Do Quick Picks Win The Lottery?

February 24th, 2011

They sure do. And a lot more often than the sellers of those dodgy lottery systems would like you to believe!

Here’s just the latest of many.

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Category: Questions Answered

Deadline Approaches For Lanarkshire Millionaires Raffle Winner

February 24th, 2011

Another unclaimed lottery win is about to go to charity.

The £1 Million prize was won on EuroMillion Millionares Raffle on 8th October 2010. The ticket was bought in South Lanarkshire.

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Category: News

Unclaimed UK Lotto Ticket Bought In Cheshire

February 22nd, 2011

Another prize deadline is getting too close for comfort.

The unknown holder of a ticket worth £109,663 has until 31 March 2011 at 5:30pm to come forward to claim the prize.

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Winners Snub Champagne Lifestyle For 2 Goats & 6 Acres

February 21st, 2011

Rachel and Tony Bryan just didn’t want the fast cars, designer clothes and luxury home.

So instead of blowing their £2.6million prize on the usual trappings of wealth, Rachel and Tony chose the self-sufficiency dream instead.

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Man Wins Crazy Beer Lottery

February 21st, 2011

I’ve seen some odds lotteries over the years.

70 lucky winners of the LCBO lottery won the right to buy a bottle of beer for $114-95.

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Millionaire Hunters Hit Blackburn, UK

February 19th, 2011

The millionaire hunters were out in force in Blackburn, Lancashire on Thursday.

They were on the hunt for a Millionaires Raffle prize winner who had yet to come forward and claim their £1 Million prize.

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Category: News

Winning Numbers Error Leads To Double Payouts

February 19th, 2011

And now here’s the winning lottery numbers for tonight. Ah, no wait a minute, here’s the real winning numbers 🙂

Confusion struck again for South Carolina when the wrong graphic was shown for the Pick 3 lottery on Tuesday.

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Truro Couple Recognised For Giving Their Jackpot Away

February 17th, 2011

Most of us plan to give away some of our big win. And most winners do give some to family and charity.

But Allan and Violet Large went far beyond what most of would do.

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Nervous Couple Wait 6 Months To Claim Big Win

February 17th, 2011

Most of us would be on the case instantly – but Raleigh and Erin Hill of North Carolina knowingly held on to their winning ticket for 6 months!

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories

Do Quick Picks Win More Often..?

February 16th, 2011

Actually the full question was:-

Do more people win with a single quick pick, than those who buy multiple random tickets?

But I’ll answer both.

The honest answer is, the lottery companies don’t release that kind of information.

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Category: Questions Answered