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Last year, the EuroMillions lottery made two couples obscenely wealthy, with the newspapers following their every move after they opted to go public with their enormous fortunes – but what have they been doing since their numbers came in playing the Euro lotto?
Christine and Colin Weir of the marina town of Largs in Scotland scooped a €185 million jackpot in July after months of rollovers.
The husband and wife pair have not been shy about how they have spent their windfall, lavishing €185,000 on cars for friends in November by snapping up six vehicles at a local Suzuki dealership, according to the Daily Record.
In addition to splashing out on a holiday to the Canary Islands, lengthy stays in luxury hotels and incredible gifts for friends, the couple have also put their lotto cash to good use, donating a sum to keep the historic Waverley paddle steamer tourist attraction afloat, rescuing it from being decommissioned.
Their generosity does not end there, however, as Mrs Weir made sure her hard-working former colleagues at the Ravenscraig Hospital in Greenock received a share of her and her husband’s fortune at Christmas, giving nearly €60,000 to her friends there.
She also donated nearly €6,000 to patients spending their festive season at the hospital.
But what about 2011′s other big EuroMillions winners?
Dave and Angie Dawes of Wisbech landed an incredible €115 million playing the Euro lotto in October, making them the third-richest lottery winners in the history of the UK.
The couple made their generosity well known, announcing upon landing the fortune that they would be making 20 of their friends millionaires.
Indeed, the mother of Mr Dawes, Jean Smith, was named as one of the handful of people the pair would share their lottery wealth with.
The couple have not changed too much since landing their enormous payout, with newspapers reporting that during a stay at a luxury hotel in London they eschewed the caviar and champagne in favour of cups of tea and pints of lager.
However, they have enjoyed a chauffeur-driven Mercedes S-Class and a shopping spree on Oxford Street since scooping their enormous prize.
Dave and Angela Dawes tied the knot in December in a simple ceremony in Gretna Green rather than the A-list bash they could have afforded, with just a handful of guests witnessing their marriage by candlelight.
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EuroMillions winners Dave and Angela Dawes have celebrated their lottery windfall together and tied the knot, but the couple decided not to let their wealth dictate their perfect day.
The pair – who landed a €101 million jackpot in October – had the means to hold a ceremony and reception the likes of which are only usually experienced by Hollywood A-listers and royalty, but in the name of love, they opted for a simple event attended by just five family members.
Dave and Angela Dawes said their vows at Gretna Green – a wedding location favoured by eloping couples for centuries – in a candlelit ceremony at Anvil Hall on Friday (December 2nd).
The bride wore a cream dress and arrived by horse-drawn carriage and was met by the groom, who wore a morning suit and was supported by his two sons from a previous marriage.
Neither could afford to tie the knot before their lotto win, so celebrated finally being able to do so with champagne and steak at the Gretna Chase Hotel.
Lottery fans who enjoy playing the EuroMillions can do so at theLotter in time for tomorrow’s (December 6th) draw, which has an estimated jackpot of €15 million.
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Many lotto winners may have difficulty when it comes to managing huge sums of cash following a lottery windfall, but three lucky players from Connecticut are more than qualified to take good care of their cash.
The fortunate lotto fans scooped $254 million playing USA Powerball after buying a ticket together over a month ago and know just how to handle their money owing to their jobs as wealth managers.
Gregg Skidmore, Tim Davidson and Brandon Lacoff work in a small start-up firm called Bell Asset Management in Greenwich – one of the richest towns in the country.
They came forward after mulling over the win and founded the Putnam Avenue Family Trust – named after the street they all work on – which is where the after-tax lottery lump sum will be held.
Connecticut lottery officials have confirmed that this USA Powerball win is the state’s biggest ever and is the 12th largest in the history of the game.
All three men have said that a generous proportion of their winnings will be going to good causes.
Lotto fans who like to play online Powerball can check out theLotter, as tomorrow’s (November 30th) jackpot for the popular game is set to be $31 million.
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This summer’s record-smashing EuroMillions winners – Christine and Colin Weir from Largs in Scotland – have lavished €185,000 on new cars for their friends.
According to the Daily Record, the couple – who scooped €185 million in July playing the European lottery – have snapped up six vehicles on sale at a local Suzuki dealership, keeping two of the Japanese autos for themselves.
Their choice of car could be proof that the multimillionaires are relatively down to earth, given that their incredible wealth could afford them the world’s most expensive car, a €1.4 million Aston Martin One77.
