World Lottery News and Articles

Powerball Lottery reaches giddy heights

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:27 GMT

Last night was the midweek Powerball Lottery draw and with a $170 million jackpot, players were out in force to try and correctly guess those very lucky numbers. However, no winning tickets means that the Powerball Lottery reaches giddy heights as Saturday’s Powerball Lottery jackpot is now an estimated $200 million! It’s an unbelievable amount of cash but that is certainly what one lucky player will win if they can match all of the winning numbers and the Powerball.

Put Some Play In Your Day | Scratchcard adverts | National Lottery

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:48:40 GMT

Put Some Play in your Day is a brand new scratchcard campaign from the organisers of the UK National Lottery. The new advertising campaign will show its new adverts from Sunday of this week and will prominently feature the tagline ‘Put some play in your day’. If as popular as many of the UK National Lottery ad campaigns have been then this new ad could breathe new air into UK National Lottery scratchcard sales and become a firm favourite with lottery players.

Canada Lotto 6-49 the one to watch

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:50:37 GMT

After several draws without a winner and yet another rollover at the weekend the Canada Lotto 6/49 is the one to watch this week as the midweek jackpot climbs to $22 million. Ticket sales were high for Saturdays draw with a $16 million jackpot yet despite a rush on tickets there were no jackpot winners, pushing Wednesday’s jackpot up to an estimated $22 million to a single winning player.

One winner scoops the Mega Millions

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:09:45 GMT

It’s been weeks without a winner and the jackpot has been steadily growing in the Mega Millions jackpot. Friday night saw the jackpot hit a $133 million high and with high ticket sales and bumper jackpot it was never going to be long before a winner was found. Friday’s draw went off without a hitch and also found a winner as one winner scoops the Mega Millions Lottery jackpot.

Lottery Numbers 6-3-10

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:02:26 GMT

With a glut of rollovers and lottery fever sweeping the world, players really have been out in force this weekend to buy lotto tickets and try and scoop one of the many world lottery rollovers. Whether you were playing in the UK National Lottery rollover or the major multi-rollover Powerball Lottery we have all the news, lottery numbers and the results here for you to check.

One player scoops the Euromillions

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 11:47:06 GMT

Excitement has been building as the Euromillions Lottery jackpot has been steadily rising and the estimated £40 million jackpot last night certainly made things reach fever pitch. With higher than expected ticket sales the jackpot climbed to £41.7 million and in the event just one player scoops the Euromillions Lottery jackpot, winning £41,706,216, an amount I’m sure you’ll agree is a unthinkable amount of cash.

Euromillions fortune up for grabs

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:20:09 GMT

Tonight there is a Euromillions fortune up for grabs as a double rollover pushes the Euromillions Lottery jackpot up to £40 million! Last week there were no winners for the £25 million rollover jackpot and that means there really is everything to play for this week. You have just a few hours left until the draw so it really is your last chance to buy tickets for the Euromillions Lottery.

Mega Millions Lottery rolls again

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 06:11:19 GMT

Players were out in force on Tuesday night to be the one winner of the $100 million plus Mega Millions Lottery, yet despite higher ticket sales than usual and lots of interest in the draw the Mega Millions Lottery rolls again. That means on Friday evening, for the next draw the Mega Millions Lottery jackpot will be worth a staggering $133 million to a single winning ticket holder.

Australian government sells off Lotto

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:43:43 GMT

News has reached us today that the Australian government sells off the lotto to Tattersalls, the company who already own the Oz or Australian Lottery. The lottery group has sold for a massive A$850 million in an auction held yesterday in New South Wales. The sale attracted both local and overseas bidders and when finalised is likely to be worth more than A$1 billion to the Australian government.

Rollup for the Mega Millions rollover

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:14:10 GMT

It’s yet another Mega Millions rollover, pushing the US lotto jackpot well over the $100 million mark. With a jackpot of $112 million in tonight’s draw it’s time to rollup for the Mega Millions rollover and grab those winning tickets now. There’s no doubt that lottery players will be out in their droves now the jackpot has been ramped up again and that could mean a winner tonight, especially if the big lottery syndicates get in on the action.

Canada Lotto Max sees unprecedented draw

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:16:57 GMT

Last Friday the Canada Lotto Max saw an unprecedented draw as the jackpot tipped the $50 million creating ten MaxMillions draws. At $60 million it’s the biggest amount ever seen since the launch of the Canada Lotto Max early last year. In the event, not so many millionaires as expected were created but that does push up the jackpot for this Friday’s draw.

Lottery Numbers 27-2-10

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:58:01 GMT

Another weekend is upon us, the final weekend of February. That surely means that Spring is on it’s way for at least half of the world. With a lottery win of course, you could find the sunshine whatever the month so it’s now time to check those winning lottery numbers from last night’s lottery draws. Whichever of the world lottery draws you had tickets for, it’s now time to see if you are a world lottery winner.

Euromillions Lottery eludes players again

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:54:31 GMT

With yet another rollover, players were keen last night to scoop that £25 million Euromillions Lottery jackpot. Yet the Euromillions Lottery eludes players again with no tickets from any of the nine participating European countries matching all the winning numbers to win the jackpot. That means that the Euromillions Lottery rolls over yet again and next weeks jackpot will be worth an estimated £40 million.

Lottery winners collect less again

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:20:52 GMT

After the midweek UK National Lottery draw it’s just another week where lottery winners collect less again as a poor turn out matched with several winners meant the UK National Lottery winners didn’t even become millionaires. It again throws into doubt the viability of the UK National Lottery in its current state and shows clearly why players are switching in their droves to the Euromillions Lottery with it’s jackpot and guaranteed millionaire every single week.

Dont forget the Euro Lottery rollover

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:12:53 GMT

With news of the £56 million Euromillions Lottery winners still dominating the news, thoughts and dreams of lottery wins are still very much in people’s minds. So don’t forget the Euro Lottery rollover this weekend where you can have the chance to win a staggering Euromillions Lottery rollover jackpot of £25 million. Just a single rollover and look at the size of it, it’s easy to see why the Euromillions Lottery is fast becoming one of the most popular of the world lottery draws.

Record South African Lottery winner loses out

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:19:47 GMT

A record South African Lottery winner loses out this week in more ways than one. Not only did he not win the 91 million rand rollover lottery prize but now he's been hounded from his home and no one seems to know why. After the draw, 52-year-old Stanley Philander, a Cape Town cleaner was announced in the press as the lottery winner. He was announced as the 91 million rand winner, however now it transpires that he is not the true winner after all and in very confusing circumstances.

Lotto Max reaches Maxmillions

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:57:36 GMT

With a $50 million limit, several rollovers can soon create an overspill in the Canada Lotto Max and that’s exactly what’s happened this week as the Lotto Max reaches Maxmillions status. That means the main jackpot on the Lotto Max Canada has hit $50 million and that will lead – according to estimated ticket sales – to at least nine Maxmillions draws where nine lucky players have the opportunity to win a clean $1 million.

Match 5 Euromillions prize unclaimed

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:22:51 GMT

A Euromillions prize worth a life-changing amount of money is about to be added to the fund for good causes if the winner does not come forward soon. The match 5 Euromillions prize still unclaimed is worth a massive £118,777.50 and will expire on Wednesday if the winner does not come forward. To see this cash turned back over into good causes would be an awful shame so we at World Lottery are putting a shout out for the winner to see if we can trigger any memories.

Lottery Numbers 20-2-10

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:07:52 GMT

Another week of lottery news and another week of ticket sales for all the major world lottery draws and what an exciting week it has been. Whichever of our lottery draws you had tickets for here are all the lottery results and winning lottery numbers for the weekend draws. From the UK National Lottery to the Powerball Lottery we have all the news and winners here.

Mega Millions rolls again

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:36:31 GMT

With a jackpot of $68 million players were out in force last night to become the next Mega Millions Lottery winner, yet despite high ticket sales and a frenzy of players from all of the participating states the Mega Millions rolls again pushing the midweek lottery jackpot up to an estimated $83 million. Last night’s Mega Millions Lottery numbers were 1 – 22 – 39 – 42 – 46. Mega ball 36, the draw produced lots of smaller division winners but no jackpot winners pushing the jackpot up even higher than before!

Friday night Lottery jackpots

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:18:50 GMT

It’s the weekend, finally! And while we can’t even try and top the £113 million Euromillions Mega jackpot rollover of last weekend that doesn’t mean that the Friday night Lottery jackpots aren’t worth a big mention. There are two main Friday night draws from our world lottery pages, the Euromillions Lottery and the big US Mega Millions Lottery and both lotteries have jackpots that are not to be sniffed at.

Would a new number add Spice to UK Lotto

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:09:26 GMT

Recently the UK National Lottery has been seriously overshadowed by the Euromillions Lottery in terms of jackpots and popularity. UK National Lottery jackpots have struggled to climb and the amount of times they have reached £5 million in the last six months have been few and far between. With Wednesday jackpots struggling to get to even half that and rollovers rare is it time for a shake-up? Would a new number add spice to the UK Lotto?

Lotto Max the one to watch

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:23:12 GMT

Always the first to bring you news of big lottery jackpots, today we have noticed that Friday’s Canada Lotto Max rolled over yet again. That means the Lotto Max is the one to watch with an estimated rollover jackpot of $42 million. As followers of this Friday night draw know, it can only grow to $50 million before it reaches its cap and creates a Lotto Max Maxmillions draw.

Euromillions results error

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:30:41 GMT

It was one of the biggest jackpots ever seen on the Euromillions Lottery, a rollover on the birthday Mega Jackpot created a Euromillions Lottery rollover of £113 million. The whole country had been in a frenzy all week and as such as were keen to bring you the winners news and results as soon as we possibly could but a Euromillions results error meant that the winners in the last World Lottery news story were incorrect.

Time running out for UK Lottery winner

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:11:57 GMT

Often we bring you stories of unclaimed lottery prizes, but rarely is that outstanding prize a jackpot win. Today though, time is running out for a UK lottery winner who has a £3 million jackpot on the UK National Lottery to claim. The winning lottery ticket, sold for the 23rd September draw is worth £3.6 million and the winner now has just a month left to claim their prize.

Two share the Euromillions Mega Jackpot

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:11:37 GMT

£113 million made it one of the biggest lottery jackpots ever seen in Europe and players were out in their droves to buy tickets. The tension has been palpable all day as players right across the nine European Euromillions countries and can you believe that two players share the massive Euromillions Lottery jackpot and both winners are from here in the UK! I'm sure you'd agree that's fantastic news.

Monster Euromillions jackpot tonight

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:49:02 GMT

Last week we were all so excited about news of the Euromillions Mega Jackpot, an £85 million jackpot to celebrate the 6th birthday of the Euromillions Lottery. The trouble is, no winning tickets matched all the winning numbers in the Euromillions Mega draw and that means there is a monster Euromillions jackpot up for grabs in tonight’s rollover lottery draw.

SuperEnalotto Italy won

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:19:40 GMT

For weeks now we’ve been watching the jackpot grow on the SuperEnalotto Italy as the jackpot edges towards the previous record €147 million. A few days ago it was about to touch €140 million but now we can tell you that it won’t be reaching a new record as the SuperEnalotto Italy is won against odds of more than 166 million to one! Unfortunately we are having trouble finding out any information about the winner, or indeed if it was just one single winner.

Mega Millions and Powerball join forces

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:23:26 GMT

Over the last few weeks we’ve brought you many stories about various US states joining either the Powerball Lottery or Mega Millions Lottery. This trend began last year as the first few states starting cross selling lottery tickets and now the Mega Millions and Powerball join forces in even more US states the country becomes one step closer to being a National Lottery.

SuperEnalotto hits 140 million

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:52:37 GMT

It was almost inevitable, that the SuperEnalotto Italy was going to continue to climb until it reached the last record set last August and now it looks as though that €148 million record might be smashed at the jackpot for the SuperEnalotto hits €140 million for tonight’s draw. It’s a staggering amount of cash and the biggest lottery jackpot available anywhere in the world right now, even topping the Euromillions rollover which is worth €113 million this weekend.

Mega Millions Lottery draw delay

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:27:45 GMT

With all the major winners from the weekend and so many lottery draws going off all around the world, the lottery news was still more than eventful. Like the Mega Millions Lottery draw delay which caused frustration and meant that the winning numbers were drawn one hour later than usual. It’s not known what held up the start of the draw it is something that is becoming a more frequent occurrence than before.

Lottery Numbers 6-2-10

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:15:01 GMT

All eyes have been on just a couple of the big lottery draws so we hope you didn’t forget the many world lottery draws going off last night all around the globe. If you had tickets any of the weekend lottery draws then you might just be keen to hear the lottery numbers so you can check if you’re a winner. Here are all the lottery numbers from all the main lottery draws from around the world on Saturday evening.

Euromillions Mega Jackpot rolls over

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:56:13 GMT

Firstly today we’d like to say Happy 6th Birthday to the Euromillions Lottery and congratulations to all the big winners in last night’s Mega Jackpot draw. However despite the hype and high ticket sales the Euromillions Mega Jackpot rolls over as no winning tickets match all five winning numbers and the lucky stars making next weeks jackpot worth an unbelievable £113 million!

Last call for the Euromillions Mega Jackpot

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:22:48 GMT

Today really is the last call for the Euromillions Mega Jackpot, the last chance for you to buy lottery tickets before tonight’s £85 million birthday draw. Happy 6th Birthday to the Euromillions Lottery and for the winner it should feel like all your birthdays rolled into one! The Mega Jackpot is to celebrate the Euromillions Lottery birthday, although it’s hard to believe it’s been with us for six years on February 6th!

Powerball Lottery hits 140 million

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:35:49 GMT

Many of the midweek world lottery draws went off last night and there were millions up for grabs in lottery jackpot. One of those, the Powerball Lottery hits $140 million now as no winners in last night’s midweek lottery draw creates yet another rollover. The winning numbers in last night’s Powerball Lottery draw were 17 – 22 – 36 – 37 – 52. Powerball 24, yet despite high ticket sales for the draw, no winning tickets matched all the winning numbers.

Late Christmas treat from Oz Lotto

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:12:56 GMT

One couple has just received a late Christmas treat from the Oz Lotto in the form of an unclaimed prize on a lost ticket from Boxing Day worth a staggering $400,000. We’re often bringing you stories of unclaimed lottery prizes but this one for the Australian Lottery points out how easy it is to lose track of things over a busy time like Christmas. However, despite the lost ticket, thankfully it’s now been found giving this story a very happy ending.

No winner makes SuperEnalotto biggest in world

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:13:09 GMT

Another week with no winner makes the SuperEnalotto the biggest in the world right now and if it isn’t won soon it’s going to heading for a new European record too. It’s been weeks since the Italian Lottery saw a winner and that makes tonight’s SuperEnalotto Italy worth a staggering €133 million. It’s been months since the lottery saw a jackpot winner and now lottery fever is sweeping the whole of Italy as the jackpot reaches an unbelievable level.

Texan wins Mega Millions Jackpot

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:40:19 GMT

It’s been rolling for weeks now and the Mega Millions Lottery jackpot topped out at $144 million on Friday evening. Ticket sales were understandably high for the draw but in the event one ticket matched all the winning numbers as a Texan wins the Mega Millions Jackpot. The winning numbers for the rollover Mega Millions Lottery draw were 1 – 10 – 22 – 23 and 38, the Mega Ball was 19.

Lottery Numbers 30-1-10

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:57:00 GMT

The first month of the New Year is already over, it’s hard to believe how fast time flies but it does and with World Lottery draws going off every weekend there are many millionaires made all over the world. If you had lottery tickets for any of the weekend lottery draws then no doubt you’ll be keen to hear the lottery numbers from the major world lottery draws.

Lottery winner found dead

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:50:07 GMT

In what must be one of the most tragic and sinister lottery winners story we have ever reported here on World Lottery, Abraham Shakespeare, $31 million Florida Lottery winner is found dead nine months after mysteriously vanishing. When Mr Shakespeare won this massive amount three years ago he must have been on the top of the world, but it didn’t last long in this modern day tale of what looks like tragedy and greed.

A rollover before the Mega Jackpot

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:59:17 GMT

Yesterday we brought you news of the Euromillions Mega Jackpot next week but there’s a rollover before the Mega Jackpot so be sure not to get so exicted you miss out. Last week there was no jackpot winner on the Euromillions Lottery draw and that means that tonight’s jackpot is worth a staggering £25 million if won by a single ticket holder in the UK.

Euromillions Birthday Mega-Jackpot

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:12:25 GMT

In just over a week the Euromillions Lottery celebrates its 6th birthday and to celebrate they are holding a Euromillions Birthday Mega Jackpot. The £85 million draw is to be held on February 5th and if the Mega Jackpot is won by a UK Lottery player it will be a record UK Lottery jackpot, almost doubling the current record of £45.5 million set in November 2009 and by far the biggest ever UK Lottery win.

New record for SuperEnalotto Italy

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:31:48 GMT

We’ve had our eye on it for weeks and now it is starting to look as though we may see a new record for the SuperEnalotto Italy as the lotteries jackpot tops €131 million. If not won this week then it’s quite possible that by next week that massive jackpot might top the record set in August last year of €145 million. The next draw in the popular Italian Lottery is tomorrow evening and with a multi-rollover lottery jackpot of over €130 million we’re guessing that lottery players will be going wild for tickets.

