Online National Lottery News

Club Syndicate Lands Jackpot

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:34:59 GMT

A syndicate of fourteen lottery players who are all members of the same social club in Ellesmere Port is celebrating after landing a Lotto jackpot worth £2,283,989 on Saturday 13 December, 2008.

Whitby Lotto Rollover

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:59:56 GMT

A woman from Whitby is £7,544,200 richer after winning the Lotto rollover jackpot on Wednesday 10 December, 2008. Jane Surtees, who works as a PA, celebrated with her stuntman partner Mark Lisbon by visiting a local café and eating a sausage sandwich.

Fakenham Lotto Jackpot

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:13:02 GMT

A garage owner and his wife are jumping for joy after matching all six Lotto numbers and winning a rollover jackpot worth £7,649,917. Eric and Sue Tarry, who live in Fakenham, won the prize on Saturday 29 November, 2008.

Multi State Lottery Slowdown?

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:22:44 GMT

Sales of tickets for multi-state lottery games in the USA are slowing down in some states, according to retailers. Despite the fact that the Mega Millions jackpot current stands at $146 million and the Powerball jackpot has reached the $30 million mark, some players aren’t buying tickets as often as they did in previous years.

Indiana Wins Powerball

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:18:28 GMT

A lottery player from Indiana has won a Powerball jackpot worth $57.6 million in the draw that was held on Saturday 24 November, 2008. Although the prize has yet to be claimed, Hoosier Lottery officials know that the winning ticket was bought from Kanti’s Lifestyles, a greeting cards store.

Stoke City Lotto Win

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:47:04 GMT

A couple of Stoke City Football Club fans have scored a lifelong goal by winning a Lotto jackpot prize worth £2,630,225. The win took place on Saturday 15 November, 2008, promoting the couple to the Premier League of financial stability and opening the doors to the kind of lifestyle usually reserved for football players rather than fans.

MegaJackpots Winner

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:44:54 GMT

A massive Mega Jackpots prize of over £2 million has been landed by a lucky online casino player who managed to win the top prize on Wednesday 12 November, 2008. We have offered Mega Jackpots games at our Gameshow Casino ever since they were first launched, and we are delighted that a lottery-sized win has now been won!

Hartlepool Lotto Celebration

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:16:05 GMT

A syndicate of Hartlepool Borough Council tradesmen is toasting a win of £104,281 after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw of Wednesday 5 November, 2008. The lottery syndicate has nineteen members, so each member is now £5,488 richer – not a fortune but certainly enough to ensure a treat-filled festive season.

Grand National Lottery

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:00:40 GMT

A family of horse racing enthusiasts are celebrating a ‘grand’ national lottery win after matching all six numbers in the Lotto draw of Saturday 18 October, 2008. Four tickets shared the £4.53 million, so each winner picked up a cool £1,134,695.

Blue and Green Scratchcard

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:12:32 GMT

A couple of National Lottery scratchcards players from Southwold in Suffolk are celebrating after winning the top £100,000 prize in the Blue and Green scratchcard game. Tony Block and his wife Joan bought their scratchcard when doing their weekly shop at Morrisons supermarket.

Welsh Lotto Bonus

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:20:48 GMT

A Welsh Lotto player is celebrating after matching five numbers and the bonus ball to win £235,542 in the Lotto draw on Saturday 11 October, 2008. Terry Jones, who lives in Blaenau Ffestiniog and works for International Power, won his six figure fortune thanks to a Lucky Dip ticket that lived up to its name.

Leyton to Las Vegas

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:06:33 GMT

A Leyton man who won a five figure sum in the EuroMillions lottery on Friday 26 September, 2008, is planning to treat himself by taking a trip to Las Vegas next year. Rene Darroux, who is 52 years old and works as a self-employed plasterer, matched five main numbers to scoop £62,713.10.

Quantum of Solace Scratchcard

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:14:39 GMT

A Quantum of Solace scratchcard is being released to coincide with the James Bond movie of the same name. The lottery game will be promoted with a television advertising campaign running from 12 October until 9 November, 2008.

