The seven biggest lottery wins. Interesting Facts. Biggest lottery win

Lottery winners are rare lucky ones, most of whom have had hard times in life. Many fortune lovers actually for a long time fought for survival, and therefore long lived given winnings, which will solve all their financial problems, is incredible happiness and the ultimate dream. But lotteries also have their own dark side. Many winners end up worse off than they were before they got their fabulous riches, getting stuck in debt, getting divorced, getting involved in dangerous adventures and, worst of all, sometimes even dying because of the coveted check. As they say, than more money, the more problems. This collection is an edifying example and warning about how easy win can lead to catastrophic consequences.

25. Marie Holmes

Mother of four Mary Holmes was working at Wal-Mart when "random" numbers on a lottery ticket gave her a $188 million win. The incredible amount became the 5th largest win in US lottery history. Soon, the American woman's life was ruined by a series of wrong financial decisions and courts - her boyfriend had to be pulled out of prison every now and then, and $21 million was officially spent on legal costs and bail alone. All this had a heavy impact on the girl’s emotional state and almost completely emptied her pockets. And then Mary found out that the numbers on her ticket were not random. The ticket turned out to not be hers at all. In fact, the woman’s mother won the lottery, but she secretly gave her daughter a winning slip to help Mary in her difficult fate.

24. Curtis Sharp

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Curtis Sharp's finest hour came in 1982, when he won $5 million. The man spent all his money in literally 5 years, spending about a million dollars a year on his family, cars, real estate and women. Today, Mr. Sharp is a minister at a church in Antioch, Tennessee, and the humble American advises other lottery winners to take a break, go somewhere for a while to clear their minds, and only then start spending their millions.

23. Michael Carrol

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19-year-old Michael Carroll had already become a petty criminal at his young age and even wore a police ankle bracelet (tracking system). The guy also managed to collect $14 million from several lottery winnings, which raised suspicions among law enforcement agencies about fraud. Michael earned the nickname Lotto Lout (lottery lout or hillbilly) and became famous for buying himself an expensive mansion and other luxury items, terrorizing his neighbors, and throwing money around like trash. Soon the unemployed young man went broke and moved to live with his mother. Today, Michael barely earns $300 a week (not much in the US) at a candy factory and admits that his past lifestyle would certainly bring him to an grave in the near future.

22. Billy Bob Harrell Jr.


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In 1997, Billy Bob Harrell Jr. thought his ordeal was finally over. The man won 30 million dollars and was going to live happily ever after. He quit his job, took his entire family on vacation to Hawaii, bought houses for family and friends, and donated a ton of money to his church and other charities. Unfortunately, Billy attracted attention bad people and made a bad deal with a lottery company that issues lump sums. Mr. Harrell ended up getting less from this collaboration than he put in. After divorcing his wife, Billy went downhill and eventually shot himself. Before he died, he told his financial advisor that winning the lottery was the worst thing that had ever happened to him.

21. Tondra Lynn Dickerson


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20. Andrew Jack Whittaker


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Andrew Whittaker won an incredible amount - as much as 315 million dollars, despite the fact that at the time of his luck he already had 17 million own funds. Even after giving a lot of money to charity, the man could not avoid problems. He was robbed several times, and in the end it completely depleted the “lucky” guy’s bank account. During this time, several members of Whittaker's family died, including his mother, granddaughter and her boyfriend. 4 years after winning, the man was completely ruined and absolutely miserable.

19. Steve Granger


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Steve Granger won $900,000, but after taxes he only had $600,000 left. The man saved most of it for retirement for himself and his wife, but the couple was constantly persecuted and bullied because of the money. At parties, people would sarcastically say, “Here come the lottery people.” Crowds of strangers offered Steve to invest his money in gold mining or other dubious business, and someone in the middle of the street was constantly trying to at least touch Mr. Granger in order to get some luck from him to win. The family was not given any peace. One can only hope that over time this glory has passed and the Grangers are still forgotten.

18. Roger and Laura Griffiths

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After winning £1.8 million (approximately $2.3 million), Roger and Laura Griffiths got too carried away with the windfall. Griffiths bought new house and decided to fulfill their dream of becoming business owners. But after Laura accused Roger of cheating, the man left her, saying that they were broke and even mired in large debts.

17. Jeffrey Dampier

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After an incredible $20 million lottery win, Jeffrey started his own business and founded a gourmet popcorn company. He also gave gifts to his relatives, including his sister-in-law Victoria Jackson, with whom Jeffrey had an affair. In 2005, Victoria and her boyfriend tied up and robbed Dampierre. But that wasn't enough - during the raid, Miss Jackson's boyfriend pointed a gun at her and said: "Kill him or I'll kill you." Victoria had to kill Geoffrey with a shot to the back of the head...

