Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Who doesn’t love a crazy or funny lottery story..? Give normal everyday people a lottery jackpot and some of them just cannot help but go totally crazy.

Scratchers Lottery Code Cracked?

February 3rd, 2011

Actually, not cracked in any useful way, but it gave this article in Wired magazine an interesting headline!

It’s a very long article, so here’s the short version.

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Man Finds $250,000 Winning Ticket in Drawer

January 28th, 2011

It’s amazing what you can turn up in your sock drawer, eh?

In Baltimore, USA whilst taking a break from watching the NFL playoffs, a man came across some old lottery tickets lying in a dresser drawer.

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True Lottery Winners Found – 7 Years Later

January 28th, 2011

Do you check your own lottery tickets to see if you have won?

Make sure you do.

Because whilst most lottery retailers are decent honest people, some are not.

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Lucky Dog Photo Contest Entrants Barking Mad Over Cheats

January 27th, 2011

The New Mexico Lottery thought they were on to a winner when they lauched their Lucky Dog Photo Contest.

Entrants were asked to submit photos of their dogs – 6 of which would eventually win the prize of being featured on the new Lucky Dog scratch off tickets.

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£5.5 Million Jackpot Winner Flees Spain Broke

January 24th, 2011

It’s sad to see but not entirely uncommon when lottery winners win the big one. Back in 1997 Lawrence Candlish won £5.5 million on the UK Lotto.

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