How to win the lottery? A bad soldier is one who does not dream of becoming a general. To paraphrase, we get: “Everyone who buys a lottery ticket dreams of hitting the big jackpot.” What are the chances of winning? And in general, is there any point in buying tickets in the hope of winning? And the most main question What worries most players is whether there are strategies to increase their chances when playing. Read on and find out everything.
The biggest winnings in Russia and the world
First, let's look at how much money people have won in lotteries here and abroad.
Winning a big jackpot in the lottery is unlikely, but quite realistic. And many “lucky ones” are proof of this. Having received several million by chance, they immediately changed their lifestyle, achieving a fairly stable financial situation that helped them live life to the fullest and don’t think about where and how to make money. It is these examples of winners that push most people to buy lottery tickets in the hope of catching luck by the tail.
The biggest winnings in Russia
So, who are these lottery winners?
951 thousand in 2008 was won by a resident of Tolyatti. According to him, he has been buying lottery tickets for 23 years. During this time, he developed his own strategy for guessing numbers. But strangely enough, the right combination came to him in a dream. After receiving the winnings, he said that he would continue to play lotteries.
The resident became exactly a million richer small village in the Kurgan region. Luck smiled on him in January 2008. He instantly became the richest guy in the village and eligible bachelor.
In 2011, the jackpot went to the Samara region. A 27-year-old resident, having spent only 100 rubles on a purchase, became richer by as much as 2.5 million. The money was spent on purchasing real estate.
4 million - that’s exactly the amount she won married couple from the Samara region. They spent all the money on a good cause - building a church.
A resident of Ufa won 30 million on New Year's Eve - December 30, 2001. At that time it was the largest win in Russia. A total of 6 tickets were purchased, one of which became lucky. Not only the whole of Ufa, but also the country learned about the record winnings. A heap of money that unexpectedly fell from the sky turned the family's head. Money began to be spent thoughtlessly: alcohol, gambling, entertainment. As a result, 10 years after winning, the family spent almost all the money and began to live almost as modestly as before the significant date.
35 million went to a Moscow resident in 2009. A little more than 500 rubles were spent on tickets. The man used this money to start a business in the village where he was from.
Albert Bagrakyan, a resident of a St. Petersburg suburb, won 100 million rubles in 2009. A native of Armenia who emigrated to Russia in 2001, he did not hide his name or appearance. Moreover, 2 years after winning, he gave a detailed interview to the press - how much and on what he spent all his winnings.
The money was spent on building a hotel, purchasing and finishing several apartments, and purchasing premium cars (for myself and relatives). 2 million was donated to charity. Albert lent about 12 million to his friends. By the way, almost no one returned the debt to him. Well, the rest of the money went to pay taxes.
The winnings of 184 million went to a resident of Omsk in February 2014. The man spent 810 rubles on a lucky purchase. It is unknown how his fate turned out, but he planned to go to live in warmer climes, having bought a house on the seashore.
The largest lottery win in Russian history was 358 million rubles. This happened during the Gosloto draw in February 2016. The winner, a resident of Novosibirsk, for obvious reasons, decided not to advertise his identity.
Biggest lottery winnings in the world
The biggest winnings in Russia are hundreds of millions. The situation is similar in the world, only the amounts here are calculated in dollars (euros, pounds). As a result, in absolute numbers, lottery winnings in developed countries can bring lucky people 50-100 times more than in our country. The explanation is quite simple - the cost of lottery tickets abroad is many times higher and the circulation of sold out lotteries is tens of times higher than in Russia, so we get phenomenal prize funds.
- 425 million went to a California pensioner in 2014. It is noteworthy that the grandfather did not tell the lottery organizers about his victory for almost a whole month. He showed up to claim his winnings on April Fool's Day, April 1, wearing a Star Wars-themed T-shirt with the inscription "May the luck of the Jedi be with me."
- $488 million was played among 3 participants in 2013.
- $587 million in 2012. The prize fund was shared by 2 winners.
- 590 million went to a Florida resident in the 2013 jackpot drawing. This is the largest win that went to one winner.
- $640 million in 2012. The winnings were divided between 3 lucky winners.
The largest jackpot was won in 2016. total amount was (and this is not a joke) a mind-blowing 1.5 billion dollars!!! It was shared among three winners. Each received $528 million.
Money generator - what's inside
The lottery is a clearly structured business based on people’s desire to get rich quickly and on simple mathematical statistics. The lottery organizers form prize fund from cash proceeds from ticket sales. Moreover, this amount is never equal to the proceeds from the sale. A certain part, usually half, immediately goes to running costs(maintaining current activities, ticket printing, distribution, employee salaries, advertising and others) and of course into the pockets of the organizers, in the form of net profit.