Powerball and Mega Millions expand

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:20:36 GMT

We are to see both the Powerball and Mega Millions expand this month as both lotteries add extra states in which they are played. From Jan 31st the Mega Millions Lottery will be offered to Missouri lottery players and now we hear that Ohio is also joining the Powerball Lottery giving lottery players in both of these states double the big jackpots to win.

Lottery Results Almanac

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:24:28 GMT

For the first time ever a definitive guide to lottery number trends has been published. The Lottery results almanac has been published in the US to give lottery players a definitive guide to lottery numbers in the form of a ‘snapshot in time’ of lottery draws and number trends. The book is a real guide but whether it will help you win the lottery or not is something only you can decide.

Lottery Numbers 23-1-10

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:04:06 GMT

Rollovers have been the order of the week in the major World Lottery draws with some very tasty jackpots on offer all around the world. No matter where you are or what lottery draw you have tickets for this weekend, you will no doubt be keen to hear the results and lottery numbers from your lottery draw so here are all the lottery numbers, winners and jackpots from all the major world lottery draws.

Still no winner for Mega Millions Lottery

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:58:41 GMT

Last night lottery players were out in force to buy tickets for the Mega Millions as the jackpot topped $100 million on the midweek draw but there’s still no winner for the Mega Millions Lottery after another rollover last night and that has pushed the estimated jackpot up to $121 million. Despite high ticket sales for the draw, and a bumper jackpot, no players matched all the winning numbers in last night’s Mega Millions Lottery and that gives players a lot to try for on Tuesday evening.

Lottery fever in Canada

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:21:19 GMT

Right now there’s lottery fever in Canada after several rollovers have pushed the Canada Lotto 6/49 jackpot up to $20 million! It’s been a couple of weeks now since the lottery saw a winner, despite high ticket sales for the $12.5 million midweek jackpot and that means that this weekend’s jackpot could be as high as $20 million, which is the estimated jackpot total for Saturday night's draw.

Third lotto rollover

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:26:06 GMT

No winners in last night’s UK National Lottery draw means it’s the third lotto rollover in the end. For the last three Wednesdays now, no players have matched all the winning numbers to win the UK National Lottery jackpot and that means for the last three Saturdays it’s been a UK Lotto rollover. Of course the fact that it has been won each Saturday has prevented it being more than a single rollover but £7 million rollover jackpots are always good for the lottery and make the draws well worth playing in.

Age is no problem for Euromillions winners

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:01:26 GMT

We at the World Lottery office have been reflecting on the last year in the lottery world. It’s interesting to see trends for the year, when rollovers happened, who the big winners were and just how high those jackpots got. During this research we have noticed that age is no problem for Euromillions winners as the Pan-Europe Lottery has seen three big rollovers won by players over 60 in the UK this year.

SuperEnalotto Italy climbs again

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:09:55 GMT

It’s starting to look as though it may be a new record as the SuperEnalotto Italy climbs again. The lottery jackpot has not been won since August when a record jackpot of almost €150 million was won and it’s now climbed so high that it’s starting to look as though it may hit a new record. The next lottery draw is this evening and the jackpot, a staggering €124 million, will it be won? Who knows but the SuperEnalotto is making news all over the world again.

Trouble for UK National Lottery

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:29:21 GMT

For the last year at least we have been bringing you news stories about the sale of the UK National Lottery and the problems that have come with it for the shareholders, but the trouble for the UK National Lottery seems to go much deeper than that and on the face of it, the once much revered lottery seems to have lost it’s shine for the British public a little since its celebrated launch back in 1994.

Lottery Numbers 16-1-10

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:56:32 GMT

It’s hard to believe but we’re already half way through January and so many world lottery millionaires have already been created in the New Year. It’s the weekend again and that means another round of Saturday night lottery draws, if you had lottery tickets in any of those draws then no doubt you will be keen to hear the results and lottery numbers from the weekend.

Brit wins Euromillions Rollover

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:18:56 GMT

After three weeks without a winner there was £52.3 million up for grabs in last night’s Euromillions Lottery draw and after a rush of ticket sales and lottery fever, two lucky players win the jackpot. One European and one Brit win the Euromillions rollover as two lucky players match all five winning numbers and the two lucky stars. The lottery numbers in the draw were 11 – 26 – 29 – 49 – 50, lucky stars 4 and 7 and the Millionaire Raffle number was VFP866401.

Top-ten Canada Lotto 6/49 jackpots

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:46:06 GMT

It’s a rollover in the UK this weekend but we’re not the only one with growing lottery jackpots up for grabs. In fact the Canada Lotto 6/49 also rolled over this week and the weekend draw is worth $8 million. Now it’s not a world lottery record but it’s well worth playing for and has inspired us to bring you the top ten Canada Lotto 6/49 jackpots, what they were worth and where in Canada they were sold.

Another weekend of Lotto rollovers

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:54:09 GMT

After last night’s midweek UK National Lottery draw it became clear that this weekend is to be another weekend of Lotto rollovers. Euromillions Lottery rollovers are more common and a triple rollover has promised a £51 million jackpot but now as the UK National Lottery £2.3 million rolls over for the second weekend in a row it seems we are to be spoilt on both Friday and Saturday evening.

SuperEnalotto heads for another record

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:25:14 GMT

Last August the Italy SuperEnalotto hit a massive €150 million and became Europe’s biggest ever lottery prize. It’s hard to believe but it hasn’t actually been won since that event and now the SuperEnalotto heads for another record jackpot as Thursdays draw is worth an estimated €122 million. That’s an amazing amount of money and makes the SuperEnalotto Italy the biggest lottery jackpot currently available anywhere in the world!

Canada Lotto hot balls

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:50:16 GMT

All lotteries around the world have popular numbers, balls that for some explicable reason come out more often than others. One of the hot world lottery draws last weekend came from Canada with both the Canada Lotto Max and Canada Lotto 6/49 providing rollover jackpots. For that reason today we are going to take a look at the Canada Lotto hot balls and see if we can help you chose those winning balls or at least point you in the right direction of the hottest balls of them all.

New Yorkers claim massive Mega Millions Jackpot

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:36:34 GMT

A lottery jackpot of $165 million has been claimed in the USA. New Yorkers claim the massive Mega Millions jackpot, high school sweethearts Richard and Mary Morrison of Suffolk County to give them a name. Clearly it will take a while for the winners of this massive jackpot to come to terms with their instant wealth but they have spoken at a press conference when picking up their cheque.

Lottery Numbers 9-1-10

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:38:25 GMT

The country is snowbound and everything appears to have ground to an absolute standstill but don’t worry, some things continued as normal, the world lottery draws. None, thankfully affected by snow but many affected by bumper rollover jackpots. If you had tickets in any of the weekend world lottery draws then here are the lottery numbers for you to check your lucky numbers against.

Lottery jackpot won on wrong ticket

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:02:48 GMT

Have you ever been into a store and asked for something, just to find the cashier isn’t really listening and gives you the wrong thing? Well what do you do if that is a lottery ticket? A lottery jackpot won on the wrong ticket shows the hand that fate can play when falling upon some good luck. Rob Anderson asked for three separate lottery tickets so he could give them as Christmas gifts but the shop working printed all the numbers on one ticket.

A Weekend of Lotto rollovers

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 00:30:48 GMT

We have a whole weekend of lotto rollovers to look forward to, starting with the Euromillions Lottery tonight. A double rollover in the Euromillions Lottery means that it hasn’t been won since before the New Year and that means there is £36 million up for grabs in tonight’s draw. The midweek UK National Lottery draw also rolled over and that means there is also £7 million up for grabs in Saturday night’s UK National Lottery draw.

Still no winner in Italian Lottery

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:14:12 GMT

The SuperEnalotto has rumbled on for weeks and weeks, climbing higher and higher but there is still no winner in the Italian Lottery which is now €117.5 million for tonight’s draw. It’s been months since any lucky player matched those six winning numbers and it poses the question ‘Is the Italian Lottery too hard to win?’ It’s certainly an interesting question, does a lottery continue to be fun when there are months between winners?

Holdup in Camelot Lottery Sale

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:47:25 GMT

A holdup in the Camelot Lottery sale has further jeopardised the sale of the UK National Lottery company into the New Year. Earliest last year in the depths of the UK economic crises, the main Camelot shareholders all decided to see their shares in the UK National Lottery, with all parties selling it means that the whole of Camelot, who run the UK National Lottery and the UK arm of the Euromillions Lottery is up for sale.

New Year brings unclaimed lottery prizes

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:17:49 GMT

A quick browse of the UK National Lottery website shows us that the New Year brings unclaimed lottery prizes. While players were clambering for one of the big rollover jackpots of the last couple of weeks, some may not even be aware that they are already big lottery winners. It’s time to dig out those old lottery tickets and check if you are holding one of last year’s unclaimed UK National Lottery or Euromillions Lottery prizes before they expire.

SuperEnalotto hits a new high

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:23:12 GMT

It’s not quite the record breaking €148 million that was won in August last year but the SuperEnalotto hits a new high this week as yet another rollover pushes the jackpot of the Italian Lottery up to €115.6 million, making it the biggest lottery jackpot available anywhere in the world right now. Lottery fever is very much succumbed to in Italy right now and with €115 million up for grabs it’s no surprise. Thankfully for you, you don’t need to go to Italy and buy tickets as you can buy them online, easily from our world lottery pages.

Lottery Numbers 2-1-10

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:59:36 GMT

The New Year has begun and that means the first round of world lottery draws for 2010. On Saturday night when many of us were nursing hangovers from our New Years excesses, lottery draws were going off all around the world and millions were up for grabs so what were the lottery numbers for the first draws of the New Year? Here they are for your perusal, good luck!

Euromillions New year double rollover

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:55:03 GMT

When a New Year begins the idea is to leave the old behind and start afresh but there’s one thing that you won’t want to leave behind and that’s the Euromillions New Year double rollover created when no one won the £25 million rollover jackpot last night. Euromillions Lottery rollovers are not uncommon of course which is one reason we love this lottery so much and of course now with the Millionaire Raffle we do know that one UK player is now an instant millionaire despite the rollover.

One player scoops the double Lotto rollover

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:48:30 GMT

After no winners for the last two draws there was a massive £10.2 million up for grabs in the UK National Lottery draw last night, but unlike the last two rollovers which have been shared out between several winning players this time one player scoops the double Lotto rollover winning over £10 million. No doubt New Year celebrations will be raucous for the single winning ticketholder as the reality sinks in of never having money worries again.

UK Lottery double rollover

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:05:22 GMT

It’s a UK Lottery double rollover tonight worth an estimated £10 million. There’s no doubt this amount of cash would get 2010 off to a flying start for any lucky ticketholder who can manage to match those all elusive six main lottery numbers but of course to be in with a chance you must first choose your six lucky balls and buy lottery tickets for the draw.

Jackpot climbs in Italys SuperEnalotto

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:13:21 GMT

As the jackpot climbs in Italy’s SuperEnalotto and many of the other big world lottery rollovers are won it makes the SuperEnalotto the worlds biggest lottery jackpot right now at over €111 million. No tickets matched all the winning numbers again last night and that makes this Italian Lottery one to watch in the next few days. It hasn’t quite reached the record €148 million that was won back in August but it’s well on its way and surely after weeks and weeks of no winners it must be won soon.

UK Lottery rollovers for the New Year

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:54:30 GMT

This week there are UK lottery rollovers for the New Year in both the UK National Lottery and the Euromillions Lottery draws. The UK National Lottery was a rollover on Boxing Day and with no winning tickets that makes it a double rollover for the midweek draw. The Euromillions Lottery Christmas Day draw also produced no winners and that means there are rollovers right across the board.

Lottery Numbers 26-12-09

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:48:54 GMT

It may be Christmas but that didn’t stand in the way of many world lottery draws this weekend giving many players the chance to become festive millionaires. There was big jackpots on offer and many, many rollovers across the world so if you bought lottery tickets for any of the major world lottery draws this weekend then no doubt you will be keen to hear the lottery numbers so you can check those winning numbers.

Wishing you a World Lottery Christmas

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:48:54 GMT

Christmas is upon us again and all that is left to do is remind you of the World Lottery draws happening over the festive period before our writers log off for Christmas. And of course for all our readers, wishing you a World Lottery Christmas and hoping you are lucky over the festive period. Our writers will now be off until December 27th but have a good one and don’t forget your lottery tickets.

Mega Millions player has 162 million reasons to be happy

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:04:42 GMT

One single Mega Millions player has 162 million reasons to be happy today as a single ticket scoops the world’s biggest lottery jackpot. At $162 million the Mega Millions Lottery jackpot was the biggest available in the world right now but now any more as one ticket holder scoops the entire lot. We have no news about the winner yet, just that they are from Suffolk County, New York but no doubt new details will emerge over the next few days and we will bring them to you.

Lotto Christmas wishes

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:49:26 GMT

Ok so you missed out on the big £52 million Euromillions Lottery jackpot but don’t worry as there are a lotto Christmas wishes to be granted yet. It may be Christmas but it’s more or less Christmas as usual with Camelot, that means there will be a Euromillions draw on Christmas day and a UK National Lottery on Boxing day, giving you every possible chance to become a Christmas millionaire in the UK.

Powerball Lottery tops $100 million

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:16:26 GMT

If you’re looking for a big lottery draw to get your teeth into over the festive period then you need to look further afield than our own home grown draws. The big Euromillions Lottery jackpot was won last Friday but as the Powerball Lottery tops $100 million there is still plenty to be won and you can play the draw online directly from our World Lottery pages.It's not the only bumper jackpot on offer either, here are the details of the biggest lottery jackpots available right now.

Lottery Numbers 19-12-09

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:35:27 GMT

Tis the week before Christmas and all over the land, people have been choosing lottery numbers, hoping to get cash in their hands. Yes that’s right it’s the final weekend of world lottery draws before the big Christmas draws and players all over the world have been trying for some massive jackpots. Here are all the lottery numbers, results and winners of all the major world lottery draws.

Single Player scoops the Euromillions Rollover

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:08:33 GMT

It looked as though we might have a massive Euromillions Lottery rollover for Christmas day but it’s not to be as a single player scoops the Euromillions rollover and wins a massive £52 million. That’s one lucky player set up for Christmas and life and of course there was also one UK Millionaire made on the Millionaire Raffle. Here’s a breakdown of all the prize winners and details of last night’s Euromillions Lottery.

Christmas instants from the UK National Lottery

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:13:50 GMT

you a fan of instant wins and scratchcards? Did you know that you can play them directly from the National Lottery website without even having to visit the shop and buy tickets? If you haven’t tried the games on the website yet then now might be a perfect time to try so we at World Lottery headed over to the website to take a look at some of the Christmas instants from the National Lottery.

Roll up for the Euromillions Triple Rollover

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:10:41 GMT

winners for the last two weeks means it’s time to roll up for the Euromillions triple rollover draw tomorrow evening. There’s an estimated £54 million up for grabs in the triple rollover draw and the only way to get your hands on it is to buy tickets for the draw tomorrow evening and see if you can be a very lucky Euromillions Lottery jackpot winner in time for Christmas.

Buying Lottery tickets as gifts

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:55:42 GMT

The season for giving gifts is upon us already and although lottery tickets may seem like an original Christmas gift, before you start buying lottery tickets as gifts you really need to think about it considerably. Although a potentially harmless, well thought out gift, there are lots of problems that can arise from buying lottery tickets as gifts and all of those should be considered before you head out and buy lottery tickets as gifts for friends and family.

Three unclaimed lottery prizes about to expire

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:14:13 GMT

Everyone is feeling the pinch right now, with Christmas just around the corner and many of us are probably thinking that a lottery win might just lighten the load. Yet it seems that even with millions up for grabs many people are careless about lottery tickets, especially when you consider that there are three unclaimed lottery prizes about to expire. Now they would certainly help the Christmas fund especially as they are all life changing amounts of cash.

Millionaire Raffle a Success

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:33:00 GMT

It’s only a few weeks since the launch and at the time players were not impressed with the price rise in tickets for the Euromillions Lottery to incorporate the new draw but already it seems that the Millionaire Raffle is a success and seems to be off to a flying start. To increase the ticket price for Euromillions Lottery tickets by as much as 50p for a new draw that players had no option but to join there were plenty of naysayers concerning the new Millionaire Raffle, yet now after just a few draws the critics have been silenced.

Lottery Numbers 12-12-09

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:56:57 GMT

Another week, another roundup of lottery draws from around the world and no doubt another heap of millionaires. One of those could be you if you matched all the lottery numbers in any of the major world lottery draws from Saturday evening. If you’re keen to check those lottery tickets and see if you are one of the lucky winners then here are the lottery numbers from all the major world lottery draws for Saturday evening.

Catch up on UK’s biggest Lottery winners

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:31:22 GMT

It’s a month since the now famous couple from Caerleon in South Wales became the biggest ever UK Lottery winners after scooping half of a £90 million Euromillions Lottery jackpot so we at World Lottery thought it was time to catch up on the UK’s biggest lottery winners and see how they are getting along trying to spend their £45 million winnings.