16. Callie Rogers


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At the tender age of 16, Callie broke big jackpot, winning £1,875,000 (approximately $2,847,000) in the lottery. At first, the girl said that she would not waste money left and right, and would simply buy a normal car and a new house. However, when emotions subsided and prudence faded, Callie spent a lot of money on cocaine and plastic surgery. Now she has barely a few thousand pounds left, the girl is raising 3 children and is studying to become a nurse.

15. Willie Hurt


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In 1991, Willie Hart was loving husband and father of 3 who won $3.1 million. But after incredible luck in the lottery, his life completely spiraled out of control - the man became addicted to cocaine and killed a man. Mr Hart's lawyer told the press that his client was left penniless and going through divorce proceedings.

14. Evelyn Adams


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Evelyn Adams was incredibly lucky when she won the lottery twice in 1985 and 1986, earning a total of about $5.4 million. But the woman did not know how to say “no” to her inner demons and other people, and therefore in the end she was completely ruined. 20 years later, the American woman lives in a trailer, having spent all her winnings on parties, alcohol and casinos.

13. Thomas and Denise Rossi


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Denis Rossi won $1.3 million in the lottery, but she was in no hurry to share her joy with everyone, but rather kept what happened a secret. A few days later, she filed for divorce from her husband, with whom she had been married for 25 years. The woman later explained that she simply did not want to share her winnings with Thomas. However, the judge decided that Denis should give all 1.3 million to her husband because she hid the money and behaved like a malicious fraudster.

12. Willie Seeley

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11. Ronnie Music Jr.


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Ronnie hit the big jackpot by winning $3 million in the lottery. However, he failed to manage this amount wisely. The man invested in the methamphetamine trade, which ultimately led to his arrest, and now Ronnie faces life imprisonment.

In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare won $30 million, and since then the man has been surrounded by people who have done nothing but take advantage of his wealth. Abraham gave a lot of money to charity and simply selflessly helped people. A woman named Doris “Dee Dee” Moore suggested that he write a book about how others are trying to make money at the expense of the lucky one, and Abraham agreed to creative collaboration. As a result, Doris became Shakespeare's financial advisor and gained control of all his property and money. When Abraham realized what had happened, he threatened to kill the scammer, but she beat him to it... Dee Dee shot the angry “client” several times in the chest. Ms. Moore was eventually arrested and is now serving a life sentence.

9. Joseph and Ibi Roncaioli


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Dr. Joseph Roncioli and his wife Ibi were already living well when they won $5 million in the lottery. The neighbors always considered them a happy elderly couple. However, the old men's supposedly impeccable lifestyle changed when Joseph learned that Ibi gave 5 million to her secret son and spent the rest, which they had saved together all their lives. Joseph was so devastated that he killed his wife with a poisoned needle. The man claimed he gave Ibi injections because of her poor health, but prosecutors did not believe his lies and Mr Roncioli received a seven-year prison sentence.

8. Alex and Ronda Toth


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Alex and Rhonda Toth were struggling to make ends meet when they won the lottery in 1990. Alex received disability benefits and Rhonda worked as a nurse. They could barely feed themselves and could not buy even the cheapest car for $200, and they simply needed personal transport. One day Alex wanted to buy lottery ticket ik, and Rhonda believed that they could not afford such unreasonable waste. The man bought that ticket anyway, leaving only $24 in the family budget. In the end, the couple won $13 million, but the blessing of fabulous wealth somehow turned into a terrible curse. Children who abandoned them immediately appeared in their lives, greedy for the easy money of their once poor parents. One of the relatives even tried to kill Alex and Rhonda. Ten years after their win, the Toths were again in the news due to serious allegations of tax evasion. Between them, Alex and Rhonda owed the state $2 million and could have gone to prison for 24 years. The couple was broke and moved to live with their children. Before Alex could be sentenced for tax fraud, he died due to his long-standing health problems at the age of 60.

7. Urooj Khan

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Yuruy immigrated to the United States from India in 1989 and opened his own dry cleaner in Chicago. A few years later, he bought a winning lottery ticket and could have received $1 million, but chose a lump sum payment, which left only $424,000 of the six-figure sum after taxes. Alas, Yuruy never saw his money, because he died a day after he was given a check for the coveted winnings. A fierce struggle began over the sudden inheritance - the daughter and stepdaughter refused to divide the deceased’s money among themselves and were even planning to sue. The authorities believe that the man was poisoned with cyanide, but for 4 years the police have not jailed anyone, and the investigation into this case is still considered open.