In addition to buying Suzukis, the Weirs let one friend choose his own new set of wheels and picked up the bill for the black €92,000 Mercedes when he had decided what he wanted.
An insider close to the pair told the newspaper: “Since their incredible win, they have helped out lots of friends but have done so discreetly. They don’t want any fuss but they have always been generous.”
Indeed, the recipient of one of the Suzukis the Weirs purchased has claimed the lotto win will not change them and by purchasing cars from local showrooms they are also doing the region’s economy some good.
Lottery fans who have their hearts set on a Suzuki – or any make of car for that matter – may want to buy EuroMillions tickets online at theLotter to be in with a chance of winning Friday’s (November 25th) €35 million jackpot.
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Welcome to the first blog in our new series of lotto terms, a feature that aims to explain to players what some lottery jargon really means.
Lotto fans may already be familiar with the word rollover, but to those who do not know, this is when games become even more exciting and jackpots start to climb even higher.
A rollover is when a top prize is not won after a draw because no lottery tickets had numbers matching all of the balls drawn in the game.
As a result, the jackpot rolls over to the next game, increasing the payout when somebody does strike lucky with their numbers.
Rollovers are a thrill for many lotto fans and some prizes can keep on growing for months on end, creating record-smashing jackpots when they are finally won.
This year, the EuroMillions saw its largest-ever prize go to Christine and Colin Weird of Largs in Scotland.
The couple won the coveted €185 million jackpot in July after 14 rollovers and were lucky they nabbed it when they did,
because EuroMillions officials were going to split the money between second-tier winners if nobody’s luck came in.
Another game that is popular thanks to its rollovers is Italian SuperEnalotto, which sees its jackpots climb week upon week owing to having 90 balls in play – which may also tempt those who love the excitement a rollover causes.
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After several weeks of repeated rollovers, the EuroMillions jackpot was scooped by one lucky lotto fan from Switzerland.
The top prize had climbed to a whopping €67.9 million for Friday’s (November 11th) game.
According to local news site Blick, the anonymous lottery player is now one of the wealthiest lottery winners from Switzerland, with only one Portuguese national taking home a bigger prize in 2005, when he scooped €79 million in the same game.
Very little is known about the lucky lotto fan apart from the fact he or she bought their lottery ticket on Friday afternoon before the draw in a shopping centre in Zurich.
So now the EuroMillions jackpot sum has been reset to €15 million – a prize that is certainly not to be sniffed at.
Lottery fans can try their luck at scooping this generous payout by playing tomorrow (November 15th) and Friday (November 18th) at theLotter.
Have a go at the EuroMillions at theLotter!
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It is not uncommon for lottery winners to spend some of their new windfall on causes they support and this summer’s record-smashing EuroMillions players Christine and Colin Weir are doing just that – by donating to their chosen political party.
The Largs couple – who scooped €185 million playing the draw in July – are helping to finance Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond’s campaign for Scottish independence, which could see the country separated from the rest of the UK.
Indeed, the Weirs have a passion for politics, with Mr Weir standing as the SNP candidate in Ayr in the 1987 election.
The couple are reported to have donated a “seven-figure sum” to Mr Salmond’s cause.
A party source said: “There is no doubt Colin is committed to the cause of independence and he even has a life membership with the SNP. He wants to help the party make a difference.”
Lotto fans who want to get involved in such causes like Christine and Colin Weir can play tonight’s (November 8th) EuroMillions draw to be in with a chance of taking home €53 million.
Would your EuroMillions jackpot go to causes you support?
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Sometimes picking lottery numbers for games such as Italian SuperEnalotto can be a difficult task, but one expert has said going for a lucky dip could be a sensible alternative to choosing birthdays and addresses.
Dr John Haigh, an emeritus reader of mathematics and statistics at the University of Sussex and author of Taking Chances: Winning with Probability, explained that selecting lottery numbers by using a random number generator is a “good choice”.
He recommended one tip for people who use this system, which is adding up all the numbers to see if the total is a least 177, because this could mean lottery fans do not have to share a prize – a desirable outcome when playing Italian SuperEnalotto because the jackpots tend to be very generous.
“This is a way to give a bias towards higher numbers,” Dr Haigh explained, adding that the average total of adding up lottery numbers is 150.
The last Italian SuperEnalotto draw resulted in no jackpot winners, but maybe lotto fans who apply Dr Haigh’s methods will have better luck today (November 8th) in winning the juicy €30.9 million top prize.
How do you pick your Italian SuperEnalotto numbers?
