Big lottery winnings and the future fate of the winners - Russia. The biggest lottery win in Russia
In Russia, people also win large sums in lotteries, I wonder how their lives are changing?
6th place.
In 2001 big jackpot picked by an unemployed family from Ufa. Nadezhda and Rustem Mukhametzyanov won 29 million rubles in the Bingo Show lottery. The bet was made spontaneously. It would seem that a large sum should have changed the lives of the spouses in better side, however, fate decreed otherwise. Or rather, the winners themselves made a dubious choice.
Having received the money, the couple began to lead a reclusive life, and alcohol became their main entertainment. The couple spent part of the winnings on real estate - they bought two apartments in the city center. The rest of the money was managed, according to neighbors, “according to their mood”: they lent money, paid off loans for friends and acquaintances... Five years later, the fortune was completely spent. In an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova admitted that winning the lottery did not bring her happiness.
“It would be better if we didn’t win anything,” the woman said. In 2006, Nadezhda died. For the last few months before the tragedy, the couple lived in complete poverty.
5th place.
The owner of 35 million rubles in the spring of 2009 was a 51-year-old mechanic from Moscow, Evgeniy Sidorov. The lucky bet on Gosloto cost him 560 rubles. The man did not spend the money he won on apartments in the capital, travel and entertainment. Instead, the newly made millionaire took his family and left for small homeland– to the Lipetsk region. In his native village, Evgeniy built new house, repaired the road and started a small farm. Today the man is engaged in carp breeding.
4th place.
In August 2013, a 42-year-old living in Voronezh won 47,368,520 rubles in Stoloto. The bet cost the man 120 rubles. According to the lucky man, he distributed most of the amount to relatives and best friends, and decided to help the dreams of loved ones come true. The winner spent the remaining money on apartment renovations and household expenses. For some reason, the man did not want to change his life radically. However, according to him, he does not lose hope of hitting the big jackpot again.
3rd place.
In 2009, 36-year-old resident of the Leningrad region Albert Begrakyan won 100 million rubles in the lottery - he guessed 6 numbers out of 45 in the game of the same name from Gosloto.
Before purchasing the lucky ticket, the man was engaged in a small business - he owned several retail kiosks - and lived with his family in a rented apartment.
After receiving the money, the lucky man's life changed dramatically. Albert fulfilled his old dream - he acquired his own home (he bought several apartments in the center of St. Petersburg) and an expensive Lexus car. The man also purchased land plot V Krasnodar region for the construction of a hotel. Albert lent a considerable sum - almost 12 million rubles - to acquaintances and friends.
Despite the impressive size of the amount won, according to the winner himself, not a penny was left of it after two years. Moreover, today the man owes the state 4.5 million rubles. And all because he did not pay the full tax on the amount he won - 13 million. Because of this incident, the bailiffs seized part of Albert's property. He is also prohibited from traveling abroad.
According to the former lucky winner, if he had a winning ticket for 100 million rubles again, he would have used the money differently, would not have spent it in this way, but would have taken his family and gone to live in the USA.
2nd place.
In February 2014, a 48-year-old builder from Omsk named Valery won 184,513,512 rubles on Gosloto. The Siberian spent 800 rubles on lottery tickets, among which the lucky one was.
For several days, the lottery organizers could not find the lucky winner; the man simply did not get in touch. As it turned out later, he was so stunned by the news of the win that he locked himself at home and did not communicate with anyone for three days. Later, in a short interview with the Gosloto press service, Valery asked not to tell anyone his last name and other details. It is only known that the man lived all his life in Siberia and has three children. The lucky winner, in his own words, is going to spend the winnings on moving and buying a new home - somewhere by the sea.
1 place.
By far the largest lottery winnings in Russia is 202,441,116 rubles. The owner of this condition was a 45-year-old man from Nizhny Novgorod Michael. He became a millionaire in the fall of 2014. The lucky bet cost the man 700 rubles.
He applied for his winnings a couple of months later, and after receiving the money, he went “underground.” Journalists only managed to find out that he has a wife and two children. Mikhail, who never declassified his last name and profession, did not tell, in his own words, even to his relatives about his winnings. According to the man, he will keep everything secret for some time.
A resident of Novosibirsk won 300 million rubles in the lottery. This is reported on the distributor's website state lotteries in Russia "Stoloto". Such a large prize was won for the first time at Gosloto “4 out of 20”. The winner purchased his ticket on the website for 100 rubles. After receiving the winnings, the winner is required to pay taxes in the amount of 13 percent of the winnings and as a result will receive 261 million rubles.
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2017 - 364 million rubles.
On May 21, a resident of Sochi won 364 million rubles in Gosloto “6 out of 45”. This win was recognized as a record for Russia. The ticket cost the owner 700 rubles. The winner has not yet claimed his rightful winnings.
2016 - 358 million rubles.
