A Powerball lottery ticket with a whopping jackpot of $731 million was purchased at a corner shop of a former mining town somewhere in Maryland. The person who managed to beat the 1-in-292 million odds of winning a Powerball jackpot is yet to come forward and claim their prize. Someone in Lonaconing, MD Is Now […]
Very few things in life compare to the thrill and fun of watching your favorite sports team compete. You cheer for the players, eagerly watch their every move, and pray that they win. Even some of the most ardent sports fans choose to place bets among their friends, trying to predict the outcome of a […]
Lotteries and prize drawings are big businesses throughout the world. They entice significant amounts of spending from individuals who dream of scooping up a huge and potentially life-changing cash prize. Their proceeds also go to public sectors, including education, park services, and funds for veterans and seniors. In the United States, the Mega Millions and […]
OK, so your numbers didn’t come up in the drawing. That means it’s time to toss your lottery ticket, right? Wrong! Many lotteries offer second-chance drawings on non-winning tickets. Fill out the form on the back, send it in, and you’ll have a bonus chance to be a winner. On June 8, 2010, a TheBalance […]
IT could be life-changing and is, in theory, relatively simple. Just guess the correct numbers and all your dreams come true. In practice, it is anything but. The odds of you winning the lottery are estimated to be around 45 million to one. But can you improve your chances? What are the best tips for […]
The Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Oct. 23 has soared to US$1.6 billion. In the middle of the 20th century, when lotteries first started in the U.S., they were sold to states as a way to benefit the American public. That suggests that bigger and bigger jackpots should mean more tax dollars to spend on […]
In 2020, one anonymous player was able to win more than R153 million in a lottery run by operator Ithuba. Busisiwe Msizi, Head of Corporate Relations at ITHUBA, said in a statement that they are “thrilled to have another major jackpot winner”, and adds: “We encourage all our players who played PowerBall PLUS to check […]
When choosing a lottery, one assesses two main parameters – the value of the super prize and the probability of winning. These values are inversely related to each other: the greater the probability of winning, the smaller the super-prize, and vice versa. The formula is simple: if the lottery is won often, the big super-prizes […]
Sometimes prayer can help you win a big prize. At least it did the trick in the story of an anonymous lottery winner in a recent lottery. The anonymous player won R314,000 after placing a R15 bet on the outcome of the lottery. The winner said the money came at the right time: “The past […]
These people are probably the luckiest people in Britain. Meet the winners of the National Lottery draws over the last 25 years. They were recently brought together to celebrate the success and growth of the UK National Lottery. So where did they spend their winnings? 1995: Elaine Thompson, 63, of Killingworth, Tyne and Wear, won […]
