EuroMillions Lottery
9th May 2008 7:11 PM
The first EuroMillions draw took place on February 13th 2004 despite the concept being born back in 1994 with the original plans being to launch when Europe transferred to the single European currency, the Euro. In the beginning there were just three countries taking part – France, Spain and the UK but it wasn’t long before Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Luxembourg and Portugal joined in on October 8th 2004.
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Buying your National Lottery tickets online
9th May 2008 2:49 PM
How many times have you realised on a Wednesday or a Saturday that you have forgotten to purchase your lottery ticket for that night’s draw? Or have you just been unable to get to the shops to buy your ticket? The National Lottery have provided us all with an invaluable service, their online website where you can purchase your lottery tickets, scratchcards and check if your ticket has been a winner!
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Amber Valley plea for lottery winner
7th May 2008 3:39 PM
Recently I wrote about a few unclaimed lottery prizes and today I read about a ticket that was purchased in the Amber Valley Borough area that is worth £62,509 after the holder was lucky enough to draw five numbers and the bonus ball in the draw that took place on Saturday 19th April 2008.
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Postcode Lottery winners joy
5th May 2008 11:22 PM
Christine Williams, a 47 year old mother of three, has spoken of her joy at being the only winner within the winning postcode in Sunderland’s Grosvenor Street, Southwick. £25,000 is a lot of money for anybody to win but for Christine it equates to two years salary as a teaching assistant.
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Lottery winner loses house
5th May 2008 11:18 PM
John McGuiness won £10 million pounds on the lottery 12 years ago but has just recently lost his fight to keep ownership of his £400,000 property. Mr McGuiness, a hospital worker prior to his win, and his family recently vacated the property in Canderside Toll. He and his family are now living in a slightly more modest property valued at £320,000.
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Daily Mail report Lottery quiz “fake” row
27th April 2008 1:54 PM
Reading through the news at the Daily Mail online I came across an article about the National Lottery quiz show which indicates that contestants are not picked randomly as indicate by the show. The 1vs100 show, part of the live draw show on a Saturday night claims that contestants are picked at random to take part in the quiz where they stand to win £100,000.
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Pembrokeshire hit by Lottery Scam
25th April 2008 8:13 PM
How many of you have received emails claiming that you have won the Lottery? I know my personal email inbox sees several on a weekly basis all suggesting I have won millions on the lottery and all I need to do is supply all my personal details including bank details.
People do fall for this type of scam and the latest news I have been reading is about Pembrokeshire County Councils Trading Standards warning residents of a lottery scam originating in Madrid and bearing Euro Stamps.
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Unclaimed National Lottery Prizes
22nd April 2008 7:31 PM
I don’t know about everyone else but me personally when I buy a National Lottery ticket then I always watch the draw and check my numbers as they are drawn. I’ve never been lucky enough to win big but have had the odd £10 win and once even managed 4 numbers netting me £75. Not exactly life changing amount of money but not a bad return on a £1 outlay.
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Lottery Cash for Newts
21st April 2008 5:47 PM
The Heritage Lottery Fund has provided funding of £49,000 to a wildlife charity based in Hampshire called Froglife whose aim is to raise interest and awareness of amphibious creatures and wildlife in the local area.
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Lottery kidnap idea used by Shannon Matthews' mother
21st April 2008 12:12 PM
With all the latest news focusing on the mother of Shannon Matthew’s knowing of her whereabouts throughout the search for her missing daughter, it is even more shocking to learn that the idea may have stemmed from an episode of Shameless.
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