In March 2016, a resident of Novosibirsk won 358 million rubles in the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery. The winner took part in three draws. His lucky bet, which he made at one of the city's lottery kiosks, cost 1,800 rubles. The 47-year-old doctor only applied for his winnings a few weeks later. He came to collect his winnings with his best friend. After receiving the prize, the winner of the super prize said that he would move to Moscow and buy big house and will develop own business, will also help those who need financial support.
2015 - 126 million rubles.
On May 29, 2015, a resident of the Kaliningrad region won a super prize equal to 126,925,038 rubles. The 37-year-old engineer said he would use the money to build a house and a playground. According to him, he has been interested in lotteries since childhood. Together with his grandfather, he bought tickets and dreamed of becoming famous throughout the country as a lottery winner.
In the same year, during the drawing, more than 200 million rubles were divided between residents of the Murmansk region and the Stavropol Territory, who guessed six numbers out of 45. A resident of the Murmansk region won 102,293,526 rubles, while his bet was 2.8 thousand rubles. A lottery participant from the Stavropol Territory won 101,587,947 rubles, his bet was 1.8 thousand rubles.
2014 - 202 million rubles.
On August 9, 2014, a resident of Nizhny Novgorod won 202,441,116 rubles. The winner came to claim his winnings only a month later. He refused to comment on his incredible luck in the form of the largest win in the country, citing a state of shock.
At the beginning of 2014, during the super prize drawing, a resident of Omsk received 184,513,482 rubles. Mine happy ticket he bought it at one of the retail outlets sales and placed a multi-circulation bid worth 810 rubles. He planned to use the prize to buy a large house near the water in a country with a warm climate.
2013 - 121 million rubles.
On June 1, 2013, in the 585th draw, the super prize equal to 121,835,582 rubles was shared by two participants - Perm resident Valery (60,917,821 rubles) and Volgograd resident Olga (61,518,163 rubles). Valery purchased his ticket during a business trip to Sochi. He planned to spend the amount of money he won on his children’s long-standing desire - a big house, like the second winner. Olga also wanted to buy her own home on the Mediterranean Sea.
2012 - 152 million rubles.
On September 18, 2012, in the 477th draw, the super prize equal to 152,723,884 rubles was divided among four participants. They all made a detailed bet - they marked more than 6 numbers on the playing field.
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 most big win into the lottery in Russia amounted to 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 big 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. By regularly raffling off large sums of 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.
There is probably not a person who has never tried his luck by playing the lottery in his life. By purchasing a ticket for a hundred rubles, everyone becomes a potential millionaire. But luck is a capricious thing, and not everyone has had the opportunity to win, but to win big prizes- the lot of units.
Lotteries are played all over the world. In Russia, only 1-2% of the population participates in lotteries, for comparison: the share of players in France is 70% of the total population of the country, in the USA - 63%. Such a small percentage of players in Russia is explained by Russians’ distrust of lotteries. But among these percentages there are also winners who large jackpots.
Most lucky winners try to remain anonymous and do not tell anyone about their winnings. And this, of course, is correct, because big money attracts many ill-wishers, as well as new and old friends, new relatives. Below are the 7 most big wins to the lottery in Russia.
Seventh place. A chidhood dream
On May 29, 2015, a 37-year-old resident of the Kaliningrad region won 126 million rubles in the “6 out of 45” lottery. The winner became interested in lotteries as a child, and from the time when he and his grandfather bought the first tickets for him, he dreamed of becoming famous winner lotteries. According to him, his grandfather was very fond of lotteries, and when the prize drawing began on TV, everyone in the house fell silent.
The lucky one promised to spend his winnings on building a playground for all the children in the area and, of course, for himself - a big house.
Sixth place. Shock of victory
184 million rubles won in draw 735 of 02/10/2014 of the “6 out of 45” lottery changed the life of one employee construction company from Omsk. I spent 800 rubles. He did not leave the house for three days, the shock of winning affected him so much. The dream of the winner and father of three children was to buy a big house by the sea in warmer climes.
Fifth place. The winner is anonymous
August 2014 and the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery brought a win of 202 million rubles to a 45-year-old resident of Nizhny Novgorod, who was shocked by the victory for a month. The victory cost him 700 rubles. In his interviews, he asked to remain anonymous, because at first he did not want to tell anyone about his winnings. All that is known about him is that he is married and has two children.
Fourth place. One hundred ruble ticket
300 million rubles - such a win awaited a resident of Novosibirsk in the Gosloto 4 out of 20 lottery on May 30, 2017. His lucky ticket cost only 100 rubles on the Stoloto website. What is noteworthy is that the winnings of more than 300 million rubles in this lottery were played for the first time.
Third place. Doctor who doesn't believe in his luck
On February 27, 2016, in the “State Lottery 6 out of 45,” a doctor from Novosibirsk was lucky and won just over 358 million rubles. The bet cost him 1,800 rubles. For three weeks the winner was going to Moscow to claim his winnings; all this time it seemed like a dream to him. According to the doctor himself, he checked the ticket six times and could not believe his luck; only by calling the call center of the lottery organizer could he verify his victory. The winner himself is not new to lotteries; he has been playing for about 2 years, using his winning formula. In an interview with Stoloto, the Novosibirsk resident said that he would spend part of the money on charity, as well as on developing his business and on real estate in Moscow.