6. Janite Lee

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In 1993, Janita Lee won $18 million and chose a lump sum payment. The woman acted quite unusually with the money, giving away the bulk charitable organizations. Ms. Lee also made large contributions to the US Democratic Party, which allowed her to dine with Bill Clinton himself and Vice President Al Gore. Janita's name appears in reading room Washington University School of Law. However, within 8 years the woman had spent all her savings, and by 2001 she had only $700 in her bank account, and a debt of 2.3 million. Naturally, Janita had to declare bankruptcy.

5. Jane Park


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At 17, Jane won £1 million ($1,303,600) and the first thing she did was buy herself a fancy Louis Vuitton bag. The waste did not end there, and in the end the girl became depressed, lost the meaning of life and blamed the representatives lottery company that they ruined her life. However, the corporation argues that payments on winnings were made over the long term so that Park could manage her money wisely, which means that she herself is to blame for the unreasonable waste.

4. Amanda Clayton


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Despite winning $737,000, Amanda Clayton continued to use food vouchers and free health insurance for the poor. When Miss Clayton was convicted of fraud, she was given a suspended sentence (9 months). In 2012, Amanda was found dead - the girl died from a drug overdose.

3. William Post


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When William Post won $16 million, he thought his life would finally get better. But in fact, with the advent of money, his problems only began. After 3 months of unsuccessful investments and spending on expensive things, William not only squandered all his winnings, but also owed almost $500,000. But this is not the most unpleasant thing... Mr. Post's brother hired a killer to get rid of his suddenly rich relative and his sixth wife. But the attempt failed, and William's brother went to prison. Subsequently, Mr. Post admitted more than once that he was much happier before winning the jackpot, and in 2006 the American died of respiratory arrest at the age of 66.

2. David Lee Edwards


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David Lee Edwards, an ex-con from Kentucky, won $27 million in Powerball prize money and decided he needed help from financial advisors to help him manage the incredible sum. However, instead of taking advantage of the advice of experts, the man and his wife spent all the money on luxury goods and drugs. Due to drug addiction, the couple contracted hepatitis, and 12 years later, at 58, David died in a hospice. The man's financial advisor claims that if Mr. Edwards had listened to him, he could have earned $85,000 a month through smart investments.

1. Don Cruz


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Don Cruz won the American TV show HGTV Dream Home Sweepstakes, and was one of the few winners who tried to live in the prize house. The man became a shining example why it shouldn't have been done. Mr. Cruz's family had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes and eventually even put the ill-fated house up for auction to pay off all the debts in which the “lucky” ones were mired because of the prize mansion.

Hello, friends. Today in this article we will introduce you to popular foreign lotteries and tell you how to play them :)

Regardless of our belief or complete disbelief in luck, almost each of us has bought a lottery ticket at least once in our lives. Perhaps some of you brought coupons as an addition to the main gift to your family and friends and, together with them, rejoiced at small wins and hoped for big ones.

But a big win in rubles is not the same as a big win in euros or dollars. Therefore, for now we will not touch domestic lottery operators, but will discuss in great detail the world lotteries that Russians can play. After all, a lot of players want to know for sure whether they can spend a fairly large amount on a ticket and be sure that if they win, the prize will be received.

We will also consider foreign lotteries for the possibility of our compatriots participating in them and for their low popularity in Russia. Let's discuss the reasons for such a cool attitude.

And here’s another important thing: it’s worth considering foreign lotteries in terms of the honesty and integrity of intermediaries. After all, tickets for most of the world's lotteries cannot be purchased in our country - the player must contact a reseller. But where is the guarantee that as a result he will receive not some piece of paper, but a real ticket? real draw and will be able to take part in it. If you win, there is also no guarantee that the reward will find a winner.

In general, you need to keep your eyes open with foreign lotteries - Lucky case loves attentive, focused and vigilant people. And note: I am not discouraging you from trying your luck in a foreign game, but I urge you to carefully study the conditions and be picky in choosing intermediaries.

We are sure that this question interests many visitors to our site, so we will give it a separate subheading.

Reason 1. Reluctance to attract foreign players

The first and main reason why little is known about foreign lotteries in our country is that the organizers of the lotteries themselves do not have the most ardent desire to encourage foreign citizens to participate in the lottery.

There are plenty of their own contenders for the Jackpot, and then - lottery operators are accustomed to listening to the opinion of the people, who are not always happy with the fact that the funds (sometimes especially large sizes) flow abroad.

Reason 2. Minimum information about world lotteries

Not all official sites have a Russian-language version, and if there is one, the game is described there very succinctly, if not sparingly. And some resources are blocked for free access.