Double rollover for the Euromillions Lottery

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:00:48 GMT

Tonight it’s a double rollover for the Euromillions Lottery giving players a massive £39 million to play for. That amount of cash should certainly give a helping hand with the Christmas shopping and the only way of being in with a chance at winning it is to buy your Euromillions Lottery tickets today. The draw, as usual will be held in Paris at 10pm this evening which gives you quite a few hours to ensure you get your tickets.

SuperEnalotto biggest jackpot in Europe

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:52:22 GMT

€100 million says the SuperEnalotto is the biggest jackpot in Europe right now with a jackpot that far eclipses any available right now in Europe and possibly the world lottery draws too. Weeks without a winner has pushed the jackpot higher and higher and now lottery fever is threatening to take over the whole nation. It was just a few months ago that we saw the jackpot pushed over €100 million last time and we all know the craziness that ensued then.

New Year new owners for National Lottery?

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:14:56 GMT

With Royal Mail still plagued by staffing problems and Britain said to be the only European country still in recession is it to be a case of New Year new owners for the National Lottery? Royal Mail own a massive 20% share in Camelot along with four other well known UK and global brands. Who could have missed talk of a hostile takeover of Cadbury by a foreign buyer this week and did you also know that Cadbury are one of the companies with another 20% in the company who run the UK National Lottery.

A Lottery win for Christmas

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 08:18:41 GMT

It’s that time of year when the family seem big and the wallet seems small, the time when only a lottery win for Christmas could save you. This of course is a time for festivities and what better way of doing so than playing in some of the biggest world lottery draws, that’s why today we are taking a look at which lottery jackpots are currently available in the world and worth playing for this week. There are plenty to choose from after rollovers were plentiful last weekend.

Kansas Lottery win for Wichita man

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 09:50:36 GMT

It took nearly three weeks for one lucky world lottery winner to realise that he has scooped a massive $1.2 million win on the Super Kansas Cash draw. The Kansas Lottery win for this Wichita man only came to light when he decided to check a bundle of Powerball and Super Kansas Cash tickets that he found in his wife’s glove box. The Kansas Lottery draw for Super Kansas Cash took place on 14th November but it was only claimed the winnings a couple of days ago.

Lottery Numbers 05-12-09

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 11:11:56 GMT

It’s Sunday, which can mean only one thing, it’s lottery results time. If you have tickets for the UK National Lottery, Irish Lottery, Powerball Lottery or Canada Lotto 6/49 World Lottery News is the place to find those all important lottery numbers. With over £40 million to be won in the four major world lottery draws last night and with two lottery jackpots actually being won last night who knows, it could be you?

Lottery syndicates winning ticket stolen

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:01:47 GMT

Four co-workers at a school board in Toronto, Canada are each finally $1.5 million richer after they finally received their lottery winnings after five years. The reason it has taken them so long to get their money is because the lottery syndicate’s winning ticket was stolen by the owner of the store where the ticket was checked. The store owner waited six months then claimed the $5.4 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot for himself.

MegaMatch to end in December

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:02:13 GMT

With many of the state lotteries in the US taking on the Mega Millions draw it is no shock that the MegaMatch is to end in December for the South Carolina Lottery. Officials have made the decision to end the MegaMatch draw on 29th December ready for the introduction of the Mega Millions in late January. With many of the world lottery commissions taking on new games for their players we have already seen many states introducing both Mega Millions and/or Powerball.

Split for two Mega Millions jackpot winners

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:41:10 GMT

The latest Mega Millions jackpot was an incredible $77 million and on November 10th there was a split for two Mega Millions jackpot winners, each winning a staggering $38.5 million. One of the world lottery winners has stepped forward to claim their share but we only know her name, Lourdes Salinas. We can tell you however that they are from San Francisco and have chosen to take the cash option for their Mega Millions win.

Australian Lottery Powerball jackpot still unclaimed

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:45:49 GMT

As of 27th November an Australian Lottery Powerball jackpot was still unclaimed leaving people around the country wondering what has happened to the $12 million Powerball jackpot winner from Thursday 26th November who managed to make the winning combination with the numbers 19, 23, 35, 39, 41 and Powerball number 33. Here at World Lottery we are always amazed that winners don't step forward instantly to claim such a life changing sum of money.

The Twitter Lotto

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:19:55 GMT

Social networking sites are so important to people these days it is now hard to imagine how we ever coped without them. Individuals, companies, charities, in fact anyone that is anyone has at least one Facebook and one Twitter account and the number of users worldwide runs into millions making them a huge market just waiting to be tapped. The Twitter Lotto is the brainchild of 22 year old Pete Danihel and on Christmas Day he will be making one lucky person very wealthy.

Casino Royale scratchcard a $2 million winner

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:40:31 GMT

When you pop into your local store or shop and buy yourself a scratchcard from any world lottery organisation you always hope that you are going to at least recoup your initial outlay but dream of being a big winner. A Casino Royale scratchcard was a $2 million winner for one lucky player in Blufton, making him one of just two players able to win this life changing amount of money on the Hoosier Lottery.

Lottery Numbers 28-11-09

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:13:24 GMT

If you bought tickets for any of this week’s major world lottery draws then we have the information that you are looking for. As usual, there was all to play for with millions in lottery jackpots ready to be won but did you win it? Did you match those all important lottery numbers in last night’s lottery draws around the world? Continue reading through our world lottery round-up to see if you’re a lottery winner.

Cumbrian Gran wins Lotto jackpot

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:35:21 GMT

Cumbria has been through a lot this past week with some of the worst floods in recorded history, during which PC Bill Barker lost his life when a bridge collapsed. With such bad fortune for an area it was welcoming to discover that during all of the madness and despair there was some good lottery fortune as a Cumbrian Gran won the Lotto jackpot on Wednesday night.

Lottario jackpot for Barrie man

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:41:35 GMT

The Lottario draw in Canada on 24th October 2009 netted one lucky chap a tidy sum of $250,000 but the winner was oblivious to his win until recently saying that had he known he had a winner he would have stepped forward and claimed the very next day. The Lottario jackpot for this Barrie man came after he managed to match 6/6 of the numbers he chose for the Lottario draw.

PlayTech secure World Lottery Association membership

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:54:39 GMT

PlayTech are a big name in the world of online gaming providing software for many online casinos, bingo and poker sites. Yesterday PlayTech secured World Lottery Association membership as an Associate Member. The World Lottery Association (WLA) has a mission, to ‘advance the interests of State authorised lotteries’ and members of the World Lottery Association are required to stick to strict standards including responsible gaming and security.

Kansas Lottery investigate thefts

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:59:23 GMT

It wasn’t that long ago that a store clerk claimed a winning jackpot prize of $100,000 that wasn’t his to claim and it could be stories like this that have led to the Kansas Lottery to investigate thefts by store clerks. Following the investigation six people have been arrested over five different counties for attempted theft of lottery winnings. We doubt that this is the only one of the world lotteries that is subject to such underhand shenanigans.

Lotto Max win is tax free

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:27:10 GMT

When Marie and Kirby Fontaine scooped the first $50 million Lotto Max Canada win we wonder if they realised that there would be no tax to pay on the massive jackpot? According to the Canadian Tax policy the Lotto Max win is tax free simply because the Canada Revenue Agency believe that enough revenue is already generated from ticket sales making it 'an important source of funds for charities, provincial governments and other non-profit making organisations'.

Euromillions winner dines with Motorhead

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:20:16 GMT

Winning a £45 million jackpot means that you can live your dreams and this was certainly true for Les Scadding. As well as buying a brand new Range Rover this lucky Euromillions winner dines with Motorhead in his plush hotel suite to celebrate his birthday. Whilst one reporter has said that winning a lottery jackpot can lead to misery, this doesn’t appear to be the case for Les. A pair of £55 tickets for his favourite band was originally enough for this big Motorhead fan to celebrate his 59th birthday but it just kept getting better!

Lottery Numbers 21-11-09

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:29:54 GMT

It’s that time of the week when we round up the major world lottery results and see who's won what, where? There were new lottery millionaires created in the UK National Lottery, Irish Lottery and Powerball Lottery draws but there are still one or two rollover jackpot draws which you can buy tickets for in the week ahead. But was it you? Did you pick the all-important winning lottery numbers for any of this week’s world lottery draws?

Lottery for luxury house in Belgravia

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:15:47 GMT

When you think about playing the lottery you often think of the lavish property you could buy with your huge jackpot windfall, if you ever won it. However a couple in London have effectively cut out the middle man by putting their home up as a prize in their very own lottery. They are offering people the chance to buy tickets in a lottery for a luxury house in Belgravia, one of the most exclusive areas in London.

National Lottery Halloween jackpot claimed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:22:20 GMT

Here at World Lottery we are often bring you news of unclaimed lottery prizes from around the world and recently a whopping £3,204,588 had remained unclaimed from the Halloween draw for the National Lottery. Although compared to other unclaimed prizes, 20 days isn’t long, the National Lottery Halloween jackpot was claimed yesterday.Someone who bought a ticket in West Sussex was either taking their time to let the massive win sink in or had been scrabbling around in desperation to try and find the winning UK National Lottery ticket.

Millionaire Raffle controversy

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:57:10 GMT

On Friday of last week the first ever Euromillions Millionaire Raffle was drawn and as the name implies, a millionaire was made. However there appears to be a little Millionaire Raffle controversy as players question why it is expected that the extra cost to participate is made when with the UK National Lotteries Dream Number, a similar game to Millionaire Raffle, is optional. Should players be able to opt in or out for the Millionaire Raffle?

Powerball for the Texas Lottery

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:13 GMT

It was only yesterday that we spoke of the Mega Millions game to be launched in Iowa, today we can tell you that it’s Powerball for the Texas Lottery if the panel gives approval to the rules. This is another step forward in the plans for cross selling Mega Millions and Powerball over all the states in the US and will probably not be the last news about additional games that we bring you.

Mega Millions is launching in Iowa

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:56:23 GMT

Details are still to be finalised but the news today is that Mega Millions is launching in Iowa after the Iowa Lottery approved the game. The vote took place yesterday following talks between the US Lottery directors and state lottery commissions to work towards cross-selling both the Powerball and Mega Millions games in 2010. The Powerball game is currently sold in 30 states but at the moment Mega Millions is only available in just 12 states.

SuperEnalotto world's biggest lottery

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:58:08 GMT

Right now the Italian SuperEnalotto is the world’s biggest lottery with a staggering jackpot of €88.8 million on offer in the next draw on Tuesday evening. It’s been weeks since the popular Italian Lottery had a winner and lottery fever is taking hold right across Italy as players vie to be the next big lottery millionaire. Notoriously one of the hardest lotteries in the world to win, rollovers are common for the SuperEnalotto but jackpots of this magnitude not quite so common which is bound to attract a lot of interest in the lottery world.

Lottery Numbers 14-11-09

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:31:21 GMT

As another week comes to a close it’s time to count up the millionaires created in the world lottery draws and with so many draws going off around the world, that should equal plenty of millionaires. So did we have a glut of millionaires or a handful of rollovers? Let’s check the Saturday night lottery numbers and find out. Good luck to all those playing and check those tickets carefully to see if you were a lottery winner this Saturday evening.

First Millionaire Raffle

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:33:26 GMT

In the Euromillions Lottery draw last night the first Millionaire Raffle was drawn, lottery tickets had risen to £2 each for the extra UK draw creating a UK Millionaire every single week. In addition to the five main balls and two lucky stars another number was given, this number was the raffle ticket from one Euromillions ticket in the UK. If you bought a ticket for the Euromillions Lottery you would have noticed that underneath your lottery numbers was a raffle number, made up of three letters and six numbers, this was the number that could have won you £1 million instantly.

Lady wins lottery by mistake

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:20:35 GMT

It seems this week fate is having a hand in the lives of our lottery winners, firstly a gentleman wins £45.5 million after forgetting his lottery numbers and buying lucky dips instead and now a lady wins the lottery by mistake! Audrey White was given the wrong lottery scratchcard when she purchased a ticket with her shopping and it turned out to be a £1 million winner, now if that’s not fate playing a part I really don’t know what is.

Euromillions winner bought Lucky Dip

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:41:35 GMT

The winners have now been announced of the £91 million Euromillions jackpot along with details of the tickets and circumstances of the winners. As predicted one half of the £91 million went to a lottery syndicate working in a BT call centre in Liverpool, the other won by a single ticketholder making them the biggest ever UK lottery winners. It has also been released that the Euromillions winner bought a lucky dip after leaving his usual numbers at home on his trip to Tesco’s to buy lottery tickets.

UK National Lottery double rollover

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:12:53 GMT

It’s yet another UK National Lottery double rollover tonight as the UK lottery hits £11 million after not being won for the last two draws. This bit of lottery news is keeping our UK lottery draws in the news after a few exciting weeks for both the UK National Lottery and Euromillions Lottery. The Euromillions Lottery of course saw a winner at the weekend to the tune of £91 million but the UK National Lottery has now seen two double rollovers in the last three weeks, quite an event when you consider the last time it happened was in March.

SuperEnalotto on the rise again

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:33:18 GMT

The team at World Lottery have been quietly watching it for a couple of weeks while the furore over the Euromillions Lottery jackpot has stolen the headlines but the SuperEnalotto is on the rise again after it has rolled over many times. We’ve just seen £91 million shared by two lucky Euromillions players this weekend and now the SuperEnalotto has reached €85 million! With the Euro on virtual parity with the pound that’s a lot of money in anyone’s eyes.

How a Lottery win can bring misery

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:03:31 GMT

This week two lucky players from the UK are celebrating the fact they are now the two biggest every lottery winners on UK shores after sharing the £91 million Euromillions Lottery. It is still not known if either winner is an individual or part of a lottery syndicate but both winners have come forward. We at WorldLottery would like to congratulate them on their good fortune but would also like to warn how a lottery win can bring misery for big winners.

Lottery Numbers 7-11-09

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:52:46 GMT

All eyes have been on the UK for the last couple of weeks when it comes to big lottery jackpots. That’s because the UK National Lottery has seen two double rollovers and there was a massive £90 million up for grabs in the Euromillions Lottery. In fact it would be easy to forget about other lottery draws going off around the world but there were plenty of them and if you had tickets then no doubt you will be keen to check those winning lottery numbers from the weekend.

Two Britons win Euromillions

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:19:23 GMT

The suspense has been building up for weeks as draw after draw the Euromillions Lottery produced no winners. Last night there was £91 million up for grabs after the lottery had rolled over five times but there will be no more rollovers as two Britons win the Euromillions Lottery netting over £45 million each. If either share is won by a single player and not a syndicate it will be the biggest single lottery win in UK history and to hear that both halves have gone to UK players is just amazing news.

Euromillions Jackpot rolls over five times

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:27:06 GMT

Tonight there is an estimated £90 million lottery jackpot up for grabs as the Euromillions jackpot rolls over five times. It’s also your last chance to buy Euromillions Lottery tickets for £1.50 as after tonight’s draw the ticket price rises to £2 to incorporate the brand new Millionaire Raffle. Excitement is at fever pitch as players vie to be the one to match those five magic numbers and two lucky stars and be the latest multi-million Euromillions winner.

All Eyes on the SuperEnalotto this week

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:24:30 GMT

With our own Euromillions Lottery jackpot at an estimated $94 million it’s easy to forget about other world lottery draws but one lottery is just behind the Euromillions Lottery and probably deserves as much attention as the thrice weekly draws make it very appealing. Yes, all eyes are on the SuperEnalotto this week, the only one of our world lottery draws that even comes close to the massive jackpot available on the Euromillions Lottery.

First MaxMillions for Lotto Max

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:46:20 GMT

After weeks of speculation and wondering what it’s all about this Friday is the first Maxmillion for Lotto Max Canada. The jackpot has been growing on this brand new lottery draw since it was brought in to replace the Super 7 Canadian Lottery a few weeks ago and it has just topped $50 million for the first time ever. An estimated $60 million jackpot means as many as ten Maxmillions draws next Friday which should create ten millionaires.

World's biggest Lottery jackpots

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:42:46 GMT

Watching the Euromillions Lottery jackpot roll over five times and seeing the £90 million jackpot available has made the team at World Lottery wonder if this is the world’s biggest lottery jackpot of the week so we thought we’d take a look at all the lottery jackpots on offer around the world this week and see what’s hot and what’s not! Usually the big American jackpots put ours in the shade and have been known to get above $300 million but what are they now, let’s take a look at what’s on offer around the world.

Four way split for Lotto Rollover

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:15:25 GMT

It was the first double rollover for the UK National Lottery since March 2009 and just like then it was a case of share the wealth as we see a four way split for lotto rollover. Ticket sales were high for the first double rollover for almost eight months but £12 million split four ways is a fantastic share and no doubt all the lucky jackpot winners will be celebrating right now. The jackpot estimated was £12 million but a rush of ticket sales pushed it up further to £12.8 million and what an exciting Halloween draw it was.

Lottery Numbers 31-10-09

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:44:35 GMT

It was the spookiest night of the year but let’s hope that last night’s lottery numbers weren’t too frightful for lottery players. Despite the bumps in the night all of the world lottery draws went off without a hitch and there were some monster multi-million jackpots up for grabs by players. Here are all the results, winners and lottery numbers of all the major lottery draws from all around the world.