EuroMillions Superdraw Shared

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:20:17 GMT

The EuroMillions Superdraw jackpot of £102 million on Friday 26 September, 2008, was shared between 15 players who matched five main numbers and one Lucky Star number. This was due to the fact that no player won the jackpot outright, so the cash had to be rolled down according to the rules that govern Superdraws.

Superdraw Rolldown

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:18 GMT

The EuroMillions Superdraw jackpot of £102,804,000 on Friday 26 September was not won by any player outright, so it rolled down to players who matched five main numbers and one Lucky Star. There were 15 such winners, so each won £7,055,142 (€9,184,505).

Powys Weekly Grand

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:28:34 GMT

A National Lottery player in Powys, Wales has hit the top Weekly Grand scratchcard prize of £1,000 a week for a whole year. Rhys Ap Dafydd, who is from Machynlleth and has four children, is now planning to marry his partner Elaine Griffiths.

Scratchcard Snippets

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:13:23 GMT

Scratchcard games have hit the headlines recently, and for a couple of reasons. In Michigan, a scratchcard player was lucky enough to win a top prize of $1 million, whilst here in the UK it has been announced that a slew of new National Lottery scratchcards will be released over the next few weeks.

EuroMillions Superdraw

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:31:49 GMT

A EuroMillions Superdraw with a jackpot of €130 Million (around £104 million) will be held on Friday 26 September, 2008. As with all superdraws, no rollover will be allowed, so the jackpot is guaranteed to be paid out in one way or another.

Getting Lucky Online

Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:54:56 GMT

Getting lucky online is something that a couple from Yeovil know all about. Not only did Ed Edwards meet his wife Michelle via an internet dating agency two years ago, the couple have just won a £1,925,567 share of the National Lottery jackpot for Saturday 30 August, 2008 after buying their ticket online.

Witney Winner

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:21:14 GMT

A school dinner lady in Witney is celebrating after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball to win £121,340 in the Lotto draw on Saturday 9 August, 2008. Michelle Drinkwater, who is 39, marked the occasion by having a party with her husband Paul and their two children Sophie and Gemma, who are aged 14 and 10.

Weekly Grand

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:11:32 GMT

A woman from Billingham has won one of the top prizes in the Weekly Grand lottery scratchcard game. Rebecca Randall, who is 19 years old and the mother of an 18 month old daughter named Kiera Grace, will receive £1,000 every week for 52 consecutive weeks, making her £52,000 richer overall.

Essex Millions

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:54:04 GMT

A woman from Essex matched all six main UK Lotto numbers to win a jackpot worth £2,561,513 on Wednesday 30 July, 2008. Tracey Foster, who runs her own Kleeneze direct sales business, was in the middle of a phone call when she discovered her win.

New Jersey MegaMillions

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:58:36 GMT

A MegaMillions jackpot worth $126,000,000 was won by a single ticket in the draw of Tuesday 22 July, 2008. The winner of America’s popular multi-state lottery has not yet been named, but we do know that they bought their ticket from AJ Seabra Supermarkets XII in Essex County, New Jersey.

Dream Comes True

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:21:38 GMT

A dream about winning the lottery with a specific set of numbers has come true four years later for a couple in King’s Lynn. John James, who is knows as Ron, and his wife Selena are both in their sixties and are now looking forward to a comfortable retirement.

Destiny Wins Jackpot

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:58:45 GMT

Destiny won a National Lottery jackpot for a Dewsbury woman who scooped £1,218,618 on Saturday 19 July, 2008. Susan Crossland matched all six numbers on a line that her late father used to play – a line she felt would prove lucky after seeing white feathers on the anniversary of his passing.

Bonus Ball for Kent Naturists

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:35:59 GMT

A couple of naturists from Kent matched five main Lotto numbers and the bonus ball to win £240,928 on Saturday 5 July. Brian Tucker and his partner Margaret Dallard celebrated with a romantic dinner in London before taking in a show.

Horsham Couple Celebrates

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:34:02 GMT

A couple from Horsham in West Sussex are celebrating after matching all six main Lotto numbers on Saturday 05 July. Bob Green and his wife Pat won a half share of the £4,698,110 jackpot, and are now £2,349,055 richer.