Nevertheless, foreign lotteries for Russians they are becoming more and more attractive due to high winnings and transparency of the drawing process. Players who have long paved the way for themselves into the world of foreign lotteries claim that that lottery world is somewhat different from ours: even third category prizes in international lotteries are much higher than in domestic ones. Some have developed their own systems that allow them to win a little, but consistently.

But the most important thing when participating in a foreign lottery is not even to place a bet, but to find a bona fide intermediary through whom you can purchase tickets for world lotteries and receive winnings. People who managed to contact official and honest intermediaries (also a kind of lottery) have only positive opinions about foreign lotteries and reviews about them.

Which lottery can you really win: Gosloto VS Foreign?

Buying a ticket and guessing the numbers is far from the only criterion necessary to win the lottery.

First of all, you should pay attention to the honesty and transparency of the organizers. Therefore, let's try to clarify which lotteries are more honest with their players: ours or foreign ones?

Should we trust our organizers?

The issue is controversial and we will not draw any specific conclusions, but we will name the reasons why one can still doubt the honesty.

Let's start with a simple video made by the REN TV channel:

Let's summarize the information from the video:

• State lotteries are not really “state” at all. They belong to only one founder;
• TV broadcasts are shown in recording;
• the organizers have information about the selected combinations, which means they can dispose of it as they wish, for example, in the results they show numbers that were not chosen by anyone.

And that’s not all, there are several more reasons not to trust the government. lotto:

• drawings on the official website of most lotteries are not broadcast live. Instead, use a "generator" random numbers", and this is a very dubious decision;
• over the past few years, a huge number of complaints have been received from participants and an even larger number of reviews on the Internet;
• the Stoloto website has taken over almost all popular lotteries, thus completely monopolizing itself;
• lack of information about happy winners- this also makes you think about who gets the main prizes.

Actually, many of these reasons can be further commented on and tried to be justified. Here's how to look at it. For example, the same bad reviews are normal for anyone gambling, and some lotteries are held live.

But let's watch another video with the revelation:

Should you trust foreign organizers?

We don’t think it’s entirely correct to evaluate all foreign lotteries at once, since there are quite a lot of them in the world and they all have their own rules. But if you choose the most popular ones, compared to ours, they look much more honest and transparent:

• Most of them donate most of their proceeds to the state and charities;
• Each of them conducts drawings only live;

Just two simple things, and immediately all suspicions and unnecessary questions disappear. Do you agree?

Foreign lotteries in Russia – how to buy?

The most common way to purchase a game ticket is to buy it online. Fortunately, now you can find many lotteries in the world online.

But if for some reason it is not possible to purchase a ticket via the Internet, you will have to use the services of intermediaries. But this method has its drawbacks:

1. The intermediary may ask for an advance payment - and this is a clear signal not to get involved. You may not receive a valid ticket.
2. Resellers can inflate the price, the difference per ticket is their earnings.
3. Deception of the player is not uncommon among unscrupulous intermediaries. It is expressed in the first two ways, and what’s most offensive is that you can pay for a ticket and not receive winnings on it.

How to buy a ticket without risks?

We can recommend three ways to protect yourself from scammers when purchasing foreign lotteries new tickets:

• go independently to the country where the drawing is taking place and buy a ticket there;
• find a trusted intermediary and use his services or ask a good friend who is in another country to buy a ticket;
• purchase world lotteries online on a special website.

There is no way to personally recommend a good intermediary - I don’t know any. But this does not mean that they do not exist. If you have friends experienced players to international lotteries, you can ask them. I don’t think they will see you as a competitor and begin to hide information - usually they find out about proven, bona fide resellers through good old word of mouth.

If buying tickets through intermediaries is not your method, then we can offer you a service that has been working as intermediaries for several years:

Agentlotto is the best intermediary of world lotteries

Agenlotto international service intermediary, allowing you to buy and receive a ticket for lotteries in the USA, Europe, Australia and Latin America for users from anywhere in the world.

If we talk about this resource more specifically, it provides a huge selection of lotteries - about 20 with different sizes of main, secondary and small winnings.

And this is very convenient for the player, since he can compare lottery conditions, jackpots and even the external design of each lottery. And this is important, many players choose their game visually: like the picture - buy a ticket - hit the jackpot.

By the way, about the main prizes: the site’s specialists have selected the world’s lotteries for Russian players with the largest jackpot and not the most “biting” price per bet.

The following lotteries are presented here:

• American lotteries:
  • Superlotto Plus
  • Lotto Texas
  • New Jersey Pick-6
• From pan-European
  • EuroJackpot
• From Spanish:
  • La Primitiva;
  • El Gordo;
  • BonoLoto
• From Italian:
  • SuperEnalotto
• From the British:
  • UK Lotto.

