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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 :-)

Wales To Launch Its Own Lottery Next Year

December 21st, 2016

Wales is preparing to launch its own lottery next year.

The lottery project will be developed by a Cardiff based non-profit making community interest company called Wil Enterprises.  

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Laundry Man Becomes Latest Lotto Millionaire

December 21st, 2016

Clacton laundryman Iain Cockburn

Clacton laundryman Iain Cockburn had a habit of buying lottery tickets and getting them checked at the same store.  Over time the tellers would either advise him that he’d won nothing or congratulate him for winning a small amount.  

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Scots Ventilation Workers Scoop £1M From EuroMillions

December 20th, 2016

Sixteen Workers Win A Million Pounds

The lottery has spread some Christmas cheer to a sixteen strong Scottish workers syndicate.  The group, who call themselves the MJV syndicate, is composed of workers from MJ Ventilation in Coupar Angus, from where they took their name.

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This Week’s Top Stories

December 20th, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

A lucky bin man carried bags of toys for a change as he delivered Christmas gifts to children at the Lagan Village Youth & Community Centre.  

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Lotto Winner Buys New Home For Mum & Ailing Child

December 19th, 2016

Big-hearted Gillian Bayford, who won a £148 million lotto jackpot back in 2012, has just found another way to prove her generosity.  The owner of A&G Properties has just bought and refurbished a house Carnoustie High Street specifically suited for the needs of Blake McMillan.

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FEATURE: Lottery Winner Of The Month (November 2016)

December 13th, 2016

russell-davis-milford There are some pessimists among us who subscribe to the idea that no good deed goes unpunished. That somehow, doing the right thing ends up making life difficult for good people.

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This Week’s Top Stories

December 13th, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

A mum in the UK fails to read an email telling her she is a millionaire for three weeks. A Salem, Oregon couple won a record setting $6.8 million Mega Bucks jackpot.

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Man Receives $2 Million Prize On His Birthday

December 13th, 2016

Gurnee resident Dave Martinez has made a trip many of us aspire for.  On his 60th birthday on the 21st of November, he took a trip to the offices of the Illinois Lottery to claim a $2 million instant ticket prize.

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Lucky Bin Man Plays Santa Claus

December 12th, 2016

Bin Man Plays Santa

This early lots of kids have already tasted a bit of Christmas cheer as a lottery-winning bin man helped distribute gifts to 120 of them at the Lagan Village Youth & Community Centre.

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Custodian Wins Retirement Money From The Lottery

December 12th, 2016

HS Custodian Wins Retirement Money

A man working as a custodian at New Trier High School is all   smiles after winning enough money to retire on.

Dave Martinez has been working at various campuses of the New Trier High School since 1982, where he is well-loved by students and staff alike, and who affectionately call him “Speedy.”  

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