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Dave and Angela Dawes, who scooped €115 million last month playing EuroMillions, have been seen celebrating their enormous lotto windfall with a meal out – but unlike other lucky lottery winners, this pair is not wallowing in caviar and champagne.
An insider at the luxury hotel they stayed at in London revealed to the Star that Mr Dawes was unimpressed with the food on the establishment’s menu and asked the chef to knock together a curry for him, which he washed down with a pint of lager.
The couple have been relishing their newfound lottery wealth in other ways, however, spending time at the Apple store in the capital’s West End before hopping into a chauffeur-driven Mercedes S-Class to complete their shopping spree on Oxford Street.
Lotto fans who fancy a taste of the lifestyle Mr and Mrs Dawes are enjoying may already have their numbers lined up for Friday’s (October 28th) EuroMillions draw, which has an estimated jackpot of €26 million.
Play EuroMillions at theLotter.
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The third-biggest lottery winner in the UK has come forward to collect their enormous EuroMillions prize.
Camelot has revealed that the lucky lotto fan is now €116.4 million wealthier after their ticket matched all the numbers called on Friday’s (October 7th) draw, entitling them to the gigantic payout.
The jackpot – which ballooned over the weeks thanks to multiple rollovers – will make the fortunate lotto fan the 703rd-richest individual in the UK, with a personal wealth equivalent to legendary rocker David Bowie.
A spokesman from the National Lottery stated: “There will be no information on whether it is an individual or syndicate winner, or where the ticket was purchased, unless the ticket-holder decides to go public.”
So now the EuroMillions prize has been reset at €15 million – a life-changing amount for any lottery fan.
To be in with a chance of winning, lotto players can enter online at theLotter before tomorrow’s (October 11th) draw.
Play EuroMillions at theLotter.
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The Polish Lotto top prize has reset to PLN 2 million after its record-smashing jackpot of PLN 50 million was won by multiple lottery players on Tuesday last week (September 27th).
As a result of the shared payout, the lucky lottery fans scooped around PLN 28 million apiece thanks to their good fortune at picking the same numbers drawn in the nail-biting game that made history for the European country.
The jackpot climbed to such astronomic heights after a succession of rollovers beginning on September 3rd – and with three Polish Lotto draws taking place every week that amounts to a lot of cash building up to entice eager lottery players.
According to the Warsaw Business Journal, sales of Polish Lotto tickets increased dramatically during this recent rollover period.
And even though it is likely the winning lotto fans had to share the prize, their divided fortunes still break records, as the previous biggest ever winner of the game took home PLN 24.6 million on April 28th 2010.
Play Polish Lotto at theLotter.
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After months of rollovers, one lucky French lotto fan scooped the coveted second-largest EuroMillions jackpot last Tuesday (September 13th), taking home €162.2 million.
And last Friday (September 16th) the refreshed prize of €15 million was apparently claimed by a very fortunate lottery player from neighbouring European country Belgium – so does this mean the EuroMillions trend for rollover top prizes has been broken for the time being?
If so, then there’s no time like the present to get in the game and play EuroMillions with a chance to grab that €15 million jackpot – because the pattern for first tier payouts could end in rollovers again any day now.
The lucky Belgian picked all of the balls drawn in Friday’s game correctly. They were 2, 8, 17, 39, 42 with the Lucky Stars 3 and 10.
And EuroMillions fans who bought a ticket for the August 5th draw may want to have a look for the slip, as the Barnet & Potters Bar Times reported recently that somebody who entered that draw in the area has yet to claim a life-changing €680,000 prize – which will need to be claimed within 180 days of the draw before it goes to charitable causes.
Are you a potential winner? Find out at theLotter!
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A very lucky lotto fan from France is said to have scooped the second-largest ever EuroMillions jackpot after the draw on Tuesday (September 13th).
The fortunate Frenchman or woman is now €162.2 million richer, but so far he or she has not claimed the life-changing prize from the Francaise des Jeux lottery organisation.
Reports are suggesting the now hugely wealthy lottery enthusiast is from the famous brandy-producing region of Calvados.
To put their enormous windfall in perspective, the EuroMillions jackpot could buy the anonymous winner some 13.5 million bottles of their homeland’s own Calvados apple spirit with change to spare – but given the circumstances, something from the Champagne province may be a more appropriate beverage to splash out on.
So now, the EuroMillions lottery jackpot starts again at €15 million, but this prize is certainly not one to be sniffed at.