It turns out that only part of the money goes to the drawing. And if only half. In some lotteries, the share of cash prizes drawn is only 35-40% of all funds collected during the draw. The result is an initially unfavorable prospect for the participants. It's called negative expected value. When the invested amounts are obviously greater than the total prize fund. This is exactly what almost all gambling games are built on. A striking example- roulette in a casino. But playing in a casino is more profitable than buying lottery tickets.
Simplified, the lottery can be represented as the following picture. 3 people invest 10,000 rubles each and want to play the 30 thousand received among themselves. Winner takes all. To do this, they invite an independent point guard. For his services, he takes 15 thousand for himself. As a result, the “lucky” person will only get the remaining 15 thousand rubles. It's stupid, isn't it? But it is the role of such an intermediary, distributing winnings, that is performed by the lottery, represented by its organizers.
The only advantage is the accumulating jackpot, which can go into next draw, gradually increasing in size. As a result, it can significantly exceed the amount of tickets sold in the circulation.
Types of lotteries
From all the variety of possibilities presented at common man could blow the roof off. There are 2 simple tips here:
- Play only domestic lotteries so as not to go to another country to receive your winnings.
- Select only the most popular draws. Firstly, this is to talk about the honesty of the organizers. Secondly, they usually have a very substantial prize pool.
Conventionally, all lotteries can be divided into 2 categories:
Instant
The simplest ones. The result can be seen immediately after purchasing a ticket. Information about winning (or not winning) is already indicated on the ticket. Simply wipe off the protective layer. Small prizes, usually up to 3 - 5 thousand, can be obtained immediately without leaving the cash register - at the point of purchase. For large ones you need to contact the organizers. There is only one drawback - the possibility of manipulation of the prize fund by the organizer, namely large winnings. Winning tickets may simply not go on sale or may be available in smaller quantities.
There is another nuance. Organizers, when releasing tickets for sale, cannot accurately determine in advance what percentage of the circulation will be sold: 100, 50 or just 20%. A prize tickets For a certain amount you need to print in advance. There are, of course, certain data based on past sales statistics. But so that it doesn’t turn out that the prize fund in the circulation was 10 million, and only 2 million worth of tickets were sold and purchased winning tickets was 3 million, the organizers are hedging their bets by reducing the number and amount of winning tickets to a very modest figure.
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— with the opportunity to play several games for free
The advantage is that there is a fairly high probability of getting lucky tickets. And although the size of such winnings is very small (usually 5-10 times the cost of the ticket), there are a lot of them.
circulation
More popular compared to instant ones. They, in turn, are divided into 2 types. Some already have a set of numbers printed on them. In others, the participant is given the right to choose his favorite combinations of numbers. And although the probability of winning in both cases is the same, it is the latter that is preferred by avid fans of practical jokes, when you can influence the results yourself (or so they think).
Chances of winning the lottery
Everyone who buys a coveted lottery ticket hopes to hit the jackpot. Well at least win a large sum money. What are the real chances of winning? What is the probability of winning the lottery?
If you take such popular lotteries as 5 out of 36 or 6 out of 45, then the probability of winning directly depends on the number of numbers in the draw. If the probability of matching just 2 numbers is 1 in 8 in the “5 out of 36” lottery, then to get the main prize you need to guess all 5 numbers. And here the probability of choosing the right combinations decreases by almost 50 thousand times and amounts to 1: 376,992.
The chances of winning in various lotteries depend on the number of numbers guessed and the range of numbers participating in the drawing. Increasing just one number for the main prize draw immediately reduces the probability of winning by tens of times.
An anecdote on topic.
Old Abram asked God every day in his prayers:
God! Help me win the lottery!
A month, a year, 10 years passed. And then one day, kneeling down to pray and asking for help, Abram heard the voice of God:
- Abram! Give me a chance! Buy a lottery ticket at least once!
Here's the math showing the odds of getting winning combinations for the most popular lotteries.
5 out of 36
6 out of 45
7 of 49
It turns out that greatest chance hit the jackpot in Gosloto “5 out of 36”, but the prize fund here is the lowest of the above. The probability of winning the “7 out of 49” lottery is 230 times less, but the prize fund is also more significant.
In order to understand which lottery is most profitable to play, you just need to calculate the probability of winning per invested ruble.
On this moment The following data is available:
We received the amount of winnings for each invested ruble. But the probability of hitting the jackpot is different for everyone. We need to equalize the chances of winning the main prize for all three lotteries. How to do it? Increase the amount of money invested in 2 other lotteries.
For example. If the chance of winning is 10% with a ticket price of 100 rubles, by spending 200 rubles and buying 2 tickets, we increase the probability of winning to 20%, with an investment of 300 rubles - up to 30%, and so on. Let's do the same with our examples.
