A Queensland man has finally come forward to claim his $1.3 million in lotto winnings more than a month after the draw was announced – simply because he just didn’t believe he had won. The hunt for the Gold Lotto draw winner came to a successful end on Thursday, with the man from Gympie, near … Read more
One Australian lotto winner has revealed her unique and personal purchases with her $66,100 winnings, after getting lucky in the TattsLotto lottery game. Melbourne resident Rachel De Oliveira, posted a video on TikTok last week, sharing her various and distinctive purchases over the years since striking gold in the lottery nine years ago. The purchases … Read more
Tissues, coins, bank cards, phones — we are all guilty of putting something through the washing machine that we regret. But one Australian man was put into a spin after he almost lost $1.8 million when he forgot to take his division one winning Saturday Lotto ticket out of his trouser pockets. The man, who … Read more
Some people have all the luck. A Virginia man was left stunned after learning he won $1 million in a lottery — while sailing the tropics on a Caribbean cruise. Jermone Testa, 39, purchased the winning ticket in Fredericksburg before jetting out of the US for the New Year’s cruise. “My wife screamed and I … Read more
The secret lottery-winning numbers that have netted Australians huge cash prizes have been revealed ahead of the mammoth Powerball jackpot being drawn. Thursday will see the numbers drawn on the second biggest lottery prize in Australian history, with a $150 million [Australian approximately $991M USD] Powerball jackpot up for grabs. The prize is only surpassed … Read more
An Australian widower who won $60,000 [$40,890 USD] on the Lotto only to have his pension ‘unexpectedly’ cut off is warning other Australians to be careful what they wish for. Frank Kemmler, 70, from Adelaide, Australia told his family they were going on a holiday after he learned he had won thousands of dollars in … Read more
A lucky lottery winner who scooped up $300 million has infuriated his neighbors with a huge four-day festival to celebrate his win — and he plans to do it all over again. UK man Adrian Bayford won $162,000,000 in a EuroMillions draw in 2012 and hosted a “mini-Glastonbury” festival in his backyard to celebrate. He … Read more
Many dream of one day winning the lottery – they buy a ticket each week in the hope of landing a life-changing amount of money. On Thursday, thousands of Australians will be scrambling to get their hands on a last-minute entry into this week’s massive $67.5m Powerball draw. But the dream turned out to be … Read more
A lucky lotto winner who thought he would be taking home $29 million almost had the life-changing fortune ripped from his grasp when an underage co-worker made a claim to it. Powerball winner Timothy Schultz was working as a gas station attendant in the Midwest when his lucky numbers came up in 1999. At 21 … Read more
It’s a well-worn tale – families thrust into conflict when good fortune comes their way in the form of a lottery win. One young Canadian woman, however, picked at a serious moral scab after checking tickets for her uncle and later entertaining the idea of squirreling away significant winnings from free plays for herself. The … Read more