Lottery Winners

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Youngest Ever ‘Montana Millionaire’ Winner Claims $1 Million

January 4th, 2013

At just 23 years old Sam Polesky is now Montanas youngest ever winner of the Montana Millionaire draw.

He was the lucky ticket holder drawn from 130,000 tickets sold.

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$200,000 Win Playing Minnesota Neon 10s

January 3rd, 2013

Elizabeth Lee just claimed a nice check for $200,000 after scratching her big win with a $10 scratch card called Neon 10’s.

She thought she had only won $200, but was glad she checked closer and was shocked to discover it was $200,000 instead!

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Two Winners Share £4.2M In UK’s Last Jackpot Of 2012

January 2nd, 2013

The final UK Lotto jackpot of 2012 proved lucky for 2 winners, with each claiming a new bank balance of £2,147,58.

But there were also five ‘runners up’ who were happy enough to have managed to hit a Match 5 + Bonus prize of £264,317.

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Lottery Millionaires Quietly Spread Christmas Cheer

January 1st, 2013

The Christmas Cheer Board in Winnipeg runs a campaign at this time every year to deliver Christmas Hampers to the needy.

But this year the news reports revealed the board had run very short on funds, and been left with a significant debt.

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Sold The Wrong Ticket – And Won $2.1 Million

December 31st, 2012

Scott Bennett wasn’t particularly upset at the assistant when she sold him the wrong lottery ticket. After all, it turned out to be worth $2.1 Million.

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Latest Powerball Winner Claims $50 Million

December 30th, 2012

Roger Custer, a retired man from Levittown has come forward as the winner of the $50 Million Powerball jackpot won on 5th December.

He was accompanied by wife Linda for an official presentation.

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130 Spanish Factory Workers Celebrate Big El Gordo Win

December 29th, 2012

It’s the lottery with the largest prize pool of them all, measured in Billions not Millions. The jackpot prizes remain fairly modest – but the Christmas El Gordo pays out a lot of them instead.

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Unemployed Spaniards Scoop Major El Gordo Win

December 23rd, 2012

One of the major winners of the 2012 Christmas El Gordo is already known.

The first €4 Million prize goes to some unemployed workers from Alcala de Henares – a small town badly hit by Spain’s ongoing recession, just outside of Madrid.

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Asif Khan – Lottery Millionaire At Just 21 Years Old

December 17th, 2012

What more could a young man want for Christmas than a check from the lottery company for a million dollars.

And at just 21, Asif Khan has had his Christmas wish come true.

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Retired Chaplain Discovers Million Dollar Ticket In His Desk

November 17th, 2012

ron yurcus $1M lottery winner

Ron Yurcus of Glen Ellyn, Illinois is a retired chaplain who rarely buys lottery tickets. Just the odd one now and again.

So it’s easy to forget that you bought a ticket and maybe need to check the results to see if it won..?

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Category: Funny/Crazy Lottery Stories