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Buddhist monk gives away entire $502,000 lottery jackpotNews Story
One lottery winner demonstrates generosity at its finest all the way down to the ticket purchase By Kate Northrop A town in Thailand won big when a Buddhist monk hit the lottery and donated the entire prize to those he felt were more deserving of the money. What started out as a kind gesture turned into an even grander act of generosity when a Buddhist monk won 18 million baht (US$502,597) in the lottery and gave it all away. In February 2022, the anonymous man bought three lotte
Nov 28, 2022, 11:38 am - Lottery News

$70 million lottery winner originally thought he won $70KNews Story
A Calgary man has made history by becoming the first Albertan to win $70 million (US$52.3 million) playing Canada's Lotto Max multi-province lottery game. Mitchel Dyck was the sole winner of the Oct. 21 Lotto Max draw, having matched all seven winning numbers. Dyck said he doesn't typically play the lottery, but said yes when a cashier asked if he wanted to play. He discovered his windfall on Nov. 7, when he asked a cashier at a local store to check his ticket. Dyck was ecstatic when
Nov 26, 2022, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Happy ThanksgivingNews Story
Happy Thanksgiving from the Lottery Post staff! In our 23rd year, we are thankful for all the tremendous support from lottery players around the world, and especially for those who participate in our friendly, unique community. Have a wonderful day, filled with thoughts of all the things to be thankful for.
Nov 24, 2022, 7:09 am - Lottery News

New UK National Lottery operator Allwyn acquires Camelot UKNews Story
Cease fire in battle over UK National Lottery license as Camelot inches closer to the end of its final term By Kate Northrop Allwyn AG, the UK National Lottery's new operator, announced its intentions on Friday to acquire Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, the Lottery's previous license holder. After a back-and-forth dispute between Camelot UK and Allwyn over the license to run the UK National Lottery, Allwyn came forward to publicly announce its acquisition of Camelot UK. In March, t
Nov 21, 2022, 12:35 pm - Lottery News

Australian woman cleans out car four months after win, discovers lottery ticket worth $580,000News Story
Keep your tickets in a safe spot! By Kate Northrop Keep those tickets in a safe place! An Australian woman had quite the surprise when she discovered a lottery ticket worth $580,000 (US$387,187) during a car clean-out four months after the draw. Receipts, loose change, hair ties these are the sort of things one could expect to find laying around in someone's car, but a Victorian woman found something of much higher value while doing a deep clean of her own car. For four months, a
Nov 18, 2022, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery launches Daily Tennessee Jackpot draw gameNews Story
By Kate Northrop The Tennessee Lottery released its first Tennessee-only jackpot game with drawings every day, including Sundays. Tennessee lottery players now have a shot at the first daily jackpot drawn exclusively in-state in a game called Daily Tennessee Jackpot. The Lottery keeps its games creative, fresh and exciting, which helps us accomplish our mission of raising valuable dollars for education programs in the state, Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul, said in a press release. We're pr
Nov 17, 2022, 5:07 pm - Lottery News

German man wins €10 million, immediately dumps girlfriend and buys FerrariNews Story
By Kate Northrop A German man did not hesitate to splurge on his 10 million (US$10.4 million) windfall in the lottery, buying a brand-new sportscar and subsequently dumping his girlfriend. A former girlfriend of a German lottery winner who took home a 10 million prize said that the prize drastically changed him as a person. Kursat Chico Yildirim, 42, of Dortmund, Germany, was emboldened by his multi-million lottery win to make some significant life-altering decisions one of them cons
Nov 15, 2022, 3:04 pm - Lottery News

Canada man deletes e-mail from Ontario Lottery about $1 million prize winNews Story
Lottery thankfully sends a second e-mail after winner disregards first one as a scam By Kate Northrop A Canadian lottery winner might not have claimed a $1 million (US$752,731) prize if it were not for a second alert e-mail from the Ontario Lottery. An Ontario man deleted an e-mail notifying him of a $1 million Maxmillions win thinking it was a scam. While the first reaction of many lottery players would be to take a moment of pause upon receiving an e-mail alerting them of a mil
Nov 14, 2022, 12:07 pm - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery confirms technical communications error delayed $2 billion Powerball drawingNews Story
Lottery staff and vendors overloaded by sales data By Kate Northrop The Minnesota Lottery confirmed yesterday that the cause for the delayed $2 billion Powerball drawing was a technical communications error brought on by an overwhelming amount of sales data. If you recall the Powerball fever that took over the nation this past week, you'll also remember the ten-hour delay before the drawing took place. When the drawing did finally occur Tuesday morning, it turns out that just one
Nov 11, 2022, 4:03 pm - Lottery News

Delaware woman wins $300,000 on her way home from claiming $100,000 lottery prizeNews Story
It was absolute insanity. By Kate Northrop A woman from Delaware could not believe she won yet another top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket immediately after she had just finished claiming one at Lottery headquarters. Although it's not out of the realm of possibility, an anonymous Delaware player is completely dumbfounded that her luck brought her not one, but two six-figure lottery prizes, claiming both on the same day. The Newark resident's string of luck began when she
Nov 9, 2022, 4:40 pm - Lottery News