As you can see, world lotteries without intermediaries can be purchased on one of the popular resources, although this is also a kind of intermediary, but we believe that it is much more reasonable to use the services of time-tested resources rather than strangers.

Moreover, you can buy one ticket for a lottery that you have long liked, or test your luck in several draws different countries and continents.

It works like this:

1. Register on the site
2. Choose the lottery you want to play
3. Buy tickets
4. In a few hours you will receive scanned copies in your personal account
5. Waiting for the draw
6. In case of victory:
   • if the amount is small: you will receive money in electronic wallets
   • if the amount is large: you receive the original ticket and go to collect the winnings in the country where the drawing took place or issue a power of attorney to a service employee and he receives the winnings for you and then sends it to you.

Video instruction:

Should you trust intermediaries?

Even if you don’t study these sites very carefully, what catches your eye is the column report on the winners:

Each person's name is written under the flag of the country where he lives, and the amount of winnings is indicated opposite. The people are real. Most of the lucky ones are Poles and Germans, there are even two Belarusians and a Kyrgyz. What is not proof that a foreign lottery for Russians can be successful and super successful?

Is the report not enough?

Then take an interest in reviews of resources, for example, Agentlotto began its work in 2012 and during this period it has collected more positive opinions about its activities than negative ones. The same can be said about the pioneer of such services: TheLotter, only he started working in

And the most important argument: when purchasing a ticket, the player receives a scanned copy of it and has something to show to the lottery organizers if he wins.

World lotteries in Russia - reviews. Why doesn't anyone win?

Judging by the feedback from players, not many people from Russia and the CIS countries take part in the draws of the most popular lotteries in the world. And the smaller the percentage of players, the smaller the percentage of winners - everything is logical. Therefore, you should not frighten yourself with the thought that it is impossible to win in these foreign lotteries.

Those who regularly buy tickets for foreign lotteries claim that there is a chance of winning. Our fellow citizens cannot boast of huge prizes, but small cash rewards in the amount of 20 to 600 dollars (euros) periodically “smile” at them.

To the question why so few of our fellow citizens buy international lottery tickets, there is a completely logical answer. And not even one:

1. Not everyone knows about the opportunity to play foreign lotteries in Russia and other post-Soviet countries
2. Those who have heard about this possibility do not believe in the honesty of the method of purchasing lottery tickets.
3. Those few who believe (or believed) got burned by dishonest intermediaries and stopped believing
4. Those who haven’t been burned play it quietly and are not very willing to talk about this topic

If there is little reliable information about the lottery, then there are correspondingly few people willing to play. Here comes a completely objective explanation of why we have so few winners of foreign lotteries.

We do not insist that the Agentlotto website is perfect place to purchase tickets for international lotteries in Russia, because the price tags there are inflated somewhere by 2 times, and somewhere by three. But at the moment, this is the best option to play without cheating.

There are other methods too, but they are suitable for people who often travel abroad:

• buy a ticket directly in the country of the draw
• wait for the circulation
• receive your winnings, if they happen, directly at the lottery office

World lotteries without intermediaries - how to win the Jackpot?

There is no universal recipe for how to win the jackpot in the lottery (no matter through intermediaries or without them). The decisive role in the game is usually assigned to faith in one’s luck. Well, it has also been noticed that those who buy tickets regularly win more often. It seems that these people are subconsciously tuned to the wave of the game and the wave of victory. Perhaps this really is true.

Foreign lotteries in Russia have not yet found their main winner. But there are a great many “true” stories with hidden names about Euromillions who hit the jackpot on the Internet. And they are all in two lines and somewhat vague.

For example, this option: “Mr. L. from Russia became a millionaire in the Euro lottery “Millions” (conditional name). One could attribute such secrecy to the reluctance of the newly minted rich man to “shine” to the whole world, but the matter is often completely different: the same unscrupulous intermediary sites are trying to attract as many buyers as possible to their resource.

For the sake of objectivity, I will give you a few examples. huge winnings, who brought out the usual ordinary people among the dollar multimillionaires and billionaires.

1. American lottery Powerball. On January 16, 2016, a jackpot of $1.5 billion was won. It was divided among three players; the lucky one from California was the first to “notice” his winnings and shamelessly posted a photo with the ticket on Instagram.
2. Mega Millions is also a lottery from the USA. In 2012, the jackpot hit $640 million. Also three winners, of which only the Butler spouses dared to reveal themselves. They acted very wisely with their portion of the winnings ($110.5 million) by hiring a financial advisor to increase their funds.
3. Mega Millions again - 2007, $390 million up for grabs. Two main winners, one of whom, a truck driver, bought a ticket in a small establishment where he usually bought coffee on the road.