Fever pitch for UK Lottery players

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:21:43 GMT

Things have reached fever pitch for UK Lottery players with rollovers and jackpots not usually seen within the UK. Tonight it’s a UK National Lottery double rollover and after last night’s Euromillions Lottery draw there is yet another rollover there too. That means there is over £100 million up for grabs between the two lotteries and no doubt that means that lottery fever is about to grip the country as players rush for their chance to be an instant lottery millionaire.

Lotto reasons to play the Euromillions

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:01:04 GMT

Today there are a lotto reasons to play the Euromillions Lottery, 71 million reasons in fact as the multiple rollover Euromillions Lottery jackpot hits an estimated £71 million. If won by a UK lottery player then this would be a record lottery win, the highest lottery jackpot ever won by a UK Player. This is now the fourth week running that the Euromillions Lottery jackpot has rolled over and is now a staggering amount of cash for any player to win.

Lotto Max Heading for MaxMillions

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:13:15 GMT

After no winners again last week this week’s Lotto Max Canada is now worth $40 million and with a $50 million cap on the lottery that means that no winners this week would mean that the Lotto Max is heading for MaxMillions. The cap set on the Lotto Max Canada jackpot means that if the jackpot reaches $50 million on this Friday night lottery then it must be won, the MaxMillions will be a separate draw to win the extra millions.

Double UK National Lottery Rollover

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:44:01 GMT

It’s a double UK National Lottery rollover this Saturday 31st October and Halloween could prove to make someone a tidy little sum with an estimated jackpot of £12 million! Wednesday’s National Lottery draw failed to find any big jackpot winners who matched all six numbers 24, 25, 34, 38, 41 and 43. However five lucky winners managed to match 5 numbers and the bonus ball number 11 to scoop a prize of £199,604 each.

Is Friday night now Lottery night

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:49:34 GMT

Traditionally Saturday night has always been lottery night, it's been the night when all the major lottery draws are held including the UK National Lottery with Wednesday being midweek lottery night. However a few things have happened over the last couple of years to change that perception, the Euromillions Lottery, Mega Millions Lottery and now the new Lotto Max Canada could easily make you wonder what's going on. All of these big draws are held on a Friday so is Friday night now Lottery night when all the major draws are held?

Fake winning lottery ticket

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:26:04 GMT

We all dream of winning the lottery with some people spending hundreds, if not thousands of pounds buying lottery tickets for that chance to be a lottery jackpot winner. One woman from the US who was desperate to win the lottery but didn’t have thousands of dollars to buy tickets with decided to take matters into her own hands and make a fake winning lottery ticket.

Lottery ticket in the rubbish

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:47:27 GMT

A lottery winner from the north of England is thanking his lucky stars after he recovered his winning lottery ticket from bin bags just moments before they were due to be collected by the dustmen. The man frantically tore bin bags open in a desperate effort to recover his winning National Lottery ticket from the rubbish.

Lottery Numbers 25-10-09

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:52:26 GMT

Last night was the usual Saturday night of big lottery draws from around the world with millions of players pinning their hopes for financial security on a few numbered balls. Whichever of the world lottery draws you bought tickets for, no doubt you will be keen to hear the lottery numbers for Saturday night.

Disappointment for Euromillions Hopefuls

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:59:44 GMT

Last night proved a disappointment for Euromillions hopefuls as the £54 million jackpot rolled over for the fourth time. There were many smaller winners for the draw but no jackpot winners which means that next week’s draw will be a four times rollover and worth around £71 million. If it continues this way then we could well be seeing a £100 million Superdraw before Christmas as the Euromillions Lottery jackpot climbs each week.

Lottery Winner left penniless

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:44:57 GMT

News has reached us today of an American Lottery winner left penniless after a shop worker pocketed his prize and skipped town. Willis Willis had won $1 million on the Mega Millions Lottery but the clerk claimed his prize and skipped the country leaving him penniless.

Euromillions introduce Millionaire raffle

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:05:01 GMT

We brought you the breaking news a few weeks ago and when we did, November seemed a very long way away. Now it’s almost here and that means after a couple more draws the Euromillions introduce Millionaire raffle. Millionaire raffle is a brand new draw from the Euromillions Lottery but it won’t cost you any extra to enter, here are the details.

Glasgow call for unclaimed lottery jackpot

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:53:18 GMT

We at World Lottery like to keep our fingers on the pulse and today have been informed of an unclaimed UK National Lottery prize that is about to expire. So it’s a Glasgow call for unclaimed lottery jackpot as a prize worth over £100,000 in the area is about to go to good causes. The winner now has just two weeks to claim their prize which if unclaimed will go back into the pot for good causes.

Future of the UK National Lottery

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:54:08 GMT

As the 15th anniversary of the UK National Lottery looms, Camelot seem keen to look back over the last fifteen years with winners parties and events throughout the UK. We at World Lottery decided to look back, but also forward to the next fifteen years as we take a look at what the future of the UK National Lottery has in store. Jackpots are at an all time low and the draw itself is being eclipsed by the Euromillions Lottery so which direction should the UK National Lottery take from now?

Global Lottery Update

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:43 GMT

It's almost a year now since we brought you news of a Global Lottery draw so we thought we would recap and have a Global Lottery update. This new, global lottery would be run by Camelot and several other lottery organisations and could be played in as many as fifty countries. This of course means lots of players and high jackpots but it also means that planning the lottery and setting it up is a slow process.

Lottery Numbers 17-10-09

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:19:11 GMT

It seems the Friday lotteries were the biggies this week, with the Mega Millions reaching Mega proportions and yet another rollover on the Euromillions Lottery. But it’s Saturdays results we’re interested in right now and let’s hope with all the excitement of the Friday bumper jackpots you didn’t forget your tickets. Here are the lottery numbers from all the main lottery draws and there were millions up for grabs so let’s hope you were lucky.

UK Euromillions players fare badly

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:01:28 GMT

It was an exciting week for the Euromillions Lottery and ticket sales were high across all of the nine participating countries, but despite high tickets sales for the double rollover £40 million jackpot, UK Euromillions players fare badly in the results, not winning more than £3,550 each. That was despite the £40 million double rollover jackpot on offer and high ticket sales.

Ad Campaign for Lotto Max gets rolling

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:27:41 GMT

Thanks to some exclusive information we can confirm that the ad campaign for Lotto Max gets rolling in spectacular style. The Lotto Max Canada replaced the Lotto Super 7 last month and now the ads are being filmed. Typical of many new advertising campaigns right now, this one is going viral and will have the amateur footage that has been made so popular with sites such as You Tube.

Four Players share Lotto Jackpot

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:27:01 GMT

Getting those all elusive six numbers should be the end to all your money worries, it’s supposed to be the ticket to instant millionairedom, however as four players share the lotto jackpot from last night’s UK National Lottery draw they are actually nowhere near millionaires. No retirement fund for these winners so is it time the UK National Lottery implemented some changes?

Are the US storing up a Lotto problems

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:36:52 GMT

Are the US storing up a lotto problems? That’s the question today as we look at the relaxation of many lottery laws and rules across America. From more lotteries to play, to daily games and keno are American’s actually storing up a whole lot of gambling problems for the future. It’s a known fact that the biggest gambling addictions in the US come from lottery players and are new rules and a new role for the lottery helping those problems at all.

Lotto gears up for Birthday Celebrations

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:47:55 GMT

Lately you may have noticed lots of news about events relating to the UK National Lottery, that’s because as the lotto gears up for birthday celebrations, everyone wants to get in on the action. The first ever UK National Lottery draw was held on 14th November 2009, that means that in just a few weeks the UK National Lottery will be celebrating its fifteenth birthday! Now if that’s not cause to celebrate we don’t know what is.

Maryland Joins the Powerball Lottery

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:16:11 GMT

There can be no doubt that 2009 has been the year of the Powerball Lottery with the popular multi-state lottery being introduced to many new American states. The year kicked off with Florida joining and now Maryland joins the Powerball Lottery allowing players from the state to play in one of the biggest US lotteries available. There has been a lot of negotiations to make this decision which hopefully should come into play in the next few months.

Lottery Numbers 10-10-09

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:46:02 GMT

Another week has rolled by and it’s time to see whether it’s another week without a lottery win or time to be a millionaire. There were several world lottery draws on Saturday evening with bumper jackpots up for grabs so if you had lottery tickets in any of Saturday nights world lottery draws then it’s time to check those lucky lottery numbers.

Busy Year for Euromillions winner

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:16 GMT

When 74 year old Brian Caswell won the Euromillions Lottery earlier this year, he knew at his age he didn’t have time to ponder for too long on what to spend the money on. That’s why it’s been a busy year for the Euromillions winner and after breaking the original news story about his win we thought we’d take a look at what he’s been up to over the last few months.

Rollover Alerts with the UK National Lottery

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:01:47 GMT

Even though there are millions up for grabs every single week, there are many players who never play the lottery unless there is a rollover jackpot up for grabs. This is true all over the world, although the mentality behind it isn’t understood. Surely one million is as good as ten? Even one of our reporters, Lucy Lotto, searches the world lottery draws and waits for rollovers before she plays, and she has just told me about the rollover alerts with the UK National Lottery.

One ticket scoops Irish Lottery Rollover

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:53:56 GMT

Without a winner for several weeks the Irish Lottery midweek jackpot was up to over €9 million but one player has no need to worry about money any more as one ticket scoops the Irish Lottery rollover. Anyone who checks our lottery numbers news on Sundays will be aware that the Irish Lottery jackpot has been rolling since September 12th.

No millionaires for Lotto Max

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:39:06 GMT

We at World Lottery cannot wait to know how the Maxmillions draw in the new Lotto Max Canada was going to work and it looks like we may find out sooner than we thought. That’s because as yet there have been no millionaires for Lotto Max, despite high ticket sales for the new draw. The jackpot is now up to $20 million after no one won the $15 million up for grabs in Fridays draw. Of course $50 million is the ceiling so once it hits that then the new Maxmillions draw kicks in.

First Powerball jackpot win for Florida

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:50:35 GMT

It was only as this year began that we were bringing you breaking news that Florida was joining the Powerball Lottery. Since then the state has seen a few small wins but now the first Powerball jackpot win for Florida has materialised. At $189 million it makes one of the biggest lottery wins ever seen in the state but no lucky winner has yet come forward.

New look website for the OLG

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:11:13 GMT

Last week saw the launch of a new look website for the OLG – the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation – who run many of the Canadian Lotteries including the Lotto 6/49 Canada. Gone is the orange and brown theme to be replaced with a light and airy white webpage featuring all sorts of news and information about all the Canadian Lottery draws.

Lottery Numbers 3-10-09

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 13:24:27 GMT

It’s been an exciting week of lottery news with many of the world lottery draws rolling over again and again. That means some bumper jackpots up for grabs in many of the draws so if you have lottery tickets, whether it be for the UK National Lottery or any of the overseas lotteries with Saturday night draws then no doubt you will be keen to hear the lottery numbers.

Big Lottery Prizes go Unclaimed

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:35:29 GMT

Despite improvements on how the UK National Lottery can be played, such as playing online and despite the millions up for grabs every single week, big lottery prizes go unclaimed and tens of millions every year end up in the fund for good causes. These are life-changing amounts of money, being missed out on by people for all sorts of reasons. Lost lottery tickets are big business for charity and you could be sitting on an unclaimed lottery prize now and not even know it.

Maxmillions Canada

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 00:29:38 GMT

We’ve all now heard that the Super 7 Lottery has come to an end, to be replaced with the brand new Lotto Max. Well that change took place last Friday with the first Lotto Max draw taking place in Canada. Many news sites have covered the new lottery but we are yet to see how certain aspects of it work. Take the Maxmillions Canada draw for example, we’ve been told that there will be an upper limit of $50 million and then a Maxmillions draw but how will this work?

UK National Lottery Number Generator

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:09:08 GMT

We at WorldLottery spend a lot of time checking out various lottery websites and the features they offer and today we found something interesting on the UK National Lottery site. It’s the UK National Lottery number generator and although we can’t promise it can predict the lottery numbers (something that has been highly discussed in the news recently) we can promise it’s a lot of fun and an interesting way to select your lottery numbers.

Lottery Numbers already Predicted

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:20:14 GMT

The story of how Derren Brown predicted the lottery numbers on 9th September absolutely dominated the news. He was said to be the first person ever to predict the lottery numbers but we at WorldLottery have found the lottery numbers already predicted on a You Tube video by the hypnotist Jonathon Royle. He calls himself the magical guru and you can watch the clip on You Tube right now.

Lottery Repeat was a Fluke

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:17:38 GMT

A probe into the repeat of lottery numbers on the Bulgarian Lottery found that the lottery repeat was a fluke. The odd occurrence reported on our pages last week has been investigated and officials have found that the unlikely event was just a fluke after finding no problems with the lottery machine or the balls used in the draw.

British player wins the German state lottery

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:05:40 GMT

Over the years there have been many instances where Britain and Germany have competed against each other in many different confrontations including world wars, battles in the EU parliament and who can forget ‘that’ Geoff Hurst goal in 1966? Once again Britain have triumphed over Germany as a British player wins the German state lottery.

Ohio Court allow Lotto Slots

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:11:53 GMT

A few weeks ago we brought you news of how the Ohio Lottery may be breaking Lottery laws in the installation of slots at horse racing tracks in the state. Now it’s been decided by the Ohio Court to allow Lotto slots in a decision that is bound to upset the groups opposed to the idea.

Lottery Numbers 26-9-09

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:25:55 GMT

With millions in cash up for grabs in this weekend’s main world lottery draws, your wait is over to discover if you are a lucky lottery winner. You may have a winning ticket for any one of the four main lotteries drawn last night, so check the lucky lottery numbers below.

Camelot Stake Sale | Virgin

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:04:39 GMT

World Lottery News has learned that Virgin Media could be emerging as one of the leading contenders to buy a controlling stake in Camelot, the UK's National Lottery operator. Richard Branson, founder of Virgin, was one of the leading bidders for the second lottery licence under the banner of “The people’s lottery”. He didn’t get his way that time and famously sulked on the steps outside the announcement building. Now Virgin could be stepping into the limelight once more and stealing a march on its gaming rivals by acquiring a controlling stake in the lottery operator.

Postal Lottery Scam | Snail Mail Scam

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:56:59 GMT

Unfortunately all too often World Lottery News brings you news on these pages about lottery scams. More often than not these criminals use the internet and emails as their medium for these scams. However World Lottery News have discovered, just today, a sinister new move by the scamsters and want you to be first to know about it.

This scam is a little different to the others, in that it comes through the regular post and not by email, so it's worth paying attention to the details.

Will the Lotto Change its name

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:58:54 GMT

Last week a ruling by the high court decided that the Lotto name was generic and couldn’t be used exclusively by the UK National Lottery. After Camelot worked so hard rebranding the UK National Lottery as UK Lotto World Lottery News wonders if the Lotto will have another name change? Any name change by a company as big as the National Lottery is going to incur massive costs with new branding and advertising and that’s why this decision by the courts must have come as a huge blow to the company.

USA Lottery Jackpots hit the High Spot

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:02:36 GMT

After weeks of rollovers the two main USA Lottery jackpots hit the high spot this week with combined jackpots of over $200 million. Rollovers are common on both the USA Mega Millions Lottery and the USA Powerball Lottery but when they start topping the $100 million mark things really do reach fever pitch. Big rollover weeks are always a great time to play either lottery and of course we always try and keep you up to date with bumper jackpots here at WorldLottery.

Lotto Max Canada | Maxmillions

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:26:50 GMT

Lotto Max Canada is a brand new lottery set to replace the Canadian Super 7 Lotto, launched on Friday 25th September this new lottery game promises massive jackpots and special MaxMillions games where millionaires are guaranteed. Lotto Max is to be run by the OLG who run the Lotto 6/49 and draws will be held every Friday evening.

Fifteen Share the Euromillions Superdraw

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:12:20 GMT

The whole of Europe was in a frenzy about the Euromillions Lottery Superdraw and it’s not surprising with €100 million up for grabs, but in the event one French ticketholder scooped the lot. News has now emerged however that the ticketholder was part of a syndicate and that means that a fifteen share the Euromillions Superdraw jackpot.

Lottery Boost for Dreamland

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:21:56 GMT

Stories about lottery funding from the good causes fund are always heart warming so here’s another to read about. It’s a lottery boost for Dreamland. Dreamland is a brand new theme park that will hopefully be opening in Easter 2011. It’s a multi million project in Margate and is getting an initial boost from the Heritage Lottery fund.

Euromillions Superdraw Won

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:47:31 GMT

Friday night’s are never so exciting than when there is a Euromillions Superdraw and last Friday was no exception. After a rush of ticket sales pushed the Superdraw jackpot up higher than expected the Euromillions Superdraw was won by one lucky French ticket holder. The draw has never been so exciting and in the event there was £89 million up for grabs. If you’ve not checked your Euromillions ticket yet then here are the results and all the winners details.

