Retired Perth, Australia resident has been playing the Oz Lotto all his life. The game has finally paid off when after enjoying a long walk, he entered a Swan View Newsagency and purchased a System 8 Oz Lotto card.
“I saw five numbers and I had five numbers last week in Oz Lotto and I almost cried” said the man who thought he was “so close” but yet so far from winning division one. Then he glanced again only to realize he actually had all six numbers! The shocking realization that he won the first prize nearly brought him to tears.
The retired Hills man took with him the division one Oz Lotto prize of $686,704. The winning man and his wife shared the news with their friends and family during a cheerful feast.

In St. Hellen, Oregon, Rod Schwirse has taken home the $12.5 million Megabucks jackpot. Rod chose a onetime payment of $6.25 million before taxes, rather than the entire amount paid in 25 annual installments.
St. Helens Red Apple Market will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket to Mr. Schwirse. Schwirse’s $4 Quick Pick ticket held eight sets of numbers. In his first set of numbers, he matched all six. The winning Megabucks numbers were 5-12-25-29-31-43.
Schwirse’s prize is the 12th largest Megabucks jackpot ever won, according to Oregon Lottery officials.

The first place Mega Millions prize winner needs to draw correctly all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. Friday’s drawing did not produce a first place Mega Millions winner. There were seven second prize winners matching five numbers to win $250,000. 27 players won $10,000 each when they matched four numbers correctly and the Mega Ball.
The winning numbers from Friday’s drawing were: 1, 22, 52, 53 and 56. The Mega Ball number was 45.

Italian lottery and gaming operator Gruppo Lottomatica has released its financial results for the first nine months of 2008 showing an 83 percent rise in net income to $134.62 million from last year’s $73.67 million. Revenues for the group over the nine months rose 15 percent to $1.77 billion from $1.54 billion in 2007 while earnings before tax increased to $725.56 million from $687.44 million last year.
It seems that the lottery industry is the only industry that just ‘keeps on truckin’… I think this is due to the fact that playing the lottery, in this case the Italian lottery, takes very little effort and potentially provides very high reward. Online Italian lottery can be played from the comfort of your home.

Powerball lottery jackpot is up to $5o Million as the winning six numbers did not match any ticket over the weekend. Founded in the state of Colorado in 1992, Powerball is currently played in 29 states as well as the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. In its earlier version, Powerball was known as Lotto America, only gaining the current name in 1992.

Powerball was the first game to use two drums for the draws, allowing the possibility of high level odds and low level odds for different prizes. For example, in last week’s draw two tickets purchased matched the first five numbers enough to win $400,000 each.

There is an interesting phenomenon during a financial crisis in relation to the lotto industry. Ironically, the lotto industry is not affected by the financial crisis at all. If anything, consumers are playing the lotto more during a financial crisis with the hope of drawing the winning numbers. Many say that a few dollars a week spent on a lotto ticket is money well spent.

Lotto always is said to be a harmless attempt for easy money, a last resort to earn big. In today’s global village, access to the lotto is available online, making the lotto easier to play than ever.

A 23 year old newlywed woman took the $1 million New York Lottery jackpot. I think its her husband that is the lucky one if you ask me… What a way to start the married life. The winner resides in Wolcott, Wayne County, and she is considered the first ever New York lottery millionaire winner in Wolcott. She bought her winning lottery ticket at Bob’s Big M on Park Lane.

Deborah Sheing of Wells, Maine, became the 200th Tristate Megabucks jackpot winner since the game began in 1985. Sheing won the jackpot on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and selected the cash option worth $792,166 before taxes. Her winning ticket was purchased at the Hannaford Supermarket in Wells. Dan Gwadosky, director of Maine Lotter, said “We’re excited about reaching the milestone of 200 Megabucks jackpot winners in Maine” stated Dan Gwadosky, director of the Maine Lottery. “It’s a great achievement for the players and it’s exciting to have the majority of Tristate Megabucks jackpot winners from Maine. The 200 winners have won a combined total of nearly $400,000,000.”

The winning numbers for the milestone Tristate Megabucks jackpot were 05-17-22-33-34-42 and the bonus number was 37. The winner matched all six numbers.

A lottery player in Sicily Italy won roughly a 100 million dollars playing the famous Italian lottery, Superenalotto. The first prize had not been won since April, with the jackpot increasing after every draw. Finally, a fortunate Italian citizen from Sicily made the best investment of his life, taking with him the grand prize. This prize has been said to be one of the highest in lottery history. I hope he spends it wisely…
Apparently, the prize money had gone so high that lottery tickets were in high demand for the Superenalotto lottery. Today, with the ability to access and play the lottery online, more and more consumers are exposed to online lotteries. In addition, the financial crisis has brought with it a renewed interest in lottery play.