Our review of foreign lotteries

It is not difficult to navigate the rules of foreign lotteries - they are in many ways similar to ours: place a bet, wait for the draw. But if you doubt that you understand in what order to cross out the numbers, or how to pay for the purchase of a ticket, find the official website of world lotteries, perhaps you will find the necessary information there.

We tried to use the services of intermediaries as testing to find out in more detail how it all works. As a result, from three tickets in three different lotteries we even managed to win $10 and withdraw it safely. We also made sure that a scanned copy of the purchased ticket is indeed provided to the players.

We didn't try our luck anymore.

Conclusion

It is possible to play foreign lotto from Russia through intermediary sites. It’s also possible to receive winnings – now within a few hours via electronic wallets or online banking. The ticket price is a little high, but this is our fee for the service.

Actually, this is where our article comes to an end. We hope the material was useful to you.

There are lottery fans who buy tickets throughout their lives, while others do it occasionally. There are fans of playing poker and roulette. There are lucky people in the world who hit jackpots.

The biggest winnings in Russia

Thirty-five million were awarded to the Muscovite in the same 2009. The lucky one was lottery fan Evgeniy Sidorov. But Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova, who lives in Ufa, received almost thirty million rubles in 2001 by purchasing six lottery tickets before the New Year. By 2004, the winnings amounted to twenty-nine and a half million, and by 2001, to the amount of eleven and a half million. There were still a lot of winnings, however, they were all smaller. .

The biggest win in Russian Lotto

It is known that this company offers the largest winnings, big prize fund. To date, no one has managed to get one hundred million. However, there are some very impressive wins. It is known that the largest win was twenty-nine and a half million. The name of the lucky guy was not announced by the company; all that is known is that he is from the city of Yaroslavl. Since the last name is unknown, no one knows how this man managed such a considerable amount.

The biggest jackpots

Another American company, the organizer of the lottery, paid a huge sum to the lucky winner of the jackpot. We are talking about the Powerball lottery. This happened in 2009, a pensioner living in the state of South Carolina, having bought a lottery for a couple of dollars, received two hundred and sixty million. In the same lottery, Americans won jackpots of two hundred eleven million and two hundred twelve million dollars.

In October 2010, the EuroMillions jackpot was one hundred thirteen million pounds sterling, and the year before that, a Spanish citizen received an amount equal to one hundred twenty-six million euros.

There is another lottery – “SuperEnalotto”, which twice set a record for winnings in Europe. Both of them occurred in 2009. In the spring, the Spaniard won one hundred and twenty-three million euros, and at the end of the summer this record was broken. An Italian from the village of Bagnone received nearly one hundred and forty-eight million euros.

Big wins in poker

There is another record holder - Erik Seidel, who chose to specialize in playing in tournaments. During his career, he received at least fifteen million dollars. Jonathan Duhamel won almost nine million dollars in 2010. Pius Heinz received almost the same amount in 2011.

Big wins at roulette

However, big wins do happen. Among the famous ones we can name several. Joseph Jaggers at the end of the nineteenth century won an amount close to three hundred twenty-five thousand dollars. This happened in one of the casinos in Monte Carlo. In the same nineteenth century, almost a million francs went to Charles Wells, also in Monte Carlo. He "broke the bank."

Several months passed, and he again managed to “break the bank.” Because of this, he was even suspected of fraud, but no one had supporting evidence.

Gonzalo Garcia Pelayo earned about two million dollars from playing roulette in the nineties of the last century. He won this amount in just two years.

Biggest lottery win

It so happened that the jackpot was divided between two lucky winners. It's surprising, but each of them managed to guess all seven double digit numbers. One winner is from New Jersey, the other is from Georgia. The winnings were recorded in 2007. We are talking about the Mega Millions lottery.

Thanks to such a huge win, the popularity of this lottery in the United States has skyrocketed. In New York, more than a million lottery tickets were sold one day.
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Every day, millions of different coupons and lottery tickets are sold all over the world, promising their owners unprecedented money. However, only a few manage to win, because the success rate is truly very small. You can spend every day throughout your life on your small paper chance of winning and continue to be left with nothing. However, history knows those who met their luck, and it enriched him, showering him with money from head to toe. We present you the list biggest lottery winnings in the world.

7. In 2005, PowerBall had a $340 million jackpot up for grabs, and a guy named Steve West hit it. In order to win, it was necessary to guess a series of numbers by arranging them in the correct sequence, which Steve did with a bang.