Lottery Numbers 19-9-09

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:44:07 GMT

It’s been an exciting week after many of the world lottery draws rolled over last weekend and players of the many world lottery draws will no doubt be keen to hear those winning lottery numbers. Whether you were playing one of the UK lottery draws or the big American Powerball draw we have all the lottery numbers, winners and news for you right here.

Canada to Launch New Lottery | Lotto Max

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:59:36 GMT

The Canada Lotto 6/49 – run by the OLG – is one of the most popular lottery draws on our world lottery pages. Today we bring you exclusive news of a brand new lottery run by the OLG, it’s the Lotto Max Canada and it’s already getting us, and Canadians very excited.

Lotto Win for Murderer

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:20:01 GMT

They say Karma will get you in the end and good things don’t happen to bad people but it seems that one story this week is proving that theory untrue. As this week we see a £250,000 lotto win for a murderer. Michael Edgar stabbed his wife Deborah to death after she had taunted him at a disco in 1986, the unfortunate lady died instantly as the knife penetrated her heart.

Lottery Repeat of Numbers

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:09:01 GMT

No we don’t mean a repeat of the lottery show, more that the Bulgarian National Lottery is facing a probe after a lottery repeat of numbers. Every number drawn in one draw of the Bulgarian Lottery came out in the following draw leading officials to look into the draw and how this could have happened.

Lottery Restrictions for Canada Lotto 6/49

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:57:29 GMT

Retailers are furious with new lottery restrictions for the Canada Lotto 6/49 and other lotteries fun by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. The restrictions - coming into place in a couple of months - mean that shopkeepers who offer the lottery in store will no longer be able to spend their days playing the games as they are going to have to travel to another store to buy tickets.

Brown already predicted the Lotto Numbers

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:15:21 GMT

The country was in a frenzy last week when illusionist Derren Brown predicted the numbers that were drawn in the UK National Lottery. The show that revealed how he did it was watched by over £4 million people but what they didn’t show was that Brown already predicted the lotto numbers, before Christmas last year.

Online lottery will decide who goes to Oscars night

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:31:32 GMT

If you’re the type of person who likes celebrities and glamour then a seat alongside at next year’s Academy Awards Ceremony would be a dream-come-true for you, and now your chances of getting one of these seats is even better as an online lottery will decide who goes to Oscars night.

Lottery Numbers 12-9-09

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:50:18 GMT

There were millions to be won in this weekend's main world lottery draws. If you had lottery tickets for any of these draws then your wait for the lottery results is over. You may have a winning ticket for any one of the four main lotteries which were drawn last night so check the lucky lottery numbers below.

Printers Lucky for Lotto Wins

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:47:00 GMT

If you want to win the Canada Lotto 6/49 you might want to see if you can get a job with Kromar Printing. For the second time in under two months people working from the West End printer have hit the Canadian Lottery jackpot for a million dollars or more.

Anyone can use the Lotto name

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:26:04 GMT

A court this week has ruled that anyone can use the lotto name after Camelot – who run the UK National Lottery – attempted to sue an online lottery magazine for the use of the word Lotto. The court however ruled that as Lotto is a generic word it cannot be trademarked and is free to be used by anyone. This of course may well open the floodgates on lottery websites and even lottery type games bearing the name Lotto.

Predict the Lottery Numbers

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:21:52 GMT

Well he claimed he was going to do it and he certainly did. Illusionist Derren Brown promised last week that he would correctly predict the lottery numbers for last night’s £2.4 million UK National Lottery draw as brought to you by our lottery news earlier in the week, and that was exactly what he did, correctly on all of the Channel 4 channels last night.

Australian Lottery for Sale

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:31:53 GMT

Fancy a new investment? Well if you have $600 million lying around the Australian Lottery is for Sale in a shock announcement this week. The NSW Lottery organisation that runs the Oz Lotto is about to be put up for sale in a move that is bound to start a bidding war for the lottery which is set to be sold early next year. The whole sale is contentious after the New South Wales government finally agreed the sale which had previously been blocked.

Lottery Numbers are Just an Illusion

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:49:35 GMT

Ever wondered why fortune tellers never win the lottery? It’s a well known joke of course but one well known magician and illusionist will this week show that lottery numbers are just an illusion as he attempts to predict the UK National Lottery numbers before the lottery show live on television this week.

Immigrant lottery winner is allowed to keep his winnings

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 10:53:58 GMT

An Eritrean man who entered Sweden illegally has just won 1.2 million kronor playing the Swedish National Lottery Triss scratchcard. The immigrant lottery winner is allowed to keep his winnings under Swedish law even though authorities have been attempting to deport back to his nation of origin with no success for three years.

Lottery Numbers 5-9-09

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 13:27:58 GMT

As usual there was millions up for grabs in the main weekend world lottery draws and if you had lottery tickets for any of the draws then you’ll be eagerly awaiting the lottery numbers. Whether it was the UK National Lottery or the US Powerball Lottery, we have all the lottery numbers, winners and news of all the world lottery draws from Saturday evening.

Italian Lottery prize with a difference

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 13:07:45 GMT

The SuperEnalotto has recently put Italy well and truly on the map with the bumper lottery jackpot that sent the whole world crazy but today we have news of another Italian Lottery but this is an Italian Lottery prize with a difference. In times of economic crisis, jobs are almost as hard to come by as a lottery prize and that’s why one Italian Supermarket chain is offering a job as the prize in this lottery draw with a difference to be held next month.

Slots Break Lottery Laws

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:07:56 GMT

A Lawsuit has been filed against the Ohio Lottery in a case which argues that slots break lottery laws. The Lottery have installed them at horse-racing track but now the lawsuit is set to define whether slots can be defined as a type of lottery game. The Ohio governor plans to raise $933 million over the next two years but putting slot machines, or video lottery terminals as they have been called at horse racing tracks.

Watchdog Probe for National Lottery

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:36:25 GMT

We brought you news last month of how players may not be aware that by playing at the UK National Lottery website from overseas they may be making their lottery tickets invalid. There has been lots in the news and online about it lately and now a watchdog probe for the National Lottery may force them to change their rules and website for good.

Millionaire Raffle

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:03:13 GMT

We have some exciting lottery news for you in relation to the Euromillions Lottery, from November 2009 you will have two chances to become a millionaire every week on the Euromillions Lottery, one in the main draw and the second in the brand new Millionaire Raffle! It’s fantastic news and from what we have found out it certainly looks like something worth getting excited about.

Three is Luckiest for Lotto Wins

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:44:21 GMT

Research by the UK National Lottery has shown that three is luckiest for lotto wins. If lady luck comes knocking the door it’s likely to be at number three on your street as more people who live at number 3 win the National Lottery more than any other address or house number. In fact lottery players who live at number 3 have won an astonishing £77 million since the UK National Lottery launched in November 1994.

Teen Lotto Winner Blew the Lot

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:06:38 GMT

Callie Rogers was just 16 years of age when she won £1.9 million on the UK National Lottery back in 2003 and this week the newspapers have been full of stories of how the teen lotto winner blew the lot in just a few years in a hedonistic blur of cocaine addiction and wild parties leaving her now virtually penniless and selling her story to the News of the World.

Lottery Numbers 29-8-09

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:55:19 GMT

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks in the world lottery games with some monster jackpots up for grabs around the world. Now the Powerball and Mega Millions giant jackpots have both been won but don’t worry as there was still plenty to play for at the weekend. Here are the lottery numbers and all the news from the weekend lottery draws.

Mega Millions, was it you

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:25:17 GMT

After the big push on ticket sales for the $325 million Mega Millions jackpot yesterday it’s been won! No one knows yet how many winners or who they are as the lottery have not released the details but if you had tickets in yesterdays draw the big question on everyone's lips is Mega Millions, was it you? It's time to check those lucky lottery numbers and see if you were a Mega Millions Lottery winner.

How Would You Spend Your Mega Millions

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:18:13 GMT

With the Mega Millions Lottery at a staggering $325 million for tonight’s draw there is just one question on everyone’s lips; how would you spend your Mega Millions if your lucky numbers come up tonight? Buy your dream home maybe, put it away for retirement? With $325 million you could do pretty much anything you wanted and there’s only one way to get your hands on that cash and that’s to grab tickets and play in tonight’s rollover draw.

New Lottery AfricaMillions

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:36:43 GMT

In an attempt to replicate the success of the Europe-wide Euromillions Lottery we are about to see a new lottery launch. The new Lottery, AfricaMillions will see as many as twenty African countries come together to play in one Africa-Wide Lottery to be launched later this year. The idea has been on the table for a while now but has finally come together after an investment of €15 million in the company just last month by a private equity firm.

Powerball Prize Wont Change Me

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:42:08 GMT

As most of you now know, a massive $260 million prize was won on the Powerball Lottery last week and now the winner has come forward to collect the prize at a press conference. The winner? One Solomon Jackson Jnr who is quoted as saying that ‘The Powerball Prize won’t change me’. That is something that is yet to be seen but we’re sure he must be ecstatic about his big win.

World Lottery and Facebook

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:38:04 GMT

Facebook is taking over the world! Ok maybe not but it feels like that sometimes that’s why we at World Lottery have decided to join the revolution and create our very own World Lottery fan page. If you love World Lottery and Facebook and you love reading the news on these pages and would like to become a fan of World Lottery on Facebook then you can click the link below and become an instant fan of our fantastic world lottery pages.

Italian Lottery Fever is Over

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:34:25 GMT

The crazy Italian Lottery fever is over after one lucky ticket holder scoops €147 million on the Italian SuperEnalotto lottery. It’s been crazy for weeks with even government officials betting their wages on the lottery, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church has called it a sin and almost every newspaper in the world has covered it. Now the craziness is over though as one winning ticket matches all the winning numbers to scoop €147 million on the now famous SuperEnalotto.

Lottery Numbers 22-8-09

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:18:42 GMT

It’s certainly been exciting over the last few weeks with some major lottery jackpots up for grabs. The news is that the SuperEnalotto has finally been won to the tune of €147 million and the Powerball jackpot which had topped $200 million was won in the midweek lottery draw. The weekend world lottery draws have now taken place and if you had tickets in any of the draws then no doubt you’ll be keen to hear the lottery numbers.

Who is the Latest Powerball Multi-Millionaire

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:00:19 GMT

The question on everyone’s lips right now is Who is the latest Powerball multi-millionaire? The midweek Powerball Lottery draw produced a $260 million jackpot winner as just one lucky player matched all the winning numbers and the Powerball but the winner is yet to come forward and claim the prize.

Who is To Blame for Problem Gambling

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:55:27 GMT

The new Arkansas lottery games are scheduled to begin in just six weeks now and amid all the excitement and advertising there has been a more serious question posed. That is who is to blame for problem gambling? Reported in the Arkansas News this week is all the information about the game and how Arkansas Lottery law insists that some lottery proceeds be used to help people with gambling addictions but it is yet to be decided just how that help may be provided.

Airlines Boost by SuperEnalotto

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:57:14 GMT

Ok you can’t have failed to hear about it by now, the Italian Lottery still has not been won and is now topping €140 million! However a surprising side effect of the lottery fever is a massive airlines boost by the SuperEnalotto. How can that be? I hear you say, how can a massive lottery jackpot possibly be making people take more flights?

Euromillions Winner Tried to Bribe Cop

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:39:26 GMT

A French Euromillions winner tried to bribe a cop who caught him drunk at the wheel of a Ferrari and has been found guilty in court this week. Pascal Brun was a mere butcher before his €26 million Euromillions win in 2004 and soon after his win began collecting Italian Sports cars but he won’t be collecting anything for a while after being handed a six-month jail sentence.

Italians go Mad for SuperEnalotto

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:28:56 GMT

And it grows again! The SuperEnalotto has still not been won despite unprecedented ticket sales as Italians go mad for the SuperEnalotto. We’ve been reporting this jackpot for weeks now as it rolls over again and again and now it has hit €139.9 million, that’s £120 million! It was a record weeks ago, now it has smashed all records and is getting close to doubling the previous record jackpot.

Lotto Winner Gives Away her Millions

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:41:17 GMT

In June the biggest ever New Zealand Lotto Big Wednesday jackpot was up for grabs at a staggering $36.9 million. But the Masterton woman who shared it has been an unusual decision as the lottery winner gives away her millions by setting up a charitable trust that will ensure that people who need it get it, even when she is not around any more.

Lottery Numbers 15-8-09

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:16:00 GMT

Rollovers, rollovers and more rollovers, there has been hundreds of millions up for grabs in the world lottery draws this week with many multi-rollovers pushing jackpots up into the hundreds of millions. If you bought tickets in any of the weekend lottery draws we’re sure you are keen to hear the lottery numbers and check them against your own lottery tickets.

USA Jackpots almost 400 million

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:04:40 GMT

It seems to be a week for record lottery jackpots with the Italian SuperEnalotto and our own Euromillions lottery rolling over several times. Yet both of them have some way to go to top the jackpots available in America right now as the USA jackpots are almost $400 million when combined! Here are all the details of the jackpots and how you can win them.

A Lotto Divine Intervention

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:22:16 GMT

It’s either a lotto luck or a lotto divine intervention as one church scoops $70,000 on the Michigan Lottery. The Covenant Life Worship Centre in Haslett, Michigan is celebrating after it and its twenty five members scooped a second prize in the Lucky 7’s raffle on May 4th.

Winning Couple Almost Threw Away Lotto Ticket

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:02:59 GMT

Kate Engolia and her husband decided to have a sort through their old lottery tickets after the August 1st draw of the Louisiana lottery but thinking they had missed the jackpot once again the winning couple almost threw away their lotto ticket. Thankfully they rechecked their tickets to find that they were indeed winners.

SuperEnalotto Rolls Again

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:02:03 GMT

Lottery fever has nothing on Italy right now and we at World Lottery have been following this jackpot for weeks. Yet the SuperEnalotto rolls again and is now touching €130 million. If it continues this way it’s set to become a world record, having already bust the Italian record by millions. But as players line up to buy tickets across Italy the Catholic church has slammed what it calls ‘Money worship’.

The Lucky Lotto Shop

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:43:21 GMT

In Dartford an £8 million lottery jackpot was won by a family syndicate a few weeks ago and now players are flocking to the lucky lotto shop to purchase their tickets. The shop – a Costcutter store in Fleetdale Parade, Dartford has seen a huge rise in customs since the lucky lottery winners bought their lucky dip ticket there and has become a magnet for hopeful lottery players.

Double Lotto Win for Kansas Man

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:25:48 GMT

To win the lottery once is an amazing bit of luck but a double lotto win for one Kansas man must make him the luckiest person in the state. Edward Williams of Wichita, Kansas had a fantastic win on a lottery scratchcard last September but is now celebrating after a second big win in the Super Kansas Cash draw.

Lottery Numbers 8-8-09

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:36:40 GMT

There were plenty of rollovers up for grabs in the weekend world lottery draws and if you have tickets for any of those draws then no doubt you will be keen to hear the lottery numbers from the weekend. With lottery draws going off all across the world and literally hundreds of millions up for grabs there will no doubt be some very happy winners this morning.

Lottery Rules Not Clear

Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:28:19 GMT

Many people across the UK may be going on their summer holidays right now and not worrying too much about their lottery tickets. That’s because you can buy tickets from anywhere in the world on the main National Lottery website, however Camelot has been criticised as the lottery rules are not clear on the paying out of winnings of tickets bought abroad.

Euromillions Winner Lost out

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:15:39 GMT

As most lottery players are aware, if you don’t come forward within a certain amount of days you lose your prize and unfortunately one Euromillions Winner lost out on a staggering €1 million prize after failing to come forward to collect in time. The winner from Ireland has now lost out on his or her chance to claim the €1 million prize and the money will now go back into the pot for good causes.

SuperEnalotto Rolls Over Again

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:50:55 GMT

A few days ago we brought you news of how a town official had bet his wages on the record SuperEnalotto draw but despite Italy going lottery crazy the Italian SuperEnalotto rolls over again. That means tonight’s lottery jackpot is worth a staggering €119 million and it’s turning the country into a mad house as players rush to buy tickets for the draw.

USA Lottery Rollovers

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:16:25 GMT

It seems that the luck isn’t with American lottery players right now as both the Powerball and Mega Millions USA Lottery rollover. That means there is over $200 million up for grabs to US lottery players right now but the great news is that readers of the world lottery pages can play in both the major USA lottery rollover draws right here from these pages!

Sicily Bets Wages on SuperEnalotto

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 14:34:18 GMT

Italy’s SuperEnalotto has not been won for weeks and the jackpot has climbed to a staggering €116 million, that’s £98 million. Now a Sicilian mayor has come up with an interesting plan to resolve his town’s cash-flow problems as Sicily bets wages on the SuperEnalotto.

Wrong Shirt Number for Lottery Player

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:28:52 GMT

Pete Colman is football mad and a keen Manchester Utd supporter. The football fan uses his favourite players shirt numbers from the weekend football matches to choose his lottery numbers for the UK National Lottery draw. However a wrong shirt number for the lottery player has cost him a £1 million jackpot as he chooses the wrong David Beckham shirt for his selection.

Lottery Numbers 1-8-09

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 10:54:53 GMT

Roll up for the rollovers and there were plenty of them in this week’s world lottery draws, millions and millions of pounds and dollars up for grabs by players around the world and you could be one of the lucky winners. If you had a ticket in any of the major lottery draws from the weekend then no doubt you’ll be ready to hear the lottery numbers and results.

