More  Amazing Global Lottery News

More  Amazing Global Lottery News

More  Amazing Global Lottery News

Here’s more lottery news from around the globe. Themes this week include forgetfulness, bad weather and a strange way to choose your numbers.

It’s Snow Joke

Do you buy lottery tickets and then forget about it? Canadian Jerry Carpenter did just that and didn’t know his Lotto 6/49 ticket had won him $2.5 million.

The 51-year-old engineer has a snow storm to thank for his win. On his way back from a family trip to Punta Cana they found themselves stuck in Toronto. To “kill some time” he bought some lottery tickets and one won a share of the December 28, 2022 jackpot.

Not that he knew that until the end of January. He was searching for his daughter’s passport when finding the unchecked tickets. Then he discovered their amazing win.

They’ve just received their winner’s cheque and plan to go on more journeys.  That will include a train journey around Europe. He can also fulfill his dream of owning a sailboat.

Enjoyable housework

It seems forgetting buying lottery tickets is becoming very common. Pamela Willard from Iowa is celebrating winning $50,000 from a Crazy Hot Cash ticket. Then she forgot about the purchase and only found it when cleaning her home a week later.

“I had tears in my eyes. I was just beyond ecstatic,” said the lucky winner. All of which made her housework rather enjoyable. Pamela admits she had a “big smile on her face.” Plans for her winnings include buying a new fence and going on holiday with her husband.

A dream comes true

A dream really has come true for Canadians Germain Ouellette and Marc Lafleur. They’ve been playing the lottery together for two decades. Now they’ve won a $5 million Lotto 6/49 prize in the February 4 draw.

Lafleur revealed that in the 1990s he had a dream about some winning lottery numbers. He wrote them down and has been playing them ever since.  The lottery winner wants to buy a new car, make some investments and travel to Paris. His friend is also planning a trip to Europe with his share of the winnings.

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