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National Lottery ticketholder has just 3 weeks left to claim £3,600,000 prize

UK 10 hours ago By Jasper King

A selection of numbers are picked for the Mega Millions lottery at a liquor store where winning tickets have been sold on December 27, 2024 in Hawthorne, California. The ninth-largest lottery jackpot in US history worth $1.15 billion will be drawn tonight in the Mega Millions drawing, after no tickets with all six numbers have been sold in 30 consecutive drawings. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Someone's won $349,000,000 on the Mega Millions lottery and doesn't even know it

US 16 hours ago By Jessica Kwong

Everything we know about the EuroMillions winner and about previous winners too

Everything we know about the EuroMillions winner and about previous winners too

UK 18 hours ago By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Joe Thwaite, 49, and Jess Thwaite, 46, from Gloucestershire celebrate after winning the record-breaking EuroMillions jackpot of ?184M from the draw on Tuesday 10 May, 2022, at the Ellenborough Park Hotel, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Picture date: Thursday May 19, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story LOTTERY EuroMillions . Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Full list of countries with most EuroMillions winners after £209,000,000 jackpot scooped

UK 2 days ago By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Joe Thwaite, 49, and Jess Thwaite, 46, from Gloucestershire celebrate after winning the record-breaking EuroMillions jackpot of ?184M from the draw on Tuesday 10 May, 2022, at the Ellenborough Park Hotel, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Picture date: Thursday May 19, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story LOTTERY EuroMillions . Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Full list of biggest Lottery winners after someone wins £209,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot

UK 2 days ago By Danny Rigg

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Congratulations, you've won the lottery - now you're screwed

UK 4 days ago By Gergana Krasteva

Bizarre reason lottery winner might not be able to pick up £64,000,000

US 7 days ago By Jessica Kwong

Man who won £148,000,000 on Euromillions scraps plan to build his own theme park

UK March 24, 2025 By Danny Rigg

Lottery tickets for the EuroMillions jackpot are displayed in central London, on February 8, 2008. Lottery history could be made later Friday in the EuroMillions draw. The 95m (approx 127.6m euros/185m USD) prize will be the biggest pay-out of its kind in the world if it is won by a single ticket holder. AFP PHOTO/SHAUN CURRY (Photo credit should read SHAUN CURRY/AFP via Getty Images)

£166,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot up for grabs after no one wins five draws in a row

UK March 19, 2025 By Danny Rigg

Euromillions jackpot rolls over to ?149,000,000

EuroMillions jackpot reaches huge £149,000,000 after no winner found

World March 15, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Undated handout photo issued by Allwyn of Craig and Zoe Haggie celebrating their ?1 million National Lottery scratchcard win. A spur-of-the-moment desire for a burger at lunchtime and an impromptu visit to the local shops led the father of four to win ?1 million on the National Lottery. Craig, 36, had time to kill after ordering his burger and went to a Spar shop to buy a drink and two scratchcards. Issue date: Thursday March 13, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story LOTTERY Burger. Photo credit should read: Allwyn/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Dad-of-four popped out for a burger and ended up winning £1,000,000

UK March 14, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

EYHR0D Premium Bonds win, Premium Bonds winner receives prize cheque in post, UK. Image shot 2015. Exact date unknown.

Premium Bonds saver wins £1,000,000 from £100 holding - how to check if you've won

Money March 4, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Former winger Cliff Bull, 82, nets Postcode Millions prize People?s Postcode Lottery

Former Man Utd player, 82, scoops £400,000 lottery jackpot

UK March 2, 2025 By Jen Mills

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Aldi becomes first UK supermarket to make major self-checkout change

Shopping March 1, 2025 By Lillie Rohan

Mandatory Credit: Photo by SYSPEO/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock (14187249c) Euro Dreams a new game of La Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) draw combining nine other European lotteries for a gain of "20,000 euros per month for 30 years" or 7.2 million euros. First draw on November 6th, sold 2,50 euros, offers "one chance out of 19 million to win the maximum gain" with two draws per week. The only drawing game offering an annuity with Keno, Tabac Presse. Nice FRANCE - 06/11/2023 Euro Dreams draw a new game from La Francaise des Jeux, Nice, France - 06 Nov 2023

Man's incredible gesture to thieves who stole card to buy £400,000 winning lottery ticket

World February 23, 2025 By Katie Boyden

Kelly LindWinner Photosay wasn?t happy. The Carrollton woman had wanted to play her favorite Virginia Lottery scratcher game, but she ended up being given the wrong ticket. Nevertheless, she went out to the parking lot and scratched the Money Blitz ticket. That?s when she discovered she?d just won the game?s $2 million top prize. ?And I got over not being happy about it!? she told Lottery officials as she redeemed her ticket. Ms. Lindsay had the choice of taking the full $2 million prize in annual payments over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $1,250,000 before taxes. She chose the cash option. This is the second top prize claimed in Money Blitz, which means one more top prize is unclaimed. Ms. Lindsay bought her winning ticket at Race Way Carrollton, located at 13028 Carrollton Boulevard. The chances of winning the top prize are 1 in 1,142,400. The chances of winning any prize in this game are 1 in 3.29.

Woman upset about being given 'wrong' lottery ticket wins $2,000,000

US February 20, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Lucky UK Lottery winner stakes claim for £65,300,000 jackpot

UK February 17, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

EUROMILLIONS blank lottery tickets and the black pen placed on top. UK National Lottery. Selective focus. Stafford, United Kingdom, November 14, 2022; Shutterstock ID 2227091797; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

One UK player scoops massive £83,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot

UK January 25, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

My family won the lottery and this is the dark side to being suddenly very rich

World January 8, 2025 By Gethin Hicks

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Lucky Lotto player kicks off 2025 as a millionaire after £7,500,000 jackpot

UK January 6, 2025 By Oliver Jones