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Australian man who won lottery five times has "been to hell and back"News Story
Unfortunate winner has had a tumultuous time since landing his windfall By Kate Northrop An Australian man who won the lottery five times revealed that his life has been anything but glamorous. Carlo Massetti, 47 and a Kiwi living in Sydney, Australia, flew back to his native New Zealand to heal and cope with the tumultuous events that have defined his life since winning millions. The unlucky lottery winner is out to prove that happiness and love can't be bought or won. On the contra
May 11, 2021, 2:49 pm - Lottery News

Australian couple hid $100,000 lottery ticket in a safe for eight monthsNews Story
New South Wales couple knew about their win since last year By Kate Northrop A man and a woman from Australia purposefully waited eight months to collect their $100,000 prize and kept their winning ticket hidden away in a safe before making the claim. The anonymous pair won the lottery last year when they scooped up the $100,000 first prize for the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot drawing on Mon., Aug. 10, 2020. It's a wonder they were able to wait so long to claim it, but according to the
Apr 24, 2021, 7:39 pm - Lottery News

Australian woman braves a storm and wins $50 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Bad weather almost stopped her from buying a ticket By Kate Northrop An Australian woman is thankful she didn't take a rain check on buying her lottery tickets when her last minute decision to brave the ugly weather earned her the $50 million (US$38.3 million) Australian Powerball jackpot from the drawing on Thurs., Mar. 18. Following a week of relentless downpour, a mother hailing from the eastern Sydney suburbs was nearly dissuaded from going out to buy a lottery ticket, but thankfull
Mar 23, 2021, 2:51 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery says it's working with Legislature on 'alternative path forward' for PowerballNews Story
The Idaho Lottery took to Facebook Wednesday after lawmakers killed legislation that would have allowed Powerball to be played in the state. Today, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee held a bill in committee that would have allowed Idahoans to continue to play the Powerball game, Idaho Lottery wrote. Work continues with the Legislature to determine an alternative path forward to ensure no disruption in service to Idaho's single most popular lottery game, for the benefit of Idaho's publi
Mar 12, 2021, 7:56 am - Lottery News

Idaho ends Powerball in state, fearing foreign participationNews Story
Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years. The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. But current Idaho law only allows lotteries in the state played by people in the U.S. and Canada. Idaho was one of the first
Mar 11, 2021, 6:25 am - Lottery News

Australian woman wins the lottery over lunchNews Story
Sitting down for lunch was a million-dollar decision By Kate Northrop An Australian couple walked away from their lunch a million dollars richer after buying a Keno lottery ticket at the restaurant and winning a $1.48 million (US$1.14 million) jackpot in the middle of their meal. On Monday, an anonymous woman stopped at the Arkaba Hotel on Glen Osmond Road in Fullerton with her husband for lunch. Little did she know that the last minute decision to enter the Keno drawing at the retailer
Mar 5, 2021, 2:13 pm - Lottery News

Australian woman sues lottery after losing a seven-year-old ticket she claims is a winnerNews Story
I'm not a lunatic. I'm fighting to be listened to. By Kate Northrop An Australian woman is suing The Lott for $2 million (US$1.55 million) after she supposedly lost a winning lottery ticket for a drawing that took place seven years ago, proving just why it is so important that players hang onto and keep track of their physical tickets. Kathy Jasmine Rado, 59, of Cairns is pulling out all the stops to try and get The Lott to pay out the $2 million prize that she is claiming she won. Sh
Jan 12, 2021, 5:11 pm - Lottery News

Woman's winning lottery ticket almost ended up in a Christmas cardNews Story
An Australian woman who bought a handful of scratch-off lottery tickets to put in her Christmas cards said she ended up with one ticket left over and it won more than $7,000. The Edgeworth, New South Wales, woman told lottery officials she bought multiple scratch-off tickets from the Edgeworth Newsagency to put into Christmas cards for friends, but after sealing up the last card she discovered she had one lottery ticket left over. I thought I may as well keep it for myself, the woman reca
Jan 8, 2021, 10:01 am - Lottery News

Australian student in his 20s to retire after winning $20 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Young man smartly claims massive prize anonymously A Brisbane university student says he's never going to work again after winning the entire Division 1 Australian Powerball prize on last week. The man aged in his 20s, who studies at MacGregor University and wishes to remain anonymous, won the entire $20 million (US$15.2 million) jackpot with an online entry. The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1283 were 29, 4, 17, 16, 33, 5,9 and the Powerball number was 13. The Australian Powerball
Dec 24, 2020, 10:19 am - Lottery News

Australian grandmother wins lottery using late husband's numbersNews Story
Dedicated woman played the special numbers once a week for 20 years By Kate Northrop A woman was confused when a retailer told her that they wouldn't be able to pay out her winning ticket. As it turns out, the numbers she played every week for 20 years earned her a X Lotto top prize of $1 million (US$743,400). The winning numbers a South Australian grandmother faithfully used to win the jackpot originally came from someone very near and dear to her. My late husband chose those numbe
Dec 4, 2020, 8:15 pm - Lottery News