Big Canada Lotto 6/49 Jackpot up for Grabs

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:48:42 GMT

It’s Saturday night and that of course means that wherever you are in the world it’s probably lottery night. That means it’s time to rush out and purchase your tickets for your local lottery but did you know that here with world lottery you can play any of the draws from around the world. With that in mind it’s worth considering that there is a big Canada Lotto 6/49 jackpot up for grabs tonight and with $23 million to be won it’s not one you’ll want to miss out on.

Record Oz Lotto Grants Awarded

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:53:48 GMT

Money for good causes is one of the best thing to come from all the world lotteries we cover here on our lottery pages and we have some fantastic news about one lottery and the difference it makes to people’s lives. Last year there were record Oz Lotto grants awarded to the tune of $100 million to community groups in Western Australia.

Homer Simpson Wins the Lottery

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:07:38 GMT

Can you beelieve that the Simpsons is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary? It’s bcome an institution on our television sets yet in 20 years, despite playing regularly Homer has never won the lottery. All that is about to change with the 20th Anniversary episode where Homer wins the lottery and organises a big party at his Springfield home to celebrate his fantastic win!

Man Wins Lottery Twice in One Day

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:32:35 GMT

To win the lottery is everyone’s dream but as one man wins the lottery twice in one day we wonder just how lucky you can possibly be! Phillip Brunelle purchased a Massachusetts State Lottery scratch card early Sunday morning and scratched it to find he had won $1,000 but even after that good fortune, things just got better for this lucky lottery winner.

Euromillions Super Draw Coming up

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:49:54 GMT

Here at World Lottery we try our best to keep our fingers on the pulse and bring you the very latest breaking lottery news first and here’s one bit of Euromillions Lottery news that hopefully you won’t have heard from anywhere else. There’s a Euromillions Super Draw coming up soon and although it’s a few weeks away now we just couldn’t wait to tell you all about it!

Found Lotto Ticket

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:59:15 GMT

Earlier this year we brought you news about a couple who had found a winning lottery ticket and cashed in the £30,000 prize, spending half of it almost immediately. The winner of the ticket had called Camelot to report the ticket lost but as the ticket had already been cashed Camelot refused to pay out twice after paying the found lotto ticket out already.

Lottery Numbers 25-7-09

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:38:56 GMT

It’s been an exciting week for lottery news with lots happening, but of course it’s the world lottery draws you want to hear about to check those lottery numbers against your tickets and see if you have been lucky. Check those numbers carefully as there are millions to be claimed by any lucky ticket holders who match all the winning numbers to scoop the jackpot.

Lottery Syndicate Struggled to Find 50p

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:20:38 GMT

A Syndicate of steelworkers from Scunthorpe have scooped over £2 million on the UK National Lottery but the lottery syndicate struggled to find 50p for their subs for the lottery after the financial downturn hit their pockets. Now the steelworkers from the Corus plant in Scunthorpe are celebrating.

Islanders Ferry Trip to Buy Lotto Tickets

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:56:29 GMT

The Island of Barra is a pretty remote part of the UK and that means that buying essentials can often be difficult for islanders. Luckily they have a local post office and shop which has served the local population well for the last thirty years but as announced today the islands shop and post office will close temporarily in August after the post master resigned leaving the islanders a ferry trip to buy lotto tickets and supplies.

Canadian Jackpot Winner Lands In Jail

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:26:31 GMT

A lottery win should be followed by lots of celebrations but this wasn’t the case as one Canadian jackpot winner lands in jail. The player scooped a massive $4 million on the Canada Lotto 6/49 but instead of celebrating he was immediately handcuffed and thrown in the cells.

Lottery Scam Perpetrators Charged

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:19:59 GMT

We often bring you news of Lottery scams and how you can avoid them but all too often the perpetrators of these crimes avoid any punishment so it was good news today to hear that twelve lottery scam perpetrators are charged in the US for running a telemarketing lottery fraud that may have cost US residents as much as $25 million in fraudulent lottery activity.

Canada Lottery to Launch Lotto Max

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:37:59 GMT

The five regional lottery organisations in Canada are to collectively launch a brand new weekly National Lottery game to give players a chance to win jackpots of up to $50 million. Canada Lottery are to launch Lotto Max in September and offers smaller $1 million prizes once the main jackpot exceeds $50 million.

Lots of Winners no Millionaires

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:58:09 GMT

There was a massive £4.4 million up for grabs in Saturday night’s UK National Lottery draw but an odd result meant there were lots of winners, no millionaires after a staggering six players matched all six of the winning numbers to share the multi-million lottery jackpot between them all equally, meaning less than one million each after the shock lottery result.

Lottery Numbers 18-7-09

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:51:15 GMT

There were some bumper lottery jackpots available in many of the world lottery draws last night and no doubt players will have bought tickets in the hope of winning a big jackpot. If you have lottery tickets for any of the weekend lottery draws then you will be keen to check your lottery numbers and here they all are.

Record Sales for Kentucky Lottery

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:43:01 GMT

In a year of financial concern it must be good news to be able to report growth within your company which is why record sales for Kentucky Lottery must be fantastic news for the organisation. The news defies the odds of the reeling economy but handily will boost the state treasury more than ever before. It’s the fourth year running that lottery sales for the Kentucky Lottery set a state record and maybe it’s not so surprising with unemployment at over 10% as people see a lottery win as a way out of debt.

Lotto Problems for South Africa Player

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:58:34 GMT

There has been a lotto problems for a South Africa Lottery player this week as the lottery machine rejected her winning ticket as a loser even though she had won R88 on the game. The winner, Wanda Bromehead for Durban had checked her South African Lottery numbers in the newspaper but the scanning machines declared the ticket a loser.

Lottery Winner to Wed

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:20:36 GMT

Diane Hill was ecstatic after winning £2.2 million on the UK National Lottery and now the lucky lottery winner is to wed as her sweetheart Bob Gould got down on one knee yesterday to pop the big question. Of course the answer from Miss Hill was a resounding ‘Yes’ and now she is busy planning the dream wedding she has always longed for.

Syndicate Members didnt pay up

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:30:48 GMT

Last week we heard news that the lottery rollover jackpot of almost £8 million was on by one lucky ticket holder and now news has come to light that the ticket was shared by a family based lottery syndicate. But the syndicate members didn’t pay up, they are made up of the couples children and haven’t paid since five years after the launch of the UK National Lottery which is around 1999.

New kiosks for Lottery Players

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:26:37 GMT

Since the launch of the UK National Lottery the kiosks where lottery forms have been filled in have gone through many changes, yet none of them quite as futuristic as the new kiosks for lottery players that are about to launch up and down the country. The design for the new lottery terminals has been much fought out between designers and the new look should ensure improved access to National Lottery games plus better branding for the company for all their lottery draws.

Euromillions Hits £50 million

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:29:58 GMT

It was a double rollover on Friday for the Euromillions Lottery but with no tickets matching all the winning numbers to win the £36 million jackpot the lottery rolls over again as the Euromillions hits £50 million. The winning numbers for the draw held on July 10th were 6 – 16 – 20 – 42 – 46, the lucky stars were 1 and 6 but despite a rush of ticket sales no tickets matched all the winning numbers making a bumper draw for this weekend.

Lottery Numbers 11-7-09

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:05:03 GMT

Another week is over and as thoughts turn to summer holidays and breaks away with the kids, just a little reminder to buy your lottery tickets before you leave, you won’t want to miss a draw and have your lucky lottery numbers come out! If you had numbers and tickets from any of the world lottery draws on our pages from the weekend then here are all the winning numbers and results.

Intralot proposes MedLotto

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:57:47 GMT

Greek Lottery firm Intralot have put forward an interesting proposal this week for a Mediterranean Lottery, Intralot proposes MedLotto to improve ties between Mediterranean countries and believes it could create a lottery to rival the Euromillions.

UK Rollovers Galore

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:19:46 GMT

It’s been an exciting week for UK lottery players as both the UK National Lottery and Euromillions Lottery saw UK rollovers galore. Wednesdays UK National Lottery jackpot was £8 million after no players matched all the winning numbers last weekend creating a midweek rollover, one lucky winner scooped the lot but there’s still plenty to play for with the Euromillions Lottery draw tonight.

Row Over Lottery Split

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 13:03:35 GMT

A Lottery syndicate is at war right now over a row over lottery split. The syndicate has scooped £100,000 on the Irish Lottery but has encountered problems over one couple trying to claim a double share. One of the eleven strong syndicate member, Jim Hogg asked his wife to purchase the tickets for the group, even though she is not a member and now he is trying to claim a share for his wife, something the rest of the group are angry with.

One Winner get Rich on the Mega Millions

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:20:10 GMT

New York was celebrating last night as one winner gets rich on the Mega Millions Lottery after matching all the winning numbers to scoop a staggering $133 million jackpot. It’s the fourth time this year that a massive Mega Millions Lottery win has hit the area after the ticket sold in Queens matched all the numbers. It wasn’t the only win for New York either as another three winners matched all the numbers without the Mega Ball to scoop $250,000 each.

A Change of Luck for Lottery Winner

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 10:40:58 GMT

After battling breast cancer and then being attacked by a vicious dog Nicky Cusack must have thought the whole world was against her but a £2.5 million UK National Lottery win has signified a change of luck for this lottery winner. £2.5 million cannot buy back your health of course but it can certainly make things better and signifies a huge change of luck for this lady who is now celebrating this life changing lottery win.

Winning the Lottery is bad for you

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:12:47 GMT

While most of us dream of that elusive lottery win to take away all our problems it seems that research this week shows that winning the lottery is bad for you. In fact this research shows that a lottery win can actually shorten your life. It also seems the bigger the prize, the bigger the risk and living the high life and all the temptations that go with the cash is not as good for us as you may think.

Lottery Numbers 4-7-09

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:20:45 GMT

In a rare occurrence last weekend, every single one of our world lottery draws found a winner. This means of course than all jackpots for this weekend are back to minimum but whether it’s £3 million or £30 million it doesn’t stop us buying tickets or wanting to check those all important lottery numbers to see if we’ve become an instant millionaire.

Michael Jackson Online Lottery

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:10:58 GMT

Tuesday there will be a memorial service held for the recently departed Michael Jackson and organisers fear a rush of people arriving at the event. Having pleaded with devotees of the star to stay away and watch proceedings on the television they will be holding a Michael Jackson online lottery to decide who will receive the 17,500 tickets.

Two Winners Share Record Oz Lotto

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:20:51 GMT

Last week we brought you news of a record Australian Lottery Jackpot of $90 million, the highest ever seen for the lottery. Now we have news of the winners and as two winners share the record Oz Lotto jackpot, it ended up being much higher than originally anticipated as lottery fever gripped Australia’s residents causing a rush of ticket sales.

Arkansas to Join Powerball Lottery

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:40:54 GMT

As a multi-state lottery the Powerball Lottery is becoming a formidable force this year with several new US states joining in the last few months and now we have news of yet another state joining as Arkansas is to join the Powerball Lottery. The new state deal is part of plans by the popular multi-state lottery to raise even more revenue, push jackpots up even higher and increase ticket sales and it certainly seems to be working.

Lottery Winners in the Gutter

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:42:58 GMT

When life is grand it’s easy to forget the little people, your roots and where you came from, but not these two millionaires when these lottery winners were in the gutter this week volunteering to help clean up a stretch of the Trans Pennine Trail near a Sheffield council estate for a community based charity project.

Worthy Winner of California Lottery

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:59:12 GMT

A man juggling three jobs to support his family has become a worthy winner of the California Lottery. Clyde Persley, the lucky winner is now $39 million richer after hitting the jackpot in the California Super Lotto Plus. Mr Persley works all the hours he can to support his family but now he’ll be able to take things a little easier after this fantastic win!

Lottery Winner Caught Growing Cannabis

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:48:50 GMT

You would think that after winning more than a million on the lottery that staying away from a life of crime wouldn’t be too difficult but for one UK National Lottery winner caught growing cannabis he is now going to have to pay back his life of crime.

Lottery Numbers 27-6-09

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:05:03 GMT

It’s that day of the week yet again where we are all carefully checking those lucky lottery tickets to see if we have been one of the lucky winners. Of the many world lottery draws this weekend one was especially important, it’s not one that we normally bring you the lottery numbers for but this week we will be including the Oz Lotto $70 million jackpot in our lottery numbers page.

Problems Claiming Scratchcard win

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:16:58 GMT

Many of us buy scratchcards and hope as we scratch off the little silver panel that we will become a big jackpot winner and with prizes on scratchcards growing all the time it’s never been a more appealing thought. But as one gentleman found, even if you win, problems claiming scratchcard wins could mean that you’re left with a bit of a dilemma.

Record Australian Lottery Jackpot

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:45:05 GMT

We have some absolutely fantastic breaking news about one of our world lottery draws taking place this weekend, it’s a record Australian Lottery jackpot. The jackpot in this Saturdays draw is expected to be $90 million for the Oz Lotto, the highest this popular lottery has ever seen in its history. Temperatures will be running high as lottery fever takes hold and you can be part of it here at world lottery.

Lottery to Help Recession Hit

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:55:17 GMT

It’s been a tough old year for many and at times it has seemed that only a lottery win will make things better. Well an announcement today means that even without buying a lottery ticket the lottery is to help recession hit people get their lives back on track with help from the Big Lottery Fund.

Hopa Scratchcards Celebrates Big Winner

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:18:58 GMT

This week one of the biggest online scratchcards websites, Hopa Scratchcards celebrates a big winner at the site. The lucky player from France who wishes to remain anonymous was the first ever player to win €10,000 on Hopa Scratchcards since the launch of the new site in May 2009 while playing one of their most popular online slot games.

Lottery Cash for Television

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:37:52 GMT

The UK National Lottery helps a huge amount of good causes across the UK and here’s one that you can take part in. Seventy projects in the UK Have made it to the semi-finals of the National Lottery awards 2009 and you can vote for Lottery Cash for television projects and have your say on who will win.

California Lottery Winner Yet to Claim

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:18:40 GMT

One lucky ticket holder scooped the massive $39 million jackpot in Saturday night’s California Super Lotto plus but the California Lottery winner is yet to claim their massive prize leaving state lottery officials wondering just who the lucky winner is and when they are going to come forward to collect their winning cheque.

Lottery Numbers 20-6-09

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:44:40 GMT

Last week was certainly an exciting week with some massive lottery winners in all the world lottery draws, if you’re wondering if you are a lucky lottery winner after last night’s lottery draws then here are the winning lottery numbers from all the major lottery draws from around the world.

Irish Lottery Winner Can Collect Winnings

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:48:11 GMT

This week we brought you a story of how one Irish Lottery player had left Lottery HQ empty handed over some confusion over the tickets ownership. The ticket had been left in the shop after being purchased and therefore wasn’t in the hands of the lottery winner. The great news is that the Irish Lottery winner can collect winnings after being given the all-clear by lottery officials.

Lotto Winner Didn’t Lift a Finger

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:55:07 GMT

It’s great news for one lucky UK National Lottery player as he collects his cheque for £1.8 million from the National Lottery draw on June 6th. Not the biggest piece of lottery news you may think but this lucky lotto winner didn’t lift a finger or even touch a National Lottery ticket to win this massive amount of lottery cash.

Enquiry Over Lottery Funding

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:31:29 GMT

The Sport Council England has announced this week that it is launching an enquiry over lottery funding. The £19.3 million of funding from the UK National Lottery was allegedly paid from an account called the World Class Payments Bureau to individuals and organisations at the request of small governing bodies, but the money has not passed through their accounts or been audited correctly leading to this enquiry being launched.

Irish Lottery Winner Still Empty Handed

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:50:20 GMT

Confusion over ownership of a lottery ticket has meant that one Irish Lottery winner is still empty handed after verification needs means that he couldn’t collect his €350,000 Irish Lottery Win. Dermot Finglas left lottery headquarters yesterday empty handed after being told by officials that clarifications had to be made before his win was released to him.

Pensioner collects Euromillions Jackpot

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:45:58 GMT

After the £50 million rollover Euromillions Lottery jackpot was shared between two players last week, everyone has been wondering just who the British winner was who walked away with £25 million share. Well now as the pensioner collects his Euromillions jackpot we can tell you it was one Brian Caswell, 73, a keen gardener and his wife Joan who are celebrating today.

Double Win for California Lotto Player

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:36:46 GMT

As an unemployed mortgage worker, Sean Sanders couldn’t have been happier when he won $1,400 on the California Lottery but when he went to pick up a claim form for him lottery win he found that he had won an additional $141,519 on the Mega Millions Lottery meaning a double win for the California Lotto player.

Lottery Numbers 13-6-09

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:01:29 GMT

There was some monster jackpots up for grabs in this weekend’s world lottery draws and if you bought tickets then no doubt you will be eager to check those all important lottery numbers. Whether you were playing the UK Lotto, Irish Lottery, Powerball or Lotto 6/49 we have all the details about jackpots, winners and rollovers right here on this all inclusive lottery results page.

