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What do a builder, a Cancer star sign and the number 39 have in common? The Lottery’s ‘luckiest’ people

There were 375 people who took home Lottery prizes of £1 million and above in 2022

Chronicle Live

Wilko discontinues popular item from all UK stores effective immediately

The decision to pull the items was made as the retailer said that it "would require significant investment" to continue.

Daily Record

Drawing nears for $640 million Mega Millions prize

Lottery players will have a chance to ring in the New Year with a $640 million bonus in their bank account as a drawing is held in the Mega Million game

The Independent UK

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Man wins lottery after buying ticket for coworker who was too busy to go to shop

The unidentified construction worker bought a ticket for his colleague and decided to get one for himself using his co-worker's numbers. Both men ended up winning big cash prizes

Daily Mirror

Brit wins £2.2million in UAE lottery after playing it for second time in her life

Mum-of-one Inger had given up putting away enough cash to open her own hair salon one day until she played the Mahzooz Lottery, one of the main lotteries in the Emirates and scooped the cash

Daily Mirror

Man wins $50,000 after accidentally putting too much cash into lottery machine

The anonymous winner had only meant to buy $20 (£6.25) worth of tickets, but he ended up buying $40 (£32.50) after he pressed the wrong button on the vending machine

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-five dubbed 'Lady Luck' for $250,000 lottery win after going out to buy beer

Isabel Sandoval had given up buying lottery tickets after a string of bad luck but had a change of heart when she was out picking some beer up for her husband

Daily Mirror

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National Lottery operator refuses to tell Oireachtas Committee how many people were contacted or had their accounts cut off due to overspending

Premier Lotteries Ireland was also criticised for not being able to tell members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) how much money it spent on player welfare

Irish Mirror

Woman nearly loses her $50,000 lottery ticket after forgetting where she put it

Srijana Wosti nearly lost a $50,000 (£40,600) lottery scratchcard after she hid it for safekeeping and forgot where she had put it in Silver Spring, Maryland, US

Daily Mirror

Woman gives birth to daughter on same day as she scoops over £80,000 in mega lottery win

Brenda Gomez Hernandez, 28, went into labour on the same day the US Powerball draw took place, landing her with an incredible $100,000 (£81,412) win

Daily Mirror

Post-Camelot National Lottery must focus on good causes and protecting players

New National Lottery operator Allwyn should ‘restore the link’ between buying a ticket and supporting worthy causes, MPs have said.

The Independent UK

'Improvements have been made in these South Lanarkshire communities'

Positive work has been done to improve Springhall and Whitlawburn

Daily Record

Powerball: Lucky ticket holder scoops biggest lottery jackpot in history in US

An American has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize.

Evening Standard

Winning numbers announced for record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after delay

Lottery officials finally announced the winning numbers for Powerball’s record-breaking $2.04 billion jackpot Tuesday after Monday night’s draw was delayed over a security protocol issue.

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Powerball jackpot now biggest lottery prize ever at $1.6 billion

The lottery jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing broke a new record.

Daily Mirror

EuroMillions lottery jackpot TONIGHT - and it could make you richer than Margot Robbie

The person who scoops the fortune will be worth around £23m ($26m) more than actress Margot Robbie is said to have earned according to Celebrity Net Worth . Lucky players still have time to enter

Daily Mirror

Lucky lottery winner turns random licence plate number into a $25,000 jackpot

Michael Jones picked a car registration plate at random and used it to pick the winning numbers. The 52-year-old was at home watching sports on TV when he discovered he had won.

Daily Mirror

School bus driver studies winning lottery numbers for years before pocketing $50,000

The 77-year-old, who has a head for numbers, says he's been studying the winning numbers for years to see which ones come up the most

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The Independent UK

National Lottery urges Birmingham ticketholders to check if they won £5m jackpot

The operator is also searching for a Wolverhampton winner from June

Daily Mirror

Kerry Katona believes Craig David's psychic claims as she works on her third eye

Kerry Katona has jokingly asked Craig David to share next week's lottery numbers with her, as she supports the singer's claims he has psychic abilities and can see things in the future

Daily Mirror

Man refused call about £90,000 lottery win - because it was an unknown number

The lottery winner, from Washtenaw County, Michigan, in the US, missed out on the call because he didn't trust answering the phone from a number he didn't recognise

Daily Record

National Lottery draw for Wednesday, September 29 produces £5m jackpot winner

One lucky player has become a multi-millionaire - have you checked your ticket?

The Independent UK

Lottery draw produces £5m jackpot winner

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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