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Lottery draw produces £5m jackpot winner

The jackpot for Saturday’s National Lottery is a guaranteed £20 million.

The Independent UK

2 Claim Mega Millions Prize; 3rd-Largest US Lottery Jackpot

Two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket to the late July drawing was sold in a Chicago suburb, opting to take a lump sum payment of $780.5 million, lottery officials said Wednesday. The Illinois Lottery said the prize…

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Two people who agreed to split the Mega Millions jackpot have claimed the prize

The Illinois Lottery said the $1.337 billion prize for the July 29 drawing was claimed by two people who wish to remain anonymous. They chose a lump sum payment of $780.5 million.

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2 claim $1.337B Mega Millions prize; 3rd-largest US jackpot

Lottery officials say two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket was sold in a Chicago suburb for a late July drawing, opting to take a lump sum payment of $780.5 million

The Independent UK

Two winners come forward to claim $1.34 billion lottery jackpot

It’s the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, officials say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman 'minutes away' from throwing $1million lottery ticket in the BIN

The lucky lottery player left the valuable ticket unchecked for a couple of days - the state's lottery organisation said more than $228million worth of prizes remain unclaimed

Daily Mirror

UK EuroMillions ticket holder comes forward to claim whopping £110m jackpot

This is the fifth major EuroMillions jackpot won in the UK this year, with the biggest-ever National Lottery win of £195m claimed from a draw in July

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Stunned woman wins lottery jackpot by 'fluke' while her dog is visiting the vets

Jacqueline Attfield, from Canada, US, bought a winning lottery ticket by fluke after deciding to 'kill some time at the store' while her dog was at the vets, and ended up £65,000 better off

Daily Mirror

Ex-soldier regrets winning lottery claiming his life spiralled out of control

Dad-of-two Mark Lipsham claims he came to rely on "clairvoyant" Kim Helmbright for advice and allegedly even handed over the equivalent of £1.5million with the hope of getting into the property market

Daily Mirror

Couple horrified after lottery ticket shredded by dogs turns out to be a winner

Alaskan Klee Kais Jack and Apple attempted to eat the scratchcard but Oregon Lottery staff were able to piece it together and sent Nathan and Rachel Lamet a cheque

Daily Mirror

Couple's horror as their two dogs eat winning lottery ticket - ripping it to shreds

Nathan and Rachael Lamet, from Massachusetts, US, couldn't believe it when their two dogs ate their winning lottery ticket - but humoured staff at Oregon Lottery were able to fit the pieces back together and send the couple a cheque

Daily Mirror

Shotts foodbank bags bumper grant from National Lottery

Paul’s Parcels was awarded £8178 from the Lottery which will allow the volunteers to enlarge its community fridge.

Daily Record

'We bought a petrol station - and now we're saving families £1,000-a year'

Community council chairman Greg Cuthbert says the petrol station has been a 'godsend' since its reintroduction four years ago after being paid for with National Lottery funding

Daily Mirror

We might never know who won the Mega Millions jackpot. That's not usually the case

Most states do not currently grant anonymity to lottery winners. Some lawmakers have tried to change that in recent years out of growing privacy and safety concerns.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Winning ticket for $1.34 billion lottery jackpot sold in Des Plaines

Illinois Lottery officials said it’s the largest prize in state history, and the second-biggest pot ever in the U.S.

The Independent UK

States hope for revenue boost with Mega Millions craze

Across the U.S., state lottery systems use that revenue to boost education, tourism, transportation and much more

Daily Mirror

National Lottery results: Saturday's winning numbers for £4million rollover jackpot

Someone's life could be changed forever tonight should they manage to match all six numbers drawn, which would scoop them the ££4million rollover jackpot

The Independent UK

Mega Millions jackpot now $790M, nation's 4th largest prize

Lottery officials have raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s fourth largest jackpot

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The Independent UK

Mega Millions jackpot now $660M, nation's 9th largest prize

Lottery officials have raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s ninth largest jackpot

The Independent UK

State lotteries increasingly cede control to huge firms

In three states, the day-to-day management of state lotteries comes from multinational corporations, which reap millions of dollars in profits from state-approved gambling

Daily Record

Incredible EuroMillions jackpot of £170m up for grabs tonight in bumper draw

If a single ticket holder were to win the prize, then they could scoop the second highest lottery winnings ever handed out in the UK.

Daily Record

EuroMillions jackpot reaches £170m for Friday's draw as winner search continues

Players have the chance to scoop the second largest ever lottery winnings in the UK tomorrow night.

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Inn The Money: Lucky Punter Scoops $1.3 Million Lotto Wins With Two Tickets From Same Bar

A man won $95,231 on one draw before scooping $1.27 million a month later with tickets bought at the same bar.

The Hindu

State riding high on a stroke of luck

1.08 cr. tickets printed every day and there are hardly any unsold tickets post pandemic

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside's biggest ever lottery winners

One couple is now £184m richer - but Merseyside has had more than its fair share of people who've won big

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