Super Lotto Luck

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:08:36 GMT

A shop assistant had some super Lotto luck when she matched the bonus ball as well as five main numbers to win a £120,814 second tier prize on Wednesday 25 June, 2008. The winning main numbers were 11, 12, 22, 23, 24 and 36 and the bonus ball that turned her Lotto win into a super Lotto win was 26.

Oklahoma Powerball

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:32:07 GMT

An Oklahoma Powerball player has won $1,000,000 by matching all five main numbers but not the Powerball number on Thursday 12 June. This would normally have given the player just $200,000, but he also exercised his Power Play option and succeeded in multiplying that prize by 5, making him the newest Oklahoma Lottery millionaire.

Lotto Dip Proves Lucky

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:17:27 GMT

A Lucky Dip lottery ticket bought by a UK lottery player in Carlisle lived up to its name when landing a share of the jackpot on Saturday 14 June. The jackpot fund was worth £12,154,268, so although there were four winning tickets, 51 year old builder Anthony Nutbrown still scooped a massive £3,038,567.

New Mexico Lottery

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:13:00 GMT

A New Mexico Lottery syndicate won $400,000 thanks to matching five main numbers and the Power Play multiplier in the Powerball game on Saturday 7 June. Ordinarily they would have won $200,000 by matching the main numbers, but because they matched the Power Play number (which was 2) their win was multiplied by that amount.

UK Lotto Jackpot

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:30:17 GMT

A UK Lotto Jackpot of £2,607,873 was won on Saturday 31 May by a chef from Worcester. Herbert Plant, who is 49, matched the numbers 15, 20, 22, 34, 37 and 39 thanks to his habit of always playing a Lucky Dip entry.

Ticket Sales Rise

Thu, 29 May 2008 10:08:44 GMT

Sales of UK National Lottery tickets have risen by £54.9 million in the twelve months to 31 March, 2008, according to lottery organisers Camelot. The total value of tickets sold in 2007/08 was £4,966.3 million. Donations to Good Causes also increased by £16.3 million, bringing the total raised since 1994 to over £21 billion.

NSW Late Claim

Thu, 22 May 2008 10:18:58 GMT

A New South Wales lottery winner has come forward to collect his $1.5 million prize almost five months after his numbers came up on Saturday 29 December, 2007. The man, who requested to remain anonymous, didn’t explain why he took so long to come forward, but simply said that the win wouldn’t change his lifestyle.

Minnesota Powerball

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:24:21 GMT

A Minnesota Powerball lottery player has won $180.1 million and in doing so Paul Rosenau has become the biggest jackpot winner in the state’s history. He matched all five main numbers (2, 28, 36, 42 and 46) and the Powerball (40) in the draw of Saturday 3 May.

Thunderball Hits Wales

Thu, 8 May 2008 10:17:46 GMT

A Thunderball jackpot of £250,000 has been won by a grandmother in Gwent, South Wales. Eileen Jones, who is 68 years old and has eight grandchildren, matched all five main numbers (2, 7, 11, 30 and 33) and the Thunderball (8) on Saturday 3 May.

Double Rollover Landed

Thu, 1 May 2008 11:20:53 GMT

The double rollover was landed when a single lottery ticket matched all six main numbers in the UK National Lottery on Wednesday 30 April to scoop the entire jackpot worth £12,464,996.

Win For Life

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:12:22 GMT

A Win For Life lottery player in Virginia has done exactly that, winning the top prize of $1,000 per week for the rest of his life. Rather bizarrely, Gadiel Luciano used the numbers on the rear view mirror of a 1992 Ford Taurus owned by his father as his selections, and they all came up when the draw took place on Saturday 12 April.

Michigan Mega Millions

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:59:04 GMT

Michigan Mega Millions player David Sneath from the city of Livonia has had the wealthiest April of his life after winning the $136 million jackpot on 1 April, 2008. When he told his friends he’d landed the monster jackpot they thought he was playing an April Fools Day prank, but it was no joke.

Solid Gold

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:15:15 GMT

A Solid Gold instant win of £90,000 has given a builder from Kent in the UK a definite spring in his step. Danny Startup, who is just 18 years old, had bought a National Lottery scratchcard only once before, so the five figure instant windfall came on his second ever attempt – and he risked the last £2 in his pocket to buy the ticket.

