jackpot on Tuesday. It’s the largest jackpot win of the year and the third highest for Belgium. The winner has yet to come forward.
For a whole week, a couple from Lansing in Michigan, USA, had no idea they’d won a $1 million Powerball prize. Ana Elizalde bought a ticket for the February 6 draw and her husband put it in his coat pocket.
Friday’s EuroMillions Superdraw ended in a rollover. That means a massive €143 million (£127 million) jackpot tomorrow night. A recent survey has revealed how players would spend a big lottery prize with making charitable donations high on the list.
Once a big lottery win comes along the days of having a low-budget holiday are over. You can afford to go on a luxurious holiday that you’ve only previously dreamt of and take your friends with you too.
Will you become a multi-millionaire on Friday March 3rd? That’s when the EuroMillions Superdraw is being held with an enhanced jackpot of €130 million (£111 million), could it be a ticket purchased from Lottery24 that wins the top prize?
