All the latest interesting lottery news. As you may have guessed, we pretty much love lottery games and are borderline obsessed with them. So we spend far too much time reading about the lottery to bring you an easy to access summary of all the most interesting lottery news stories. Enjoy :-)
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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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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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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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Bell Canada Workers Get Share Of Contested Jackpot
February 15th, 2011
I love it when good sense prevails over tricky legal mess.
To recap. A syndicate of 19 Bell Canada workers came forward to claim the New Years Eve jackpot of $50 million in January.
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Christmas Day Powerball Winners Revealed
February 11th, 2011
They kept it secret from everyone for over a month. But finally the much talked about winners of the Christmas Day Powerball draw have come forward.
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Unlucky Fireman Hits 122 Million Powerball Jackpot
February 11th, 2011
His own house may have burned down last Winter…
But this year has been a whole lot luckier for New York City firefighter Stephen Kirwan.
On Tuesday Stephen was announced as the big $122 Million Powerball winner from 22nd January.
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Elementary School Workers Hit 12 Million SuperLotto Plus
February 10th, 2011
Admin workers from an elementary school in Montebello, Los Angeles were ecstatic to win Saturday’s California SuperLotto Plus.
The eleven strong syndicate group, which included the Principal, were a combination of full and part-time admin workers.
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Boston Sports Teams Make $409 Million On Lottery Instants
February 10th, 2011
Wow, we know those scratch-off tickets are tempting. But add a sports team on the front, and we’re far more likely to buy one.
Instant scratchers tickets featuring the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and Patriots have sold over $409 Million.
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EuroMillions Winners Forgot To Buy Ticket
February 9th, 2011
Ouch, that would have been a depressing moment.
Susan and Lee Mullen from Grimsby religiously bought their single ticket for the EuroMillions every week. Until the birth of their daughter.
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Mega Millions Winners Share The Wealth
February 8th, 2011
Last May Jackie Wells Cisneros and her husband won $266 million on the Mega Millions lottery.
That was the 8th largest in the history of the game.
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