Mega Millions Gift

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:33:51 GMT

A Mega Millions lottery ticket bought by a father to cheer up his son won a prize of $1 million. Lorenzo Mendez had entered a $50,000 singing competition in the hope of winning, but the Puerto Rico judges disqualified him because he had already recorded a mariachi standards CD. That was when his father decided to try and lift his spirits.

Birthday Bonus

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:04:00 GMT

A Birthday Bonus lottery scratchcard bought as a birthday gift proved lucky for the recipient who won the top prize of £10,000 every birthday for the next ten years.

NSW Powerball

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:54:24 GMT

A New South Wales Powerball jackpot and divisional prizes totalling $16.1 million has been claimed by a winner from Sydney, Australia. The winner matched five main numbers and the Powerball number on Saturday 15 March thanks to playing every possible Powerball with a Power 45 entry

Erith Lotto Jackpot

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:33:04 GMT

A Lotto jackpot worth £2,964,163 has been won by a couple from Erith in Bexley, despite the fact that the man who bought the winning Lucky Dip ticket very nearly didn’t.

Bingolotto on Your TV

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:29:41 GMT

Bingolotto is a game combining aspects of both a lottery and bingo, and one you can expect to hear quite a lot over the next few months.

Millions and Millions

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:04:39 GMT

A Millions and Millions scratch card bought on a whim resulted in Texas Lottery player David Selle winning a top prize of $3 million.

Valentine Loves Lotto

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:19:32 GMT

Two New York Lotto winners had a Valentines to remember when they were presented with their share of a $8,000,000 Lotto jackpot won on 30 January, 2007.

Premonition Comes True

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:03:06 GMT

A premonition about a EuroMillions win came true on Friday 8 February when Ryan Magee won a £6.5 million share of the £96 million jackpot. Ryan, who lives in Londonderry, is now the third biggest lottery winner in Northern Ireland.

Euromillions Fourth Birthday

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 21:30:29 GMT

Friday 8th February's £95,000,000 special EuroMillions jackpot was not won, so it rolled-down to the match-5 plus-one-star ticket holders, with each winning around £6,462,181. There were 16 winners overall with six winners from the UK.

Megaplier Makes Million

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 11:09:51 GMT

An 89 year old MegaMillions player has won $1 million and is now planning to make his 90th birthday party extra special. Volney Pinder, who lives in Texas, matched five of the six numbers drawn, which gave him a prize of $250,000. However, because he had paid a little extra to take advantage of the Megaplier feature, he actually won four times that amount.

Triple Rollover Claimed

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:05:23 GMT

The triple rollover Lotto jackpot that was won on Saturday 26 January has been claimed by a couple from Hemel Hempstead. Steve and Ida Smith are now £18,992,109 richer, but their win almost didn’t happen because Steve had originally forgotten to buy the additional Lucky Dip tickets that Ida had requested previously.

Louisiana Powerball

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:20:24 GMT

A Powerball jackpot worth $97 million was won by a Louisiana Lottery player on Wednesday 16 January. The ticket was purchased in Metairie, which is the first suburb of New Orleans. The retailer that was lucky enough to sell the winning ticket will receive 1% of the State of Louisiana’s contribution to the jackpot prize or $25,000 if the 1% amounts to less than that.

Care Assistant Celebrates

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:29:33 GMT

Winning a lottery jackpot worth more than £1 million has given a care assistant the best possible start to 2008. Karen Bottrill, a care assistant at Markfield Court Care Home in Leicestershire, matched all six Lotto numbers on 29 December, 2007, so she was technically a millionairess at the end of last year. However, she didn’t check her numbers until 3 January, 2008 because she had already won £1,000 in November by matching five Lotto numbers, and she wasn’t expecting lottery lightning to strike twice quite so soon.

Family Wins Plenty

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:51:01 GMT

A New Zealand family is celebrating after winning a $13.3 million Lotto Powerball prize on Saturday 5 January. The family have opted for anonymity, but we do know that the winners just happen to live in the Bay of Plenty which is situated on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island.