This week an Irish sportsman who works as a shop manager was happy even if he had just sold a winning ticket, and not won the prize for himself. 

Spain’s El Gordo is an annual lottery draw widely known as the biggest lottery draw on earth with prizes exceeding €2.2bn.  Drawn every Christmas season, the el Gordo may soon have add another distinction – having one of the best lottery ads ever.

People who travel in the course of their work have more opportunities to play the lottery.  In fact Arlen Brennaman of Syracuse won the richest instant ticket prize offered by the Hoosier Lottery while on business trip.

Most lottery players dream of the big jackpot but when luck finally decides to visit them, a lot of them are stunned by the changes it brings. 

A lottery player who had been disowned by his homophobic parents was ‘consoled’ by a $15 million prize from the lottery.  A retiring firefighter received $100,000 in additional retirement money from the Powerball lottery. 

Limerick hurling team captain Donal O’Grady was very excited to receive a call from the lottery. He did not win the lottery, but the ticket which won €4 million was sold at O’Grady’s Spar and Topaz where he works as manager.

A Win Enough For An Entire Family To Retire On

Lottery winners have different plans for their fortunes. Some are content to live relatively unchanged lives, some who don’t need the money give it all away, many proceed to lead lives of leisure and a large percentage retire.

Should a winner share with his parents?  Should he be generous even if they have disowned him for being gay?  These are questions now troubling a gay man who won a $15 million lottery jackpot.

People generally play the lottery because they dream of winning big jackpots.  So when Illinois Lottery officials announced a delay in payouts for prizes in excess of $600, interest in the tickets waned.