I get nervous if I haven’t checked my lottery tickets just a few days after the draw, but judging by the number of late claims it seems we’re quicker to buy tickets than we are to check the results!

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Jack Whittaker’s life changed when he turned a $1 Powerball ticket into $314.9 million.

There was a tense moment where he thought he was 1 ball away from the jackpot, as the wrong results had been broadcast.

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If you’ve seen this guy around Facebook recently, you may have been inclined to think “lucky blighter, he’s now rich for life”.

Here he is holding his winning Powerball ticket for Wednesday 28th November:-

And yes, that’s the draw with the $587.5 Million jackpot.

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A syndicate of 17 tax drivers have just been involved in a near miss lottery win.

The group had been looking forward to a bit of luck as cabbie takings have been hit pretty by the economy – with people preferring to look for cheaper methods of travel.

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Ramon Rodriguez, 54, may need to clear his car out more often.

For 2 long months a crumpled up and forgotten lottery ticket sat in his centre console, until last week when he finally rediscovered it.

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In a bid to increase their ticket sales, the UK Health Lottery has just announced a new Wednesday draw will be added.

The draw will follow exactly the same format as the current Saturday game, and you will be able to join Jenny Powell on Channel 5 at 9.55pm every Wednesday evening for the results.

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It may have taken the pair 25 years but they never gave up hope.

Willie McPherson, 74, and Christopher Manzi, 44, have been playing Mega Millions together for so long many would have given up any real hope long ago.

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At launch the somewhat controversial ‘Health Lottery’ projected it would donate over £50 Million to charity in it’s first year.

Figures just revealed confirm the amount has actually been just over £24 Million, due to ticket sales being less than half of the projected £250 Million they thought they would sell.

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It’s not necessarily the best way to go about winning the Lotto. But better late than never 🙂

Michael Vigil was a District Court Judge and regular lottery player.

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Irene Harper from the West Midlands is enjoying multiple celebrations with her father, Thomas Foden, this week.

Not only was it Irene’s 39th wedding anniversay on Saturday, it was also her 60th birthday on Sunday.

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