The highest probability of winning in Gosloto 5 out of 36 is 1: 376,922. Accordingly, we need to increase investments in other lotteries by purchasing large quantity tickets, thereby leveling the probability for all three draws.
The result was the following data:
The results were quite unexpected. With the same probability of winning, the most profitable lottery turned out to be 5 out of 36. The difference from the last one (7 out of 49) is almost 230 times.
How to win the lottery - 5 effective tricks
Hundreds of studies have been conducted on the topic of increasing the likelihood of winning the lottery. Throughout the history of the existence of this type of drawings, everyone, from ordinary players to scientists, has been trying to find a winning system that allows them to receive guaranteed money. Well, or at least significantly increase the chances of success. Thousands of different variations have been developed, from simple to the most complex, using the latest computer technology.
But as time has shown, create profitable system impossible. Chance to win by choosing numbers according to your own algorithms and placed in random order- are the same. And it doesn’t matter whether you bought a lottery ticket for the first time in your life or have been playing for 20 years, everyone has the same chances.
The probability of a person being hit by lightning is 1 in 600,000. This is tens of times lower than the probability of hitting the jackpot. But people play... and win!!!
However, do not rush to get upset. There are a number of techniques and tricks that allow you to gain some advantage over other players. We need to make a reservation right away. They will not affect the probability of winning in any way; they will not make it higher or lower. Everyone has the same chances. But you can achieve a significant increase in potential winnings for the same money spent.
When some people buy tickets for 100 rubles, hoping to win 5-10 thousand or even 30 million, with the same money you will be able to get amounts 2 - 10 - 50 times higher.
Game against everyone
On the ticket you need to choose the numbers that other participants use the least. The meaning of the strategy is that when winning combinations with popular numbers appear, the prize is divided between several participants. It could be 2, 100 or 1000 people. If a combination with unpopular numbers comes up, then a much smaller number of people will participate in the division. In some cases, the number of people winning can be reduced tens of times with one winning category. And it is better to divide the prize among 5 people than among 50 or even 100.
What numbers to choose? Let's go from the opposite. The range from 1 to 31 occurs 70% more often than others. This is due to the habit of people to associate everything with significant dates, first of all, this is, of course, the birthday: 12 months in a year, 31 days in a month, year of birth - numbers from 0 to 10.
The numbers 6 and 13 are considered bad.
Even numbers are chosen less frequently than odd numbers.
Another pattern is that most people choose numbers that are not next to each other on the ticket: neither horizontally nor vertically. According to probability theory, all numbers have exactly the same chance of being drawn. Whether it’s 1,2,3 or 5, 15,27,31, the system doesn’t care.
Numbers from the first half of ten (21, 33, 14) are chosen a little more often than from the last half (28, 19, 29, 46).
By choosing unpopular numbers and combinations, you can increase the size of your potential winnings several times at once.
Increased main prize
Another way to increase your chances of winning is to not win the jackpot. The amount increases with each draw and, accordingly, the amount of winnings for each invested ruble becomes higher. Therefore, in such draws it is better to buy lottery tickets for a large amount.
Example. Every week you participate in a drawing of 5,000 million rubles by buying one ticket for 100 rubles. In a few months Grand Prize was not played and amounted to 100,000 million rubles. Since the probability of winning in all draws is the same, but the winning amount has increased 20 times, it is more advisable to buy not one, but several tickets each draw.
It is better not to buy tickets at all (and save money) until the prize fund increases several times. And at the moment of its strong increase, use the accumulated money to buy 10-20-30 tickets at a time. After the lucky one is decided, we again go into “hibernation” and save money until the right moment.
Distribution circulation
If during the year no one was able to win the main prize, then distribution circulation. This is required by law.
If main winner it is again undecided, then the entire jackpot is distributed among all participants who received any winning combinations in the appropriate proportion. Conventionally, if the prize fund was 50 million and the main prize was 200,000 million, then real gain everyone grows 5 times at once.
Experienced players always participate in such circulations. After all, this real chance You get a lot more for the same money.
Same combination
Instead of constantly inventing new combinations of numbers with each new draw, you need to select the desired set for yourself in advance and use it in all future draws. And then all that remains is to wait for a happy occasion. Experienced players can also analyze the archive of past winnings and eliminate all previously repeated combinations. And from the remaining ones, choose the one you need. The probability of getting similar combinations a second time is very unlikely, especially those consisting of 5-6 digits.