Lottery fans can enter in time for tomorrow’s (September 16th) draw at theLotter to be in with a chance of getting their hands on this fantastic prize.
You could be a EuroMillionaire! Play at theLotter!
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A very lucky lottery fan can thank their lucky stars today – as they obviously selected them correctly after scooping the top prize in last night’s (September 13th) EuroMillions draw.
The fortunate lotto player, who has not yet been identified, has landed his or herself a life-altering €162.2 million, after they picked all five balls (9, 28, 30, 32, 49) and the two lucky star bonus balls (9, 10) correctly.
Thanks to this gargantuan payout, if the sole winner is a Brit, they have now been catapulted up to 512th place on the UK’s rich list, making them wealthier than many household name stars of stage, screen and the music scene.
Even though €162.2 million is hardly a sum to be sniffed at, the enormous prize did not beat the EuroMillions record win bagged by Christine and Colin Weir of Largs in Scotland in July this year, who took home €185 million after striking lucky with their numbers.
Play EuroMillions at theLotter!
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Christine and Colin Weir may be among the UK’s financial elite thanks to their record-breaking €185 million lottery win playing EuroMillions last month, but the couple have announced they do not plan on straying from their beloved hometown.
The couple said they would be moving home with their newfound riches, but not too far away from the Scottish port of Largs, where they are still residing as they get used to the idea of being multi-millionaires.
And the pair have also made it known that they are not going to be lavishing the entirety of their wealth on themselves and said their two children – who are both in their twenties – were high on the list when it comes to supporting others.
The told the Daily Record: “We want to think about how we can do some good with it, not just for the here and now, but for future generations.”
And tonight’s EuroMillions draw could land another lucky lotto player with a life-changing prize, with €26 million up for grabs!
Play EuroMillions at theLotter!
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We still can’t get over what went down in Fort Smith, Canada last week…
A lot can happen in four years. Get married. Get a job promotion. Graduate from school. Win the lottery… Twice. Yes, you read correctly, win-the-lottery-twice. Maybe lightening doesn’t strike twice, but apparently good fortune does! Luck has certainly been on one Canadian woman’s side as she recently won over $7,000,000 from the Canadian lottery, her second lottery win in just four years.
In October of 2007 Ann Lepine shared an $11,000,000 Lotto 6/49 prize and if that wasn’t lucky enough, she took home another $7.7 million lottery jackpot on 2/26/11. Two hours after purchasing a Lotto 6/49 quick-pick ticket Lepine logged on to the Western Canada Lottery Corp. website to check the drawing results to discover that she had won. “I was circling a lot of numbers and…telling my dog, ‘I think we won the lottery.’ So I went back and counted the numbers and…I had six out of six,” Lepine told interviewers. After a friend in Fort Smith double-checked her numbers with the winning numbers, her winning ticket was confirmed.
Coincidentally (because it wouldn’t be true lottery news without some sort of coincidence), two days later (a Monday) was Lepines last day of work – and not because of her jackpot, but her one-year work term just happened to expire the same week she won the lottery! “It’s kind of surreal; I guess, is what it is,” “I just still can’t believe it. I still keep on looking at the ticket and said, you know, ‘I actually won $7.6 million.’”
Back in 2007, Lepine and her than husband won $11 million, which was the largest jackpot to ever be awarded in the Northwest Territories. We’re actually starting to believe this woman has some kind of super-human powers…
Let’s review the lesson of the day: You can’t win if you don’t play. Period. And in the words of Ann Lepine – “You got to buy a ticket in order to win.”
We couldn’t agree more.
Good Luck,
Edward Webber
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Gilbert Cisneros purchased his lucky lottery ticket at Los Angeles diner and won the US Mega Millions jackpot. His wife Jacki refuses to give up her overnight assignment editor at KNBC-TV position because she can’t imagine her life without work. Cisneros couple plan to donate part of their lotto winnings to charity and purchase a house.
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Unlike in the United States, where lottery wins are taxed, and the full winnings are paid by an annuity over a period of many years or a reduced lump-sum amount is offered, European jackpots are generally tax-free (the lotteries themselves are taxed in other ways) and the winning jackpot is paid out immediately in one lump sum.
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The largest large lump sum payments in European Lotteries include:
* In July 2005, housewife Dolores McNamara, a resident of Limerick, Ireland, won a tax-free lump sum of €115,436,126 ($198 million U.S. dollars) when she hit a nine-week rollover jackpot.
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The record annuity-value prizes in the largest state lottery games in the United States have been:
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