Lucky Briton Scoops Euromillions Jackpot

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:03:53 GMT

With £50 million up for grabs it was lottery frenzy in last night’s Euromillions Lottery draw and we have some fantastic news about the draw. As a lucky Briton scoops Euromillions Jackpot of £25 million, sharing the lot with another lucky player from Ireland we’d like to say congratulations to the lucky winner who has become the third biggest jackpot winner ever seen in the UK.

Euromillions Jackpot Hits £50 million

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:45:08 GMT

Yet another rollover for the Euromillions Lottery this week means that the Euromillions Jackpot hits £50 million for tonight’s draw. Do you have your lucky lottery tickets yet? If not then don’t worry as you can play the Euromillions Lottery online and ensure that you are in with a chance of winning this massive rollover lottery jackpot and becoming a Euromillions multi-millionaire!

Timely Delivery for Lotto Winner

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:20:41 GMT

An Australian lottery player found that her win couldn’t have come at a better time as she was en route to the hospital to give birth to her second child. In what can only be described as a timely delivery for the lotto winner her and her husband are now celebrating being $250,000 richer and the birth of a new baby.

Lottery Winner in Court over Debt

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:11:00 GMT

When the UK National Lottery launched back in 1994 it did so to a fanfare of realised dreams and a life most of us had only dreamed of. However this dream turned into a huge nightmare for one of the first ever millionaires created by the UK National Lottery and as the lottery winner is in court over debt it is clear that dreams this win did not make.

Lottery Scam sends Cheques

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:04:46 GMT

We often here of Lottery scams doing the rounds but right now investigators in Canada are looking into a more unusual scam. This lottery scam sends cheques to ‘winners’ making the scam an irresistible lure for potential victims. The B.C Crime prevention Society is currently looking into the scam which comes in letter form with a cheque attached. It’s a combination of many old scams but together is potentially very convincing and some people have already fallen victim.

Cowboy Wins Massive Powerball Lottery Jackpot

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:34:12 GMT

The winner of one of the biggest wins in world lottery history has come forward and as a cowboy wins massive Powerball Lottery Jackpot of $232 million we’re guessing his money troubles are now over. And money troubles he had after piling up tax debts and having their mobile home repossessed we’re guessing that this win really couldn’t have come at a better time.

Lottery Numbers 6-6-09

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 10:47:24 GMT

A lowly cowboy walking away with one of the biggest lottery wins in history and a £50 million Euromillions Lottery Jackpot, the world lottery news really did get about as exciting as it could possibly get over the last week. Did you have tickets in any of the weekend world lottery draws? If so then you will no doubt want to check your lottery numbers and see if you were one of the lucky lottery winners.

Fraudster Targeted Lottery Winner

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:56:02 GMT

When a person wins the lottery it should mean that their worries are over, but the dream doesn’t work that way for some people and Keith and Louise Gough are the perfect example of that. They won £9 million on the UK National Lottery winner but soon separated due to Mr Gough’s drinking and then a fraudster targeted the lottery winner and he lost the lot.

Swine Flu affects D-Day Lotto tour

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:06:52 GMT

Recently we brought you news of how National Lottery funding was ensuring that veterans made it to the D-Day commemorations in Normandy but now it seems in doubt that they will even get there as huge problems and swine flu affects the D-Day lotto tour.

Euromillions Double Rollover

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:13:04 GMT

It seems that the Euromillions Lottery is going to create less millionaires this year but the ones they do create are massive multi-millionaires! Yet again it’s a Euromillions double rollover this week as no winning tickets sold across the participating countries matched all the winning numbers and the two lucky stars in last Fridays Euromillions Lottery draw.

Check your pockets for National Lottery ticket

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:57:52 GMT

A UK National Lottery win of £2.5 million is still unclaimed and Lottery officials are urging players to check your pockets for National Lottery tickets as the clock ticks and the time to claim runs out. The winning ticket matched all six winning numbers on the UK National Lottery back on March 11th 2009 but the winner of the £2,525,485 prize is yet to come forward and claim.

1,000,000 Euros, scratchcard, 3 WOW

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:02:34 GMT

If you want to be an instant millionaire then play the lottery, if you want smaller, more instant gratification with small prizes but an instant result then buy a scratchcard. That’s the general rule isn’t it? Well not any more as the 3 WOW scratchcard is launched this month to a fanfare of glory and lots of excitement.

Where your National Lottery Money goes

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:14:37 GMT

When you purchase tickets for the UK National Lottery, you are probable aware that a chunk of that cash goes to good causes across the UK but other than that do you actually know where your National Lottery money goes. How it is broken up and who decides what is classed as a good cause. Well our simple guide should make it easy for you to see exactly how good causes have every reason to celebrate every time you play the UK National Lottery.

Lottery Numbers 30-5-09

Sun, 31 May 2009 12:48:16 GMT

What an exciting week it’s been in the world lottery draws. The Powerball jackpot which was sitting at well over $200 million was won midweek and on this side of the world we’re back in double rollovers for the Euromillions Lottery. But now of course it’s the weekend and we can’t forget all the big Saturday night jackpots up for grabs. If you had tickets in any of our world lottery draws from last night then here are the lottery numbers and all the news of winners and jackpots.

Australian Wins $13 million on Lost Ticket

Sat, 30 May 2009 12:20:57 GMT

An Australian has won $13 million on a lost ticket, a whole ten months after the draw for which the lucky ticket was purchased. A student, worried about her parents money problems, decided to rifle through a draw holding a pile of old lottery tickets last week and in them discovered an old ticket worth a staggering AU$13 from ten months ago.

NFL and Lottery a Winning Team

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:28:59 GMT

We all love to be on the winning team and a brand new scratch card from the National Football League shows the NFL and Lottery are a winning team. The Massachusetts state lottery and the New England Patriots have just announced a winning deal to create and develop the first licensed NFL instant win ticket.

Euromillions Rollover sees Jackpots Soar Again

Thu, 28 May 2009 03:28:28 GMT

Are we on our way to a third Mega Jackpot for the Euromillions Lottery? Last week’s draw produced no jackpot winners and a Euromillions Rollover sees jackpots soar again. The draw last Friday was worth £12 million but with no lucky players matching all five winning numbers and the two lucky stars that amount will roll over pushing tomorrows jackpot up to an estimated £25 million.

Lottery Flies High During Credit Crunch

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:13:05 GMT

We’re all tightening our belts and being more careful with our money but it seems for many of us, a big lottery win is the only way out of the mess. Maybe that’s why the UK National Lottery flies high during credit crunch with Camelot reporting a record year for lottery sales. Customers have spend a massive £5.1 billion on National Lottery tickets in the past 12 months, despite the country being in recession.

Lotto Winner Shares Cash with Orphans

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:32:09 GMT

To win £7.5 million on the UK National Lottery is a dream come true for most but for one lady her dreams are more charitable. Jane Surtees had always dreamed of helping the countless starving children in Ethiopia and now after winning £7.5 million on the UK National Lottery this lotto winner shares her cash with orphans.

Perth Lucky for Australian Lottery Players

Mon, 25 May 2009 13:29:18 GMT

It seems one area was extra lucky for lottery players in Australia this weekend as three top prize players coming from the same area. Perth was lucky for Australian Lottery players and no doubt the whole area will be celebrating the wins this week. To have one winner from one area is no doubt fantastic, but to have three winners from the same locality is virtually unheard of in the Australian Lottery.

Lottery Numbers 23-5-09

Sun, 24 May 2009 09:23:58 GMT

It’s been a great week for lottery news after the massive Canada Lotto 6/49 rollover was finally won, but don’t worry there was plenty up for grabs in the weekend lottery draws from around the world including a bumper rollover Irish Lottery jackpot. If you had tickets in that or any of the world lottery draws then here are the lottery numbers, winners and news from the main lottery draws from around the world.

Lucky Thirteen win Canada 6/49

Sat, 23 May 2009 11:17:37 GMT

They say thirteen is unlucky but not for one lottery syndicate as a group of workers named by the media as the ‘Lucky Thirteen’ win Canada 6/49 jackpot. The jackpot had rolled over for several weeks and hit an eye watering $49,851,871 the third highest in the history of the lottery when one lucky syndicate of eleven women and two men hit all six winning numbers to scoop the prize.

Binned Lottery Ticket a Winner

Fri, 22 May 2009 12:21:23 GMT

Raymond and Rachel Orr thought it was just another week without a winner when their local post office told them their Irish Lottery ticket was worthless but now they have had a big surprise. Their binned lottery ticket was a winner and thanks to their local postmistress they are now celebrating being €25,000 richer.

Lottery and the Secret Millionaire

Thu, 21 May 2009 11:55:15 GMT

Have you watched the channel 4 show Secret Millionaire? It shows a millionaire in disguise moving into a community and seeing how they could help that community and then finally revealing themselves and giving cash amounts from their own pocket to community projects. It’s a great show and now the lottery and the Secret Millionaire are joining forces to give even more cash to community projects around the UK.

Big Lottery Issue for Wales

Wed, 20 May 2009 08:16:43 GMT

The Big Lottery fund has teamed up with the Wales division of the Big Issue magazine to help some big lottery issues for Wales. Big Issue Cymru is to launch it’s own free new magazine highlighting how money for good causes in the UK National Lottery helps to bring improvement to communities, homelessness and the lives of the people who most need it in Wales.

Lottery Studies Underage Gambling

Tue, 19 May 2009 13:39:56 GMT

With the advent and popular rise of internet gambling and the ability to play many online games, including the lottery at the click of a mouse the National Lottery is funding a study into underage gambling. The Lottery study into underage gambling will provide a better context of overall gambling in the teenage age group and provide comparison with a previous study undertaken in 2006 on the same subject of underage gambling.

Canada Lotto 6/49 One to Watch

Mon, 18 May 2009 08:16:17 GMT

If you’re looking for a lottery to spend your midweek money on then the Canada Lotto 6/49 is one to watch. After no players matched all the winning numbers for the weekend lottery draw on Saturday night the $40 million jackpot rolls over for what might soon be heading for a record lottery draw for the Canada Lotto 6/49.

Lottery Numbers 16-5-09

Sun, 17 May 2009 13:33:22 GMT

Calling all world lottery players! Did you have tickets for any of the Saturday night draws from around the world this week? If so then here are the lottery numbers from all the major world lottery draws for you to check your numbers against. There was plenty to play for, with some huge jackpots up for grabs so if you’d like to see if you are an instant lottery millionaire then here are all the numbers, winners and results.

SuperEnalotto Biggest in Europe

Sat, 16 May 2009 12:57:18 GMT

The jackpot for the SuperEnalotto is biggest in Europe after the Euromillions record jackpot was scooped last weekend. Tonight, players in the big Italian Lottery will be trying for an estimated €59 million jackpot as the SuperEnalotto lottery has rolled over many weeks running. The amount paled in significance when everyone was playing for the €126 million Euromillions Lottery but now that has been won making the SuperEnalotto the biggest jackpot available in Europe right now.

Irish Lottery Heads for Big Jackpot

Fri, 15 May 2009 12:49:29 GMT

It’s only a few weeks since a €14.5 million anonymous winner became the fifth biggest winner in the history of the lottery but now the Irish Lottery heads for a big jackpot again as the jackpot in millions hits double figures for the weekend draw. No players matched all the winning numbers again in the midweek lottery draw pushing the Irish Lottery jackpot up to an estimated €10 million.

Lottery Winner Had the Flu

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:16:33 GMT

The suspense in the air has been tenable since the announcement that the world record Euromillions winner had not yet come forward but now we learn that the lottery winner had the flu and wasn’t even aware that she was holding the winning ticket. The unnamed 25 year old from Majorca was ill all weekend and didn’t find out she had won until she dragged herself into work on Monday, still ill to save her job in such recession hit times.

Lotto New Roof for Churches

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:23:48 GMT

Raising money for a new church roof has to be without a doubt one of the biggest church fundraisers in history, it’s so clichéd there is even jokes dedicated to the subject but now the National Lottery has stepped in with £1.8 million which is a Lotto new roof for churches in Greater Manchester as they celebrate a National Lottery grant.

Record Euromillions Win Unclaimed

Tue, 12 May 2009 12:40:29 GMT

If you’ve been on holiday to Spain recently and bought a Euromillions Lottery ticket while you were there then you might want to check the bottom of your suitcase as the record Euromillions win is unclaimed from last week and one lucky ticket-holder might be unaware that they are sitting on a massive £110 million lottery jackpot!

Changes to California Lottery

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:09:54 GMT

For the first time in the history of the California Lottery, players are being given a chance to vote on big changes that would allow the state to borrow money from future lottery profits in order to balance the state’s budgets. The changes to the California Lottery would mean that the state would not see tax rises and the vote is happening on May 19th 2009. If put through the proposition will see some of the biggest changes ever seen in the way that lottery funding is allocated in California and will mean huge changes for education and state funding.

Lottery Numbers 9-5-09

Sun, 10 May 2009 09:48:37 GMT

After the record breaking Euromillions Lottery jackpot on Friday evening, the excitement reached fever pitch for the weekend lottery draws and there were some fantastic jackpots up for grabs. For those players who were hoping to get lucky on Saturday night on the world lottery draws here are the lottery numbers, results and winners from all the major lottery draws from around the world.

Lucky Spaniard Scoops the Lot

Sat, 9 May 2009 13:12:42 GMT

If you’ve been frantically checking your Euromillions results today in the hope of a share of the record £110 million jackpot then we have the news of the winner. Just one ticket matched all five main numbers and two lucky stars in last night’s Euromillions Lottery draw and as one lucky Spaniard scoops the lot it becomes a Europe-wide record Lottery win.

Record Euromillions Lottery Jackpot

Fri, 8 May 2009 12:42:14 GMT

Tonight’s the night, and what an exciting event it is as a record Euromillions Lottery jackpot goes up for grabs in one of the biggest lottery draws ever seen. At £110 million or €125 million to players from the other eight participating European countries it is by far the biggest ever jackpot seen in the Euromillions Lottery or in fact any lottery across Europe and if won by a single player will be a record lottery jackpot.

Irish Lottery Heading for Bumper Jackpot

Thu, 7 May 2009 14:03:43 GMT

It only seems like yesterday we were bringing you news of the €12 million rollover jackpot win on the Irish Lottery but now we see the Irish Lottery heading for a bumper jackpot again as no players matched all the winning numbers in last night’s draw. That result will push the jackpot this weekend up to over €8 million and with this and the Euromillions €125 million jackpot tomorrow it looks like a great weekend for Irish lottery players.

New Instant Wins for the National Lottery

Wed, 6 May 2009 12:24:49 GMT

There have been huge changes to the UK National Lottery website in the past couple of months and now you can play some brand new games too. Five new instant wins for the National Lottery have been added recently and we’ve been trying them out to bring you details of the best of them to play next time you’re on the National Lottery website.

Hopa ScratchCards

Tue, 5 May 2009 11:58:49 GMT

News has come to us today about a fantastic website where you can play an exciting range of scratch cards and instant wins. Hopa ScratchCards is an easy to use site with nothing to download and they promise that every third card wins a prize. They gave away over £30,000 in prizes last month and it’s so easy to sign up, you could be winning some great prizes in no time at all.

Three Share Massive Mega Millions Jackpot

Mon, 4 May 2009 11:49:58 GMT

The Mega Millions Lottery jackpot has been growing steadily for weeks after no winners ensured the lottery rolled over time and time again. Last Friday the jackpot was worth a staggering $225 million to one lucky player but it seems that sharing is good as three share the massive Mega Millions Jackpot. That win will give each of them $75 million each before taxes and we’re sure that they won’t mind sharing such a huge lottery jackpot.

Lottery Numbers 2-5-09

Sun, 3 May 2009 10:35:20 GMT

It’s been an exciting week in the lottery world with many huge jackpots on offer, not least the Euromillions Lottery that we brought you results of yesterday. But Saturday has been and gone again which means we have the full round up of lottery numbers from all the major world lottery draws for you to check your results. We hope you’ve all been lucky, check those numbers carefully.

Record Jackpot for Euromillions Lottery

Sat, 2 May 2009 12:57:07 GMT

Everyone was on the edge of their chairs last night at the £89 million jackpot for the Euromillions went up for grabs, but for all the lottery fever and ticket sales not one single player matched all the winning numbers in the draw and that means next week will see a record jackpot for the Euromillions Lottery. The estimated prize pool is £110 million, the highest amount ever seen for the lottery and no doubt players will be rushing to buy tickets for the draw.

Get your Tickets for the Euromillions Mega Draw

Fri, 1 May 2009 13:48:40 GMT

It’s Friday and that means it’s time to get your tickets for the Euromillions Mega Draw. After a multi rollover there’s an £89 million jackpot up for grabs tonight and a rush of ticket sales could push the jackpot up even higher. The draw takes place in Paris at 10pm tonight so it really is your last chance to buy tickets and at £1.50 each in the UK it has to be worth a ticket or two for a jackpot that high.

Boost for Irish Lottery Jackpot

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:20:39 GMT

The Irish Lottery has hit the news a few times over the last couple of weeks, with a bumper rollover creating a mystery winner and now yet another rollover the stakes have never been so high. But now we see another boost for the Irish Lottery jackpot as Lottery officials add €2 million to the jackpot in time for the bank holiday weekend draw.