Faith in luck
Is not scientific method, rather psychological. But it’s not for nothing that they say: “Thoughts are material” or “To become a millionaire, you need to feel like a million.” There is an opinion that everything in the world is interconnected: thoughts, emotions, actions. And your behavior and attitude directly affect your life. There are many examples in life when a person’s desires or fears materialized. This is all very interestingly described in the film “The Secret”. For those who haven't seen it, I recommend watching it.
Therefore, when buying lottery tickets, you don’t need to say to yourself: “I’ll lose, it’s not scary, it’s not a big loss. The ticket costs only 100 rubles.” Think positively, sincerely believe in luck and you will be happy.
An anecdote on topic.
The teacher says: “Children, there is no God! Let's show him the sky!” All the children show, only Moishe is missing.
Teacher: “Moishe! Why don't you show it?
Moisha: “Marya Ivanovna! If there is no God, then who should we show it to? And if it exists…..why show it then?”
Tax on winnings
Few people think about taxes when buying lottery tickets. And by the way, timely payment is the responsibility of every citizen. At least that’s what is written in the Russian tax code. We will leave it up to the “lucky” ones who received the winnings to pay or not to pay. But it doesn’t hurt to know why and how much you need to pinch off from your winnings in favor of the state.
Absolutely all types of winnings are subject to taxation. But here they are divided into 2 types.
- Risk-based, betting and associated with direct costs to participants. We are talking here primarily about buying lottery tickets. All winnings received are taxed at a rate of 13%. And it doesn’t matter what amount you won: 100 million or 100 rubles.
- Incentive lotteries. These are sweepstakes related to the promotion of their products. Usually carried out in shops, hypermarkets and large companies, in order to attract new customers and increase their trust. The prizes are usually not money, but various gifts, travel packages and other goods. This whole thing is taxed at a rate of as much as 35% of the value of the winnings.
Winning amounts up to 4 thousand rubles are not subject to taxation. This amount also falls under the category of tax deductions and reduces the total amount of taxes. That is, for example, you won a phone for 10,000 rubles, then a tax of 35% must be paid not on the full amount, but on a reduced amount of 4 thousand. As a result, the tax will be 35% of 6,000 rubles - 2,100. And not 3,500 rubles.
How to pay tax?
There are only 2 options: lucky or unlucky.
Typically, lottery organizers are tax agents and will transfer the money for you. required amounts to the budget. You receive your winnings minus the withheld tax. In this case, you are lucky (if you did not want to pay taxes, then you are unlucky).
The second option is to pay money to the budget yourself. To do this, you need to fill out a declaration and submit it to tax office at your place of residence and, of course, transfer money to the budget.
Finally
Statistics say that everyone has an equal chance of winning. And it is impossible to influence the probability of winning numbers falling out. The only leverage available to players is the ability to change the size of the potential winnings, when for the same money you can win much larger sums than other players.
This is especially true for regular players who regularly buy lottery tickets and have some statistics on winnings. Following simple tips will allow them to buy tickets to right time, in more profitable lotteries and profitable circulations.
For example, if a player buys one ticket for 100 rubles every week over the course of a year, he wins a total of 3,000 rubles small winnings, then using the above tips, it is quite possible to increase the winning amount several times at similar costs.
The priority rules are the selection of lotteries and draws with biggest win for every ruble invested, or playing against the crowd, choosing the most unpopular combinations of numbers on the ticket.
According to official data, every week in Russia, thanks to lotteries, several new millionaires appear. Only one game “” turns over 50 people a year into rich people, and there are a dozen others state lotteries which are producing more and more new millionaires!
And it would seem that in Russia you won’t surprise anyone with big winnings in the lottery. But it was not there. Five years ago, a resident of the suburb of St. Petersburg, Kolpino, won a super prize of 100,000,000 rubles in “”! In 2009, a native of Armenia was declared a record holder; this was the largest lottery win in Russia in its entire long-term history.
But five years passed, and the record was broken: on February 10, 2014, Siberian Valery T. won 184,513,512 rubles during the 735th draw of the same lottery “”.
Moreover, the winner did not immediately claim his winnings. In an interview, Valery said that he did not leave the house for three days when he learned about such a large lottery win. The amount shocked him. According to Valery, he did not understand what happened to him.
“Of course, somewhere deep in my soul I was thinking about great luck. One day, my wife and I even joked about this topic at dinner - we imagined what we would spend such a huge amount of money on. By the way, they never came up with anything worthwhile. And now you’ll have to think carefully,” says the newly minted millionaire.
Valery asked not to disclose his last name and first name, but we can still tell you something about him. He is a builder, works in one of the Omsk construction companies. Valery T. has a large family, three children. Participating in the lottery is his hobby; he buys tickets quite often, spending no more than 800 rubles per draw.
