It was the first draw of the new UK Lotto game, and one sole winner claimed the hefty £10 million jackpot.  Operators Camelot feel that the launch of their revamped lottery game could not have gone any better.

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Last week’s Match 6 Lotto jackpot set a new record of $7.37 million.  Though Pennsylvania lottery officials have not officially named the winner, there are indications that an Ebensburg area couple may have won.

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1997 lottery winner Barry Chuwen had his £4.5million jackpot wiped out by the 2008 financial crunch.  Now his company, Jasper Wishaw Ltd.,  is in liquidation.

After he won the lottery, Barry invested the money in real estate, buying up property in the exclusive places in Scotland. 

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When Abraham Shakespeare won $30 million dollars in 2006,  nobody thought the jackpot would lead Abraham to an early grave, but it did.  His body was found in April 2009, and a person who befriended him has been found guilty of his murder.

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A regular at Conway’s Restaurant and Lounge in Springfield has an unusual habit of giving tips to bartender Aurora Kephart in the form of unplayed lottery tickets. 

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Former winners of the National Lottery have spoken in support of the revamped game saying they will continue to play despite the price increase.  And their reason is much better than just getting another chance to win – they know how much the National Lottery gives to good causes and they want it to continue.

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In January 22, 2000, Ray Wragg bought Lottery tickets at his local Safeway store. One of the lines containing the combination 7, 9, 10, 40, 41 and 44 won a £7 million jackpot. 

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Six brightly lit giant lottery balls are floating on the Thames on the way to Loch Ness in Scotland to help push the Saturday drawing of the revamped National Lottery game. 

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An Edmond woman named Lisa Nguyen recently won a $1 million prize from the Oklahoma Lottery.  The prize for Lisa’s ticket matching 5 balls drawn on the Megamillions draw on Friday night was only $250,000, but since she invested a dollar more to avail of the megaplier option, her prize was quadrupled to an even million dollars.

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A South Ockendon bricklayer has just joined the list of  Thurrock’s rich people after winning £256,130.20 from the Euromillions.

But when Colin Hopkins sat down for his usual morning cup of tea, he never imagined his life would change so drastically. 

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