6. The biggest lottery win in Russia was as much as 359 million rubles. Gosloto provided these funds to the lucky winner in the winter of 2016. All that is known about him is that he is from Novosibirsk. It was not possible to find out more, because the one who won, in order to protect himself from thefts and attacks, wished to remain anonymous.

5. A funny story brought unprecedented money to a guy from Michigan. The popular Mega Millions lottery reached a record $363 million in 2000, which was ultimately shared between two winners, one of whom was from Michigan. The point is that he didn't want to take part in it. One day, while buying food in a cafe, he paid with a large bill, the seller did not have change, and he counted it out with lottery tickets. The evil guy left with food and 98 tickets, and a few days later he was hit with more than $90 million, including taxes.

4. Play regularly large amounts money, companies thereby emphasize their status and inspire trust, as well as give hope. That is why, in 2007, Mega Millions announced another jackpot, this time at $390 million. There was a stir, and many tickets were bought, the organizers, in turn, did not disappoint and the winner was found. There were two of them again, but they wanted to keep their names secret so as not to attract unnecessary attention to themselves.

3. In which lottery there will be the biggest win, you need to ask these guys. In 2013, the state of Minnesota had $488 million at stake and it was divided between three winning tickets. Taking into account taxes, the winners got about 86 million each and two of them were from Minnesota, which is not surprising, and thanks to the third ticket, 16 people from New Jersey became rich at once, so a friendly group decided to try their luck by buying an impressive share of lotteries.

2. The record in 2013 was the $590 million prize played in the states. Its owner, and this turned out to be Gloria McKenzie, is unique in that she won the entire amount to the last cent personally, exclusively alone, without sharing with anyone, only by paying a small tax, but still left with an amount of half a billion in her pocket.

1. The biggest winnings in the lottery are a billion dollars, or to be more precise, 1 billion and 560 thousand. Until this incredible peak managed to grow PowerBall in 2016. The entire amount was divided between three lucky people scattered across the country - one from Tennessee, another from California and the third from Florida.

In 2017, a resident of the city of Sochi received the largest (to date) lottery winnings in our country. Do you want to know how much money was given to him? We will definitely tell you about this. The article will also list the largest winnings in Russia, interesting facts about them and a ranking of the winners.

The Russian Federation is famous for the huge number of people who consider risk a noble cause. Our compatriots are trying to catch luck by the tail different ways. Practice has shown that fortune smiles on the most risky and courageous people. In order to hit the jackpot in the lottery, you don’t need to have courage. And those who were born desperate can believe in winning. Be that as it may, some lucky ones succeeded. We present to your attention a list of the biggest lottery winnings in Russia.

9th place. Lucky Samaritan

Opens our ranking of the lucky ones Alexander Osterenko - resident Samara region. He suddenly became rich by two and a half million rubles. In one of his interviews, Alexander said that in 2011 he spontaneously decided to buy a lottery ticket at one of the Russian Post branches. Erasing protective layer, the young man was very surprised when he saw the 7-figure winning amount! A little later it became known that the Samarian spent the money to purchase an apartment. And this is a completely reasonable use of finances.

8th line. Unknown lucky ones from Russian Railways

Experience has shown that you can become a millionaire by purchasing a ticket at the Russian Railways ticket office. One day, an unknown railroad passenger indicated his ticket number on a lottery form. It soon became known that he had won 11 million rubles. They were looking for this lucky guy for about half a month to give him a decent amount. Statistics have shown that this payment is the largest winnings in a lottery in Russia under Russian Railways.

After some time, another lucky winner became known. This time Railway had to pay winnings in the amount of 8 million rubles. The media never learned anything about the copyright holder of the previous prize. And in the second case, it became known that the finances went to the Kemerovo region. The pensioner who received the money asked not to disclose her personal information.

One can only dream of purchasing the same lucky ticket.

7th place. Jackpot for Nadezhda

The next big win, 29 million rubles, went to Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova and her husband on the last day of 2001. Married couple became the winner of the Bingo Show. On the eve of the game, the couple purchased 6 tickets. At that time, the husband and wife were unemployed. Unfortunately, the largest lottery win in Russia (at that time) did not bring the family the slightest happiness.

First, the Mukhametzyanovs bought an apartment and two cars produced by a domestic automobile plant. But, to the great regret of the relatives, the remaining amount was spent on slot machines and alcohol. Failures seemed to haunt the family, demanding retribution. Cars that were involved in terrible accidents could no longer be restored. Some time later, a fire broke out in the apartment. The fire completely destroyed the home.