This time everything was as usual, except that my head hurt a lot last month. Valery had never noticed this before. He was even going to take sick leave, but changed his mind. And then one fine day Valery bought a ticket and then checked the circulation. It is noteworthy that after finding out winning combination The headache disappeared as if by hand.
After realizing that all this was real, the winner shared his plans: he was going to leave Omsk with his family. Valery admitted that he had long wanted to leave Siberia and move to warmer lands, buy a house near the water and live happily.
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Lotteries are incredibly popular today and there are reasons for this. Firstly, this is the easiest way to get easy money. Secondly, minimal risk, since the ticket price is insignificant or varies within reason. Thirdly, everyone wants to check how much they are the favorite of fortune. There are a huge number of organizations that organize games of this kind. It’s easy to get lost in their diversity, because everyone prefers lotteries that they can actually win.
The TOP 10 includes the best lottery games that do not guarantee, but increase the chances of monetary success.
Spanish game La Primitiva(“La Primitiva”) opens the top ten most successful lotteries. The history of La Primitiva begins in 1736, when the first draw took place. The organizer has an excellent reputation and has never been caught in fraud. All winnings have been regularly paid to the winners for several centuries. Not only a citizen of Spain, but also any inhabitant of the planet can become a participant in the gambling event. To do this, it will be enough to purchase a ticket online. Only persons over 18 years of age are allowed to participate, otherwise winnings will be forfeited. The minimum jackpot amount is $1.5 million. During the entire existence of La Primitiva, the most successful lucky ones became owners of 24 million euros (2005); 2.5 million euros (2008) and 4.53 million euros (2009). Before purchasing a ticket online, you need to be sure of the reputation of the intermediaries, since on the Internet you can encounter scammers. In order to become the owner of the main prize - the jackpot, you need to match 6 numbers out of 49 on your ticket. To receive other prizes, it will be enough if 3, 4 or 5 numbers match.
(“Megabucks”) is one of the popular American lotteries, which is famous for its frequent winnings. Statistics say that every 50th participant becomes a winner in every draw. The largest jackpot ever recorded was $30 million and was won in 2004. In order to become the winner of the game and win the main prize, you will need to guess 6 numbers out of 48. You can try your luck with Megabucks three times a week. The event takes place with the mandatory participation of a commission that controls the drawing. The winners of the draw can receive 60% of the winning amount immediately, the rest will be used to pay taxes. The second option involves receiving the winnings in parts over 26 years, but without losing 40%.
Mega Millions(“Mega Millions”) is one of the US state lotteries and the most reliable. Mega Millions in 2012 became the record holder among other lotteries in the history of its existence. gambling. This happened thanks to the jackpot, which amounted to 656 million dollars. In order to become the owner of a tidy sum, a participant must guess 5 numbers out of fifty on one game card and 1 number out of 46 on the second. The winners of the secondary prizes are those who were able to guess 5, 4 and 3 numbers. Mega Millions holds twice-weekly draws and anyone can participate.
Powerball is the most popular American gambling game. The chance of winning secondary prizes is 1 in 38, meaning every 38 participants win the lottery. As for the main prize, the jackpot, the chances of success drop significantly and amount to 1 in 292,201,330. Minimum size“big jackpot” – 40 million dollars. The largest prize fund was won in 2013 and amounted to $590 million.
" - one of the popular Russian lotteries. Of course, it cannot boast of such fantastic cash prizes as in American lotteries, but still people win here quite often and good money. The maximum jackpot in Bingo was 30 million rubles. In addition to cash prizes, real estate and cars are raffled off here. The super prize here can be won by the one who matches all 15 numbers on the playing field before others. The game is played once a week on Sundays with the participation of the circulation commission.
"is one of the youngest gambling organizers. It represents two draw lotteries: “6 out of 49” and “KENO-Sportloto”. The first is held once a week, the second - every day, at midnight. In “Sportloto 6 out of 49”, a participant who correctly identifies all 6 numbers can become the lucky owner of several million. Consolation prizes in this game are waiting for players who were able to identify only 3 numbers out of 49. The principle of the second lottery is to guess as many correct numbers as possible in the bet. The biggest win here is 10 million rubles.
A lottery company can bring a significant amount of money to the holder of a train ticket. To do this, it is recommended to purchase a special sticker along with your train ticket. After this you automatically become a member next edition. The largest win recorded here was about 12 million rubles. The super prize goes to the lottery participant who has all the numbers game combination coincided with the numbers on the train ticket. All information about the draws carried out is necessarily published on the company’s website.
"is one of the most popular and favorite games of Russians. In each draw, participants have a chance to win a cash prize, real estate or a car. The winner of the main prize of several million can be the one who matches the first five balls from the lottery machine in the playing field. Participants who finish one horizontal line with numbers first will also receive a big win.