Second place. Excitement around victory
On May 21, 2017, 364 million rubles were drawn in the “6 out of 45” lottery. The winner was a resident of Sochi, who spent 700 rubles on a bet in mobile application. The newly made millionaire is a cultural worker. Due to the huge excitement that arose around the winnings, at the family council it was decided to go for the money together, but they didn’t have enough money for tickets, so the winner for a long time didn't take the winnings. According to her, she wanted to contribute a third of the money to the election fund political party Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Until recently, it was considered the last big lottery win in Russia. But 2017 is rich in records.
First place. Modest retired millionaire
The largest lottery win in Russia belongs to a resident of the Voronezh region, who won a fabulous sum of 506 million rubles in the lottery “ Russian lotto" So large sum was drawn on November 5, 2017 in a draw of 1204, and to date is the largest lottery win in Russian history.
The lottery organizers searched for the 63-year-old winner for 2 weeks, as the lucky girl could not believe her luck. "Russian Lotto" for a family is best gift for the holidays,” notes the new millionaire. The Voronezh pensioner said that she would spend this money to help her children and grandchildren, and also donate part of the money to charity.
Money can not buy happiness
Large winnings in lotteries in Russia and abroad have not brought only happiness to everyone; there are those for whom the winnings turned out differently.
In 2001, unemployed spouses from Ufa became winners in the Bingo Show lottery and won 29 million rubles. However, winning did not bring happiness. The couple spent the entire prize within 5 years. But the main misfortune was the death of one of the winners due to alcohol abuse. According to one version, everything was facilitated by new relatives and friends who appeared from nowhere, asking for money for their needs and getting the spouses drunk.
The winner of the “6 out of 45” lottery, a resident of the Leningrad region, Albert Begrakyan, who won 100 million rubles, after 2 years was left with debts to the state. Albert invested in real estate, expensive cars, land for building a hotel, but ended up with a debt of 4 and a half million rubles to the state.
In 2006, an incident worthy of any crime drama happened to a US resident, Abraham Shakespeare. No sooner had he won $30 million than he had many relatives. But the scammers did not stand aside either. One lady approached Shakespeare and promised to help him manage his money correctly. And she gave orders: she transferred all the money to her own account, and soon Shakespeare himself was found dead with two bullets in his chest.
Jack Whittaker was a successful businessman, family man, and philanthropist until he won a major jackpot in 2002. Whittaker became addicted to drinking alcohol gambling, abandoned his family. Within a few years, his entire fortune was spent and his business collapsed.
Jackpots in world lotteries
But even the largest lottery winnings in Russia cannot be compared with the main prizes in lotteries around the world. Residents of the United States are big fans of lotteries, because the largest jackpots are played on American lotteries such as Powerball and Mega Millions. So, the largest lottery winnings in the world belong to:
1. On August 24, 2017, an American won more than 758 million US dollars in the Powerball lottery. This is the largest win in this lottery and lotteries in the world, which came from one ticket. Interesting feature The lottery is that the prize can be received in parts over 29 years or taken immediately, but then the winning amount will be significantly less (about 2 times).
2. On January 16, 2016, three Americans shared an unprecedented winnings in the Powerball lottery - $1.5 billion. The chance of winning was only 1 in 290 million.
3. In May 2014, a resident of the US state of Florida won the jackpot of the same Powerball lottery, which amounted to $590 million.
How to win the lottery?
The question of how to win the lottery arises for all players. There is no set way to win. Every winner has his own secret of success, but not everyone is ready to share it. Most argue that it is just luck and luck, others follow certain rules:
- They play with an expanded bet, i.e. choosing more numbers than possible in a regular bet. Of course, an expanded bet involves more investments, but the chance of winning increases.
- They regularly participate in lotteries and constantly use the same combination. They are waiting for the chosen combination to bring the long-awaited prize.
- They play with friends, the so-called lottery syndicate. In this case, a group of people buys as many tickets as possible for one lottery, and if they win, they divide everything in half.
- Various mathematical formulas are used.
There are also those who believe in happy Days, numbers, clothes, talismans. They buy tickets, choose the numbers on the ticket that are meaningful to them, and use various spells to win.
Statistics of large lottery winnings in Russia indicate that every year the number of participants is growing, and so are the winnings. The probability of hitting the jackpot is negligible and depends on the specific lottery. For example, the opportunity to win in the Gosloto 5 out of 36 lottery is approximately 1 in 367 thousand, in the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery - 1 in 8 million, in the Russian Lotto - 1 in 7 million.
If this article has inspired someone to buy a ticket, remember that the winning percentage is very small, play for fun, and maybe you’ll get lucky.