Thus, Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova (TV star of 2001) became an ordinary beggar woman. Five years later, she ingloriously passed away, having acquired a trophic ulcer the day before.

Having experienced a lot of tragic events, Nadezhda’s husband gave up his addiction. Today he lives modestly, helping his young sons.

And we continue our list of the most big wins to the lottery in Russia.

6th place. Rich locksmith Evgeniy

This time, luck smiled on a Moscow worker - Evgeniy Fedorov. In the spring of 2009, he won almost 40 million rubles in the Gosloto lottery. The man recalls that at that time the bet cost 560 rubles. Thanks to luck, an ordinary locksmith instantly became a millionaire!

Evgeniy managed the large sum very wisely. He moved with his family to the Lipetsk region, where he was born. There he got the idea to start a business. Today the Sidorov family has its own farm. But that's not all. Evgeniy learned how to breed carp. Now his hobby brings him income. In one of his interviews, he said that he spent the winnings not only for his own needs. For example, a road in a village has now been repaired at the expense of a lucky person. In addition, he ordered the cleaning of local ponds and cowsheds. Today, a happy businessman lives amicably with his family in a new and beautiful house. He recently bought a Nissan Navara, which he had been dreaming about for several years.

Also in 2009, it became known about the next largest lottery winnings in Russia. We will talk about this further.

5th place. Enterprising Albert

In 2009, luck smiled on Albert Bekragyan, a resident of the Leningrad region. The man won a large sum- 100 million rubles.

It is worth noting that in Gosloto 6 out of 45 this is one of the largest payments to the winner. The probability of such a win is 1 in 800 million. Albert Bekragyan used up his prize in just two years. In one of his interviews, he presented a report where he invested such a huge amount of money.

First the man built a hotel. He invested almost half of his winnings in it, and 16 million went to purchase real estate in the Northern capital. Bekragyan invested about 15 million rubles in renovations in an apartment in the capital. And then he bought a premium car for himself, and also acquired vehicle for his father. He also bought an apartment for his sister. He gave out the next 12 million as a loan to friends and relatives, and donated the last 2 million rubles to charity.

We continue to look at the list of the biggest lottery winnings in Russia. And from the Northern capital we move to a large Siberian city - Omsk.

4th place. Lucky Omsk Valery

Not so long ago, namely in 2014 (February 10), a resident of the city of Omsk Valery hit the jackpot of 184 million rubles. At that time, this amount was considered the largest lottery win in Russia. The Gosloto lottery enriched the man.

Valery remembers the time when he deposited 810 rubles for a multi-circulation bet. He was in no hurry to take the prize, because he could not believe the amount of winnings. At that time, it was known that Valery was going to move from Omsk to Sochi and buy housing there for his family.

What is the biggest lottery win in Russia? We will find out about this very soon.

3rd place. Lucky guy from Nizhny Novgorod

As it became known, in 2014 the lucky one from Nizhny Novgorod named Mikhail became the owner of another big win. In the fall, Mikhail gained the status of a millionaire, receiving two hundred million rubles. A small bet of 700 rubles helped a man become rich. The media currently do not have any other information about the winner.

Honorable second place. The richest Novosibirsk resident

March 2016 literally made a resident of Novosibirsk rich. A man won almost 360 million rubles in the Gosloto lottery. He took part in three editions at once.

At one of the city lottery kiosks, a Siberian placed a bet worth 1,800 rubles. The 47-year-old doctor arrived for the money only a few weeks later along with his best friend. During the prize presentation ceremony, he shared the idea with the organizers that he was moving to Moscow, where he would buy a huge house and also start promoting his own business. The Sibiryak also said that he would help those who really need financial support.

Lucky of the lucky ones

We have reached the top of the ranking of the largest lottery winnings in Russia. When and by whom was the previous record updated? In May 2017, a resident of Sochi became a millionaire overnight, winning almost 365 million rubles in Gosloto, slightly ahead of Novosibirsk resident Nikolai. To date, this win is recognized as the largest for our country. The man spent only 700 rubles on the ticket.

For clarity, we present to you a table of Russian lucky winners.

Foreign experience

The United States of America is famous for the amounts its citizens win in lotteries. For example, 55-year-old Virginia resident Andrew Jackson Whittaker of Hinton won an individual winnings of $341 million! He told one of the local TV channels that he bought a ticket in a supermarket. According to the law, the winner had to receive such a large win in parts. However, Andrew wanted to receive the amount immediately. To do this, he paid the tax and received only $114 million.

Thus, the amount provided the man and his family with a well-fed and cheerful life.

Finally

The article talked about the largest lottery winnings not only in Russia, but also in America, and also presented a list of winners and told interesting facts from their lives.