» be one of the three most popular lotteries in Russia with a good reputation. Those wishing to participate in the game must purchase a ticket for a symbolic sum of 50 rubles and wait for the drawing. In addition to cash prizes, real estate is also up for grabs. The largest jackpot that was won here was 29 million rubles.
" is a well-deserved leader among existing Russian lotteries. This is where the largest winnings in the entire history of licensed gambling in Russia were recorded. The most impressive jackpots that participants managed to win amount to 100 million rubles (2009); 35 million rubles (2009) and 60 million rubles (2013). Gosloto is considered the largest organizer lottery games by the number of prizes and participants in the Russian Federation.
Everyone dreams of winning the lottery, but unfortunately, the likelihood of this happening is negligible. However, there are people who, in the most incredible way, still managed to win large jackpots.
There are 10 in front of you unusual stories about ordinary people who were lucky enough to win the lottery.
Christopher Kaelin
In April 2014, Christopher Kaelin from Chicago purchased a lottery ticket and, to his surprise, won $25,000. Kelin, who claims to play the lottery occasionally, decided to celebrate the occasion at a restaurant with his fiancée. After dinner, he stopped at a gas station and bought another lottery ticket. He rubbed off the protective coating and discovered that he had won again. This time the amount was $1,000.A few days later, Kelin went to the store where he purchased his first winning lottery ticket and decided to try his luck again. He came to work, wiped off the protective coating and, to his surprise, again won $25,000. When Kelin came to cash out his lottery ticket, he realized that he had made a mistake and in fact should receive not 25,000, but 250,000 dollars.
In total, the three lottery tickets that Kaelin bought within one week brought him $276,000.
Derek Ladner
On July 11, 2007, Derek Ladner and his wife Dawn (Cornwall, England) were delighted to learn that they were one of five lucky winners to win a £2.4 million jackpot. The next week, Derek bought another lottery ticket, but it didn’t bring any winnings. When the man took out his wallet, he noticed another lottery ticket with the date July 11 in it.It turns out that Derek forgot that he had already purchased a lottery ticket for the drawing that took place on July 11, and bought another one with the same numbers. Surprisingly, the couple actually held two of the five winning tickets, which netted them £958,284.
Walid Aborumi
For the first time, luck smiled on Walid Aboromi in 2004, when he won 500 thousand dollars in the lottery. IN next year he hit the one million dollar jackpot. A year later, he won $71,000 on the Virginia Pick 3 lottery using his lucky numbers. In 2007, luck brought him another 100 thousand dollars.In May 2015, on the way to the Aborumi store, the numbers 7, 1 and 5 began to often catch my eye. It was 7:15 on the clock. The car parked in the lot had the license plate 7-1-5. Moreover, Aborumi considered these numbers to be special, since he was born on July 15 (7th month). The man took this as a sign and bought 184 lottery tickets with these three numbers.
He didn't hit the jackpot, but each lottery ticket brought him $500. In total, Aborumi won $92,000.
However, at the very last moment luck turned away from him. Somehow Aborumi managed to lose all of his lottery tickets; he had a receipt confirming their purchase, but without them he had no right to claim payment. The man never found his winning lottery tickets. He suggests that they were accidentally thrown away and have long since burned in a landfill.
Unnamed man from Glendale
In April 2012, a man who preferred to remain anonymous purchased six lottery tickets with the numbers 4, 25, 29, 34 and 43. The man did not hit the jackpot, but he was lucky enough to win about one million dollars (approximately more than 166 thousand per each lottery ticket).He cashed in the lottery tickets within seven days and spent all the funds received during the same time. How it was possible to spend such a huge amount of money in a week, we don’t know.
Mary Woollens
In September 2006, eighty-six-year-old Mary Woollens from Ontario, Canada, had a dream about several numbers. Waking up in the morning, she immediately wrote them down on a piece of paper so as not to forget. Woollens then decided to buy a lottery ticket and cross out those numbers. The next day she purchased another lottery ticket with the same numbers.As you probably already guessed, the elderly woman won an incredible amount of money. Each lottery ticket brought her $8 million.
Richard Lustig
The lottery is a game of luck and chance. However, Richard Lustig from Florida (USA) does not think so. He claims to have developed a whole system for winning the lottery; and it sounds completely crazy. However, Lustig can back up his claims. Specifically, he won the lottery seven times between 1993 and 2010. The total winnings are $1,052,205.58 (excluding taxes). The first two times, Lustig won travel packages worth $8,560.66. The sum of himself big win amounted to $842,152.91. He received this money in January 2002.Lustig then wrote a book called "Learn How to Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery."