Museum gets Lottery Grant

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:51:00 GMT

North Wales is celebrating today after hearing the news that Wrexham museum gets a lottery grant. The Wrexham Museum will now be able to open up even more of its collection to the public after receiving the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund with £950,000. The museum houses around 6,000 artefacts but due to limits on space they can display just 2% of their total collection in the Grade II-listed building, this grant from the National Lottery will pay to redevelop the museum, opening more of its collection up to visitors.

Pensioner Couple in Benefits Scam

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:53:41 GMT

A judge has hit out at a pensioner couple in benefits scam despite winning £72,000 on the National Lottery. Pensioners Brian and Wendy Rushin landed a staggering £72,000 win in 2002 but despite the massive win the couple continued to claim benefits to which they were no longer entitled. The level of deception was such that the couple spread their cash in an array of bank accounts and unbelievably only dipped into their winnings once – to purchase a new refrigerator.

Lotto Misery over Ticket Loss

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:22:07 GMT

Dorothy McDonagh was quite rightly celebrating over her £30,000 National Lottery win but after realising that someone else had claimed her win she faces a Lotto misery over the ticket loss. The pensioner from the Swindon area now faces the booby prize as Camelot refuse to pay out a second time. Ms McDonagh was over the moon when she realised she had match all seven numbers on the Daily Play game from the National Lottery but soon realised she had lost the winning ticket.

Lottery Numbers 25-4-09

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:07:41 GMT

Another week has passed in the lottery world and with it, no doubt many millionaires have been made on the world lottery draws. There were many lottery draws around the world last night and if you had tickets for any of the draws then no doubt you will be eager to check your lottery numbers to see if you are one of the lucky winners and an instant millionaire.

Euromillions Heading for Mega Jackpot

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:39:42 GMT

With no players matching all the winning numbers in last night’s draw we see the Euromillions heading for Mega Jackpot yet again as the estimated prize for next week’s draw hits £89 million. The winning numbers in last night’s Euromillions Lottery are 4 – 14 – 21 – 24 – 41 and the Lucky stars are 5 and 8. None of the players from any of the participating European countries hit all the numbers and the two lucky stars creating yet another rollover for the popular lottery.

Canada Lotto Tickets Recalled

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:09:22 GMT

Canada Lotto tickets are recalled this week after a computer error caused the wrong date to the printed on the tickets. Tickets from 41 locations across the Ontario province are to be recalled for draws such as the Super 7, Canada Lotto 6/49, Pick 3, Daily Keno and Pick 4 games in a highly embarrassing error for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission.

Lottery Jackpot is no Scam

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:24:35 GMT

We regularly bring you stories of lottery scams, they are becoming well documented and many people are becoming very cautious of emails. If you needed any further proof of that mistrust then look no further than Martyn White who found an email message claiming he had won £10 million from the National Lottery, he dismissed the email as a hoax but this Lottery jackpot is no scam, something the couple didn’t find out until they had returned from their holiday.

Irish Lottery Mystery

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:30:59 GMT

The Irish Lottery mystery of just who is holding that €14 million ticket has reached fever pitch now as a man local to the area where the ticket was purchased bought everyone a drink when in his local pub at the weekend. Derek Smith lives just around the corner from the Spar where the €14 million ticket was purchased and just a few hours after the treated his fellow football fans to a pint in the popular Sallynoggin Inn.

National Lottery up for Sale

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:27:20 GMT

Four of Camelot’s biggest shareholders are looking to sell out of the UK National Lottery worth a massive 20% stake in the company the shares are worth around £80 million. So as the National Lottery goes up for sale it has people wondering just who will buy in and become the leading force in one of the world's biggest lotteries. With an 80% share up for grabs it's a huge investment for one or many companies.

Choosing Lottery Numbers

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:26:51 GMT

Getting those six little numbers sounds so easy but after 14 years of playing the UK National Lottery I think most of us now appreciate it’s not as easy as it looks. In fact the odds of winning are almost 1 in 14 million. So how do you go about choosing lottery numbers that may increase your chances of winning? How do you choose yours?

Games Available with the National Lottery

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:40:58 GMT

We all love to play the twice weekly UK National Lottery draws but there are so many other games available with the National Lottery that can also win you tons of cash and make you instantly rich and now the National Lottery has a brand new website it’s even easier to access the many games that the National Lottery offer to play on a daily basis.

Lottery Wheeling

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:46:30 GMT

We’re all looking for ways to increase our chances of winning the lottery and one way of doing this is playing as part of a lottery syndicate. You end up with even more lines of numbers increasing your chances of winning a great prize. But if you are part of a lottery syndicate is there even more ways you can increase your chances of winning a prize? Well Lottery wheeling says there is and this is how lottery wheels work.

National Lottery Prizes unclaimed

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:19:48 GMT

It’s so easy to do, you go and purchase your National Lottery tickets, pop them in your coat pocket or the back of your wallet and forget all about them. But what if that lottery ticket is a winner? It happens, more than you’d think and if you think you might be a National Lottery winner and have an unclaimed ticket then here are some of the National Lottery Prizes unclaimed that are due to run out of not collected soon.

Euromillions Lottery Scam

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:54:39 GMT

We often here about lottery scams, either postal or via email where unsuspecting people are ripped off for their life savings by being led to think they have won big on a lottery. We’ve just heard news of a Euromillions Lottery Scam doing the rounds and as usual have come to bring you pre-warning in case you receive it. Don’t be fooled by this one even though it has to be said it’s on very convincing notepaper and has a very professional feel.

Common Lottery Numbers

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:22:19 GMT

We all have our own ways of choosing lottery numbers and theoretically each number has as many chance of being drawn as any other but did you know that lottery numbers for the UK National Lottery also have ‘form’. Some numbers are drawn far more than others and following these common lottery numbers could scoop you a nice big National Lottery win.

History of the Mega Millions Lottery

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:50:40 GMT

The Mega Millions Lottery played in twelve participating American states is one of the richest lotteries in the world, boasting regular rollovers and some colossal jackpots this twice weekly lottery is one to play if you want the big jackpots. But where did it start and what is the history of the Mega Millions Lottery? It’s an interesting question and to answer it we need to rewind to 1996 when the lottery was launched.

Double Lotto Win was No April Fools

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:35:04 GMT

A UK Lottery player scooped two wins on the UK National Lottery on 1st April but this double Lotto win was no April fools’ joke. Daniel Stretton, a retired bookbinder from Southwell scooped a huge win in both the Lotto Hotpicks and the main UK National Lottery draw on April 1st so it’s sure to be a day he remembers.

Lottery Scam Victims Reimbursed

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:22:25 GMT

In a move rarely seen 20,000 lottery scam victims are reimbursed after the actions of the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The losers in the scam were typically old and vulnerable people and each of them will receive a letter from the Serious Organised Crime Agency with a cheque for $20 and a note explaining to them that they had been targeted by criminals.

Welfare Cap on Lottery Winnings

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:10:46 GMT

A proposal for a new bill in parliament has put forward a welfare cap on Lottery winnings. The proposed move in Memphis would put a cap on lottery winnings for anyone on Families first, Food stamps or any other state or federal economic or medical assistance benefits. It would mean that anyone who is poor would not be able to collect lottery prizes of over $600.

Lottery Boost for Rural Scottish Communities

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:16:52 GMT

The Big Lottery fund has given a Lottery boost for Rural Scottish communities in the form of almost £3 million in National Lottery funding. There are thirteen projects in all although groups working with families account for eight of the thirteen and they are the groups that will benefit most from these lottery grants. It’s a huge boost for the area and this money will go a long way to improving the lives of these communities with this big lottery grant.

Lottery Chief in Hot Water

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:35:04 GMT

In a story about the Ohio Lottery a Lottery chief is in Hot water for giving away lottery tickets to state troopers. Michael A. Dolan, the State chief for the Ohio Lottery has been caught out after giving free lottery tickets to a state trooper who pulled over his car back in January 2009. However since the debacle it has transpired that Dolan has also handed out free Ohio lottery tickets to other police officers although that had not come to light until now.

Win a Caribbean Holiday with the National Lottery

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 15:29:13 GMT

Some of you may already know that the National Lottery have launched their new look website. It’s hugely improved and now much easier to navigate and find the information you need on all the latest National Lottery draws and results. If you haven’t been over and taken a peek at the changes then now might be the time to do so as you can now win a Caribbean Holiday with the National Lottery just for looking around their new website.

Lottery Numbers 4-4-09

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:53:22 GMT

Spring is well and truly on the way and that’s surely enough to get us all smiling. There is something about that bit of sunshine and blossom on the trees that makes the world seem a much better place. A lottery win would just make life complete now and if you had tickets for any of the major world lottery draws last night then here are the lottery numbers, winners and news from all of them draws. It's time to check thos lucky numbers.

Adverts on Lottery Tickets

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 17:17:30 GMT

The Massachusetts State Lottery commission yesterday approved a contract to place adverts on Lottery tickets. In one of the first moves of its kind on any world lottery from next month the Fenway Sports Group will be placing ads on Massachusetts lottery tickets. It's an interesting idea and should raise revenue for the lottery by a massive amount. Never seen before we think that ads on lottery tickets might be copied in the future by many lotteries around the world.

Man Loses House in Lottery Scam

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:33:46 GMT

We regularly bring you news of the latest lottery scams and as Police confirm that a man loses his house in lottery scam we can only reiterate how careful you must be not to fall victim to one of the many lottery scams out there. Dumfries and Galloway police are appealing to the public to be aware of the danger of bogus letters and emails that are being sent out to people telling them they have won significant amounts of money on the lottery.

Compensation for Lottery Rape Victim

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:05:21 GMT

A woman who launched a legal battle to claim compensation from a serial rapist who then went on to win £7 million on the UK National Lottery has received an out of court settlement. The amount of compensation for Lottery Rape victim has not been released but it will surely be more than the paltry £5,000 she received from the Criminal Injuries Board after the attack.

Lottery April Fools Joke

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:18:25 GMT

You might have come across a story today that could easily have had you fooled. Graham Forrest found out about a £2.7 million National Lottery win by email but it’s no lottery April fools joke, this is a true story and exactly what can happen when you play the UK National Lottery online at their dedicated website.

Powerball Jackpot no April Fools Joke

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:48:38 GMT

Tomorrow night’s Powerball Jackpot is no April fool’s joke after hitting a staggering $100 million. No players matched all the winning numbers in the weekend draw creating a several times rolled over jackpot that would be sure to make anyone smile. No doubt there will be a rush to buy Powerball Lottery tickets in time for the draw tomorrow evening when one lucky player could become an April Fools multi millionaire.

Lottery Will Help Commonwealth Games

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:49:37 GMT

A couple of weeks ago we brought you news that a Scottish minister had asked for lottery funding for the 2014 Commonwealth games to be held in the country. It’s just been announced that the Lottery will help the Commonwealth games with funding from the Big Lottery Fund, part of the National Lottery fundraising division to help fund a Scottish projects for sports and wellbeing in time for the Commonwealth games.

Lottery Numbers 28-3-09

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:57:15 GMT

It was the last round of weekend global lottery draws for the month and with plenty of rollovers and big bumper jackpots it was sure to be a great weekend for lottery results. If you had tickets in any of the main world lottery draws for the weekend then here are the lottery numbers from those weekend lottery draws. Check your tickets carefully and good luck!

Lottery Clerks Caught out

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:38:02 GMT

An investigation by undercover investigators has seen five lottery clerks caught out after they were caught attempting to cash in winning lottery tickets for themselves. The investigators from the Minnesota State Lottery set up the fraud operation to test whether employees at Lottery retailers were lying to players about the value of their big winning tickets to dishonestly redeem the winning tickets to keep the money for themselves.

National Lottery £14 Million Double Rollover

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:28:23 GMT

This weekend it’s a National Lottery £14 million double rollover draw in the UK National Lottery after no players matched all six winning numbers in either the midweek lottery draw or last Saturdays National Lottery draw. It’s been a while since the jackpot was this high and no doubt there will be a rush of players heading out to buy tickets for this weekend’s draw.

90 Year Old Lottery Winner Celebrates

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:19:26 GMT

A World War II Veteran has won $4.4 million on the Canada Lotto 6/49 and as the 90 year old lottery winner celebrates he says he suspects his late wife and mother may have something do to with the fantastic win. Maurice Ducharme, a retired mechanic and World War II veteran has been playing the Lotto 6/49 since it started in June 1982 but has never had a big win until now.

South African Lottery Price Change

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:26:37 GMT

The South African Lottery price change we brought you details of a few weeks ago comes into force this week and that’s not the only change for the lottery coming into play. From today South African Lottery tickets will rise by R1 up to R3,50 in a much complained about move for the lottery. There's lots of other changes too and a bumper jackpot to look forward to this weekend

Lottery Grants Slump

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:33:06 GMT

A survey has shown that there has been a lottery grant slump over the last decade with money to good causes by the UK National Lottery slashed by more than half due to rising administration costs for the lottery. The grants, for sport, arts and heritage seem to be another victim of rising administration and staffing costs right across the UK and it’s good causes that are suffering.

Veterans to Accept Lottery Cash

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:14:30 GMT

It’s been a saga dominating the news all week after the National Lottery turned down a grant proposal for a group of veterans to travel to Normandy for the 65 anniversary of D-Day. The group have now raised £200,000 of their own accord and then a turnaround from the lottery meant they were offered the cash after all. Pride ensued and they turned down the offer but now it’s been decided that the veterans are to accept lottery cash.

Lottery Numbers 21-3-09

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:50:51 GMT

It’s Mothers Day in the UK today and surely it’s a day that would be made even better by a nice Lottery win. With lottery draws going off all around the world last night you can be guaranteed that many people have even more to celebrate today. If you haven’t already checked your lottery numbers from the weekend draws then here are all the lottery numbers from all the major global lottery draws.

Lotto Winners Benefit Scam

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:58:17 GMT

A lady who had a National Lottery win last year has been fined £1,000 after failing to declare her lottery win. The Lotto winners benefit scam happened after her £141,000 National Lottery win in April last year when she continued to receive over £2,000 in income support payments that she was no longer entitled to.

A Good Book Better Than a Lottery Win

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:58:11 GMT

According to a recent survey by the National Lottery a good book is better than a lottery win. Most people surveyed would happily shun material goods for spending time with their families, enjoying a nice cup of tea and a good book. 1,200 people were surveyed and number ten on the list was hearing the words ‘I love you’.

Eurotelemillions | Telemillions | Euro Millions

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:39:37 GMT

If you’ve tuned into the evening television on Channel 5 in the UK during the last few days you may have noticed a draw for a daily lottery called Eurotelemillions. Draws have been shown every night on Channel 5 for the lottery promising £1 million prizes every day and shows a website address where you can purchase tickets for the lottery .

Euromillions gets New Presenter

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:50:25 GMT

Unlike the UK National Lottery the Euromillions is drawn in Paris so unlike the razzmatazz of the lottery show we see in the UK when the numbers are drawn before our eyes, the Euromillions show has a slightly different format with a recording of the draw. It’s still well worth watching and maybe even more so now as the Euromillions gets a new presenter for the Friday night show.

Lotto Turm Tower

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:51:16 GMT

We have a bit of interesting news for you today that takes recycling to a whole new level. A German designer, Lars Behrendt has come up with a concept to build an incredible tower in the middle of a roundabout in Stuttgart, Germany. The Lotto Turm Tower as it will be called would function as a mixed-use development with a sphere at the top, which would be used to announce the city’s lotto numbers.

Luckiest Lottery Towns

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:22:12 GMT

Have you ever wondered where the luckiest lottery towns are, towns that accumulate the most in National Lottery wins in the whole of Great Britain? Well if so the National Lottery have just released this year’s winners information showing the luckiest lottery towns in the last twelve months and if you live in the South of England, this news should be music to your ears because towns in the South have lots of lottery luck.

Lottery Numbers 14-3-09

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:58:05 GMT

Another week of exciting lottery draws have gone by and it’s time for the weekend lottery numbers from all of the major global lottery draws. There has been plenty to play for this week with many rollover lottery draws tempting in the players. So whether you’re in the UK, US or Canada there’s no doubt you’ll want to know all the lottery results from the weekend. Here are the numbers, check those lucky tickets now!

Camelot Workers Face Redundancy

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:53:48 GMT

The news is full of talks about the global recession and redundancies and sadly maybe the best sign that we are a long way out of it is the thought of jobs going at a lottery operator. That’s the news today as hundreds of Camelot workers face redundancy in a cost cutting exercise for the company. It's a worrying time and gives a whole new slant to the catchprase 'It could be you'.

National Lottery New Site Launch

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:46:58 GMT

There’s news from the UK National Lottery in the form of a brand new website launch. The National Lottery new site launch will be taking place on Monday 16th March and the changes should make the National Lottery website easier to navigate and use for players. The National Lottery website will be down all day on Sunday 15th March while the changes are implemented so be aware you won’t be able to play any lottery games or instant wins during this time.

New Jersey do the Double

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:23:55 GMT

There’s an interesting rumour going round the lottery world that New Jersey might just become the first American state to participate in two multi-state lotteries. Traditional across the American states says that a state chooses either the Mega Millions or Powerball Lottery to be played within their states but might New Jersey do the double and offer both?