Seguro Ndabene
Almost all specialists financial planning agree that investing in lottery tickets is bad plan. If you have a financial advisor who thinks the same way, fire him immediately and buy Richard Lustig's book. Why share your millions with someone, right?And although even common sense suggests that the lottery is not the best best investment money, Seguro Ndabene, who lives in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, completely disagrees. He bought hundreds of dollars worth of lottery tickets every week, and eventually his expenses paid off. In 2004, Ndabene won a million dollars in a provincial lottery. Two years later, luck brought him another 100 thousand dollars. In 2008, he was lucky to win twice: once - 50 thousand dollars, the other - a million.
In January 2009, Ndabene hit the $17 million jackpot. After that, the lottery organizers became seriously interested in him, since it was his fifth major jackpot in the last few years. Also, a man suddenly appeared who claimed that the ticket was bought for the whole group, and Ndabene decided to take it for himself. The case reached the court. The judge who tried him said that Ndabene had done nothing illegal and was sole owner ticket After this, the lottery organizers paid the man his honestly won 17 million dollars.
Joan Ginther
Joan Ginther is considered the luckiest woman in the world. She won four times multi-million dollar amounts V instant lottery. The first time she won $5.4 million (in 1993). Ten years later, she won two million dollars. In 2005, Joan won another three million dollars. In the spring of 2008, her luck brought her 10 million dollars.You ask, “What are the odds of winning over $20 million in the lottery by buying just four tickets?” According to statistics, one in eighteen septillion is 18,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (as many as 24 zeros).
Given this, some people have speculated that Ginther, who has a PhD in statistics from Stanford University, committed fraud. The woman purchased all four winning lottery tickets in Bishop, Texas, where she grew up but no longer lived for a long time. Ginther traveled from Las Vegas to Bishop specifically to purchase lottery tickets. She has never given an interview, so no one knows why she got so lucky.
110 Powerball winners
On March 31, 2005, 110 people who entered the Powerball lottery claimed to have won either $100,000 or $500,000 by matching five of the six winning numbers. The difference was that some people also played a bonus game, which increased their winnings several times. All of them chose the numbers 22, 28, 32, 33 and 3. The lottery organizers initially thought it was a scam.The odds of a person winning the Powerball jackpot were 1 in 2,939,677. And the fact that 110 people were winners of the lottery at once seemed incredible. But the most surprising thing was that all people chose the same sixth number. The results of the investigation showed that all people found winning numbers in fortune cookies, which were produced by the same company.
Frayn Selak
Croatian music teacher Frain Selak is one of the luckiest or unluckiest people on the planet, depending on how you interpret the story that happened to him.In 1962, he was one of the passengers on a train that derailed into a lake. As a result of the tragedy, 17 people died. But Selak survived. The next year he was on a plane whose door opened in the sky. Selak was pulled out by a stream of air. This incident claimed the lives of 19 passengers. Selak miraculously survived landing on a haystack.
Three years later, Selak was riding a bus that was involved in an accident. Four people died. The music teacher remained unharmed. Four years later, Selak's car caught fire. The man managed to run out of it before it exploded. This happened again three years later.
In 1995, Selak was hit by a bus, but survived. A year later, he avoided a head-on collision, but had to drive the car along the edge of a cliff. Selak jumped out of the car before it hit a tree. It saved his life.
In 2003, luck finally smiled on Selak. He won one million dollars in the lottery. He gave most of the money to relatives and friends, and spent the rest on himself.
Russia is a country of risk-takers, those who are not averse to trying their luck once or twice in a wide variety of ways. It’s not for nothing that the phrase “he who doesn’t take risks, doesn’t drink champagne” has taken root among people. And sometimes, fortune really smiles on the brave and desperate. To participate in the lottery, of course, you don’t need to have great courage, but you need to be a desperate enough person to believe in winning. But these people succeeded! 🙂
WuzzUp presents to your attention the 10 luckiest people in Russia who managed to win a fortune in the lottery.
10. Yuri Ivanov from Togliatti - 952 thousand rubles
In 2008, Tolyatti resident Yuri Ivanov unexpectedly practically became a millionaire. This happened on the eve of Epiphany, when the man was playing another lottery. According to the owner of the amount of 952 thousand rubles, he saw winning numbers in a dream. Yuri waited for 23 years for fortune to knock on his window. Over all these years, the player thought through different strategies to win, and then the day came when the lucky one was able to guess all the numbers. Ivanov did not say what he would spend the winnings on, but assured that he would use it wisely. The Tolyatti resident plans to continue playing the lottery, as he is confident that he will be able to win an even larger amount. Well, let's wish him good luck.
9. Uralets from the village of Vargashi, Kurgan region - 1 million rubles
A Ural resident from the village of Vargashi, Kurgan region, never expected to become a millionaire on Christmas Eve. This happened on January 6, 2008. It was on that day that a resident of the village decided to play the lottery and hit the jackpot of 1 million rubles. In an instant, the man became the richest in the village. By the way, this is the biggest lottery win in such a remote area from the Russian capital. Before this, villagers managed to win no more than 200 thousand. The owner of the million chose not to disclose his name, and accordingly, nothing is known about how the money was spent.
8. Alexander Osterenko from the Samara region - 2.5 million rubles
In 2011, a resident Samara region Alexander Osterenko unexpectedly became a millionaire, winning the amount of 2.5 million rubles. The idea came to buy a lottery ticket at the post office young man spontaneously. When Alexander began to remove the protective layer, he was very surprised to see the printed amount. Osterenko used the money wisely, buying an apartment for himself.
7. Unknown train passenger - 11 million rubles
As practice shows, you can become a millionaire simply by buying a Russian Railways ticket. So an unknown train passenger, pointing at lottery ticket number of his train ticket, became the happy owner of 11 million rubles. The lottery winner was sought for about two weeks to be awarded a cash prize. This is the biggest win in the Russian Railways lottery in Russia. True, a little later a considerable amount was also won from Russian Railways - 8 million rubles. If nothing is known about the first lucky winner, then there is some information about the second owner of millions: the money went to Kemerovo region a pensioner who asked not to disclose any information about her to the media. We can only say with complete certainty that these passengers purchased lucky tickets literally.
6. Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova - 29 million rubles
Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova, together with her husband, in 2001, on December 30, became the owner of 29 million rubles, hitting the jackpot in the Bingo Show. One of the six tickets purchased by the family on the eve of the game brought good luck. Unemployed spouses never even dreamed of such a fabulous sum. Alas, one of the most big wins did not bring happiness to the lottery. The money was spent on buying a home and purchasing two cars from the domestic automobile industry, but the couple managed to spend most of the amount on slot machines and booze. The purchased cars were destroyed in an accident, and the apartment burned down in a fire. Soon the millionaire who appeared on television turned into a beggar. Five years later, Nadezhda died, having developed a trophic ulcer. After this, the deceased’s husband stopped drinking and now leads a reclusive life with his remaining sons.
5. Muscovite Evgeny Sidorov - 35 million rubles
In the spring of 2009, Muscovite Evgeny Sidorov won 35 million rubles in the Gosloto lottery. The bet cost the man 560 rubles. An ordinary mechanic became a millionaire in an instant. The man decided to use his winnings very wisely: together with his family, he went to his homeland, the Lipetsk region, where he decided to start a business. Now Evgeniy has his own farm; in addition, the millionaire is engaged in breeding carp. The man spent the winnings not only on his own needs: native village Sidorov repaired the road and also cleaned the local cowsheds and ponds. The newly minted businessman lives happily with his family in his new home and drives the Nissan Navara that he has dreamed of buying for so long.
4. Albert Begrakyan - 100 million rubles
In 2009, fortune smiled on Albert Begrakyan, a resident of the Leningrad region, and he became the owner of a large sum of money - 100 million rubles. This is one of the biggest wins in the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery, where the probability of winning is 1 in 8 million. The millionaire spent all his finances in just two years. Albert provided a full report on how such a large sum was spent. The man invested about half of the money he received in the construction of a hotel, about 16 million was spent on purchasing real estate in St. Petersburg, and about the same amount was spent on renovating the acquired St. Petersburg apartment. The rest of the amount was spent on purchasing a premium car for myself and buying a car for my father. The generous millionaire also bought an apartment for his sister, loaned out about 12 million to friends and donated about 2 million to charity.
3. Valery T. from Omsk - 184 million rubles
Valery T. from Omsk hit the jackpot of 184 million rubles on February 10, 2014. This is one of the biggest lottery wins of all time. Valery was made happy by the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery when he made a multi-draw bet in the amount of 810 rubles. The winner was in no hurry to receive the prize, as he was stunned by the announced amount of winnings. It is known that after hitting the jackpot, a resident of Omsk was planning to move from hometown to warmer regions and buy housing there for yourself and your family.
2. Mikhail from Nizhny Novgorod - 200 million rubles
The biggest lottery win went to Mikhail from Nizhny Novgorod. The lucky guy hit a big jackpot of 200 million rubles in the fall of 2014. A bet of only 700 rubles helped the man become a millionaire overnight. It was never possible to find out any specific information about the lucky one.
1. Resident of Novosibirsk - 358 million rubles
A resident of Novosibirsk became the owner of the largest winnings in Russia in history. The lucky one won 358 million rubles in the Gosloto lottery on February 28, 2016. The winner chose to remain incognito.
