How realistic is it to win the lottery in Russia? Is it possible for an ordinary person to win the lottery?

According to official data, every week in Russia several new millionaires appear thanks to lotteries. Only one game “” turns over 50 people a year into rich people, and there are a dozen other state lotteries that are giving out 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, it was the most big win to the lottery in Russia throughout its long 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 figuring out the winning combination, the headache disappeared.

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 a more warmer climes, buy a house near the water and live happily.

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The seven biggest lottery wins. Interesting Facts

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January 29, 2000 waitress Cynthia Jay won $35 million on the One-Armed Bandit slot machine. Who managed to break Cynthia's record and under what circumstances lucky tickets are purchased - says AiF.ru.

1165 years of waitressing

Cynthia worked as a waitress. She decided to stop by the casino after her work shift. She was not going to play big - the girl had only 27 dollars in her pocket. Despite this, she took the risk of playing “The One-Armed Bandit.”

Losing dollar after dollar, the girl was already thinking about leaving, when suddenly a loud sound was heard, notifying the entire casino that the jackpot had been won.

The slot machine on which Cynthia played was part of the unified Megabucks system. Interest was paid into it on money lost on many other slot machines, which totaled a jackpot of $34,959,458. Thus, Cynthia Jay became the owner of the largest slot machine winnings in the world at that time. In order to earn that amount as a waitress, she would have to work 1,165 years.

Unfortunately, the girl did not enjoy the unexpected wealth for long. Just a few months after winning, she was seriously injured in a car accident and ended up in wheelchair. In an interview, Cynthia said that she would trade all her money for the opportunity to walk and work as a waitress as before.

74th birthday gift

May 27, 2002 elderly American Johanna Hoindl decided to celebrate her 74th birthday in Las Vegas. After visiting several casinos, she went to play a slot machine at the Baileys Hotel. There she won the $22.6 million jackpot the first time. The winnings have been accumulating since that same waitress Cynthia played on “The One-Armed Bandit.”

With the money she won, Yohana decided to travel around Europe and also renovate her home.

Waiting for the match

A 25-year-old programmer from Los Angeles managed to break Cynthia's record in March 2003. For security reasons, he wished to keep his name and other personal information confidential.

The young man did not know what to do with himself before the start of the basketball match, and decided to throw a couple of coins into the slot machine. At first, the lucky guy mistook his luck for a glitch in the program and intended to leave with nothing. However, casino workers stopped him and explained that he had actually won about $40 million.

$90 million for the love of a hot dog

Winning the lottery far exceeds the slot machine jackpot. Most often, several people win lotteries at once, and they divide the money they win into equal parts among themselves. This happened with the most big win in the world. $363 million for the Big Game lottery ( Big game) was played by two US residents in May 2000. According to one of the lucky ones Larry Ross, he had never played the lottery before. Buy happy ticket he had to change money for a hot dog.

However, after paying all taxes, each person was left with “only” $90 million.

"Happy ticket

The record holder for individual winnings was American Andrew Jackson Whittaker— 55-year-old director construction company from Hinton, West Virginia. He got the biggest win in the world, which did not have to be divided between the participants - $314 million.

Andrew purchased his lucky ticket in a regular supermarket in December 2002. According to US law, such a large winning must be paid in installments. But Whittaker wanted to get everything at once and ended up overpaying taxes. He received about $114 million in his hands - quite enough for a comfortable life.

Andrew didn't skimp on his money. He left $500,000 to the woman who sold him the winning ticket. Several churches were built with his donations. The American even founded his own charitable foundation, to which he contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly.

But he, like Cynthia, suffered misfortunes. Part of the winnings was stolen, which was not the worst thing. Andrew's 17-year-old granddaughter died in 2004, and he lost his daughter in 2009. Now the winner of the biggest prize is lonely and unhappy. He blames it all on "happy" lottery ticket.

The biggest win in Russia

In our country the most a large amount A native of Armenia won the lottery in 2009 Albert Begrakyan, living in St. Petersburg.

He got the jackpot of the All-Russian State Lottery: 100 million rubles. Winning ticket cost the lucky one 840 rubles.

Albert came to Russia in 2001 with his wife and two daughters. He played the lottery regularly. The money he won lasted only two years.

Incredible facts

Every week millions of members strive to get tickets for various lotteries, which can bring a huge fortune.

Tickets for such lotto can be purchased in local stores or through online sites for little money. But you can win a huge number of banknotes, which attracts millions of people around the world.

Who are they - lottery winners who have already hit the jackpot? How do they spend the money they win? And in general: do these amounts bring happiness?


Winning by truck number


The first millionaire on our list is a 58-year-old Stephen Chika, whose winnings amounted to 1 million pounds. The lucky guy bought the lottery ticket in a supermarket, where he went shopping with his father in a personal truck (Stephen is a truck driver).

Moreover, he simply copied the lucky ticket number from your truck number.

The winning ticket brought 14 houses


Roy Gibney from England, the city of Grimsby, won 7.5 million pounds. With this money he bought 14 houses close to my hometown. He settled in the best mansion he bought himself, enjoying his own green terraces, a casino, a jacuzzi, a lake, gym, summer houses and a lake in which he fishes.

By order of a multimillionaire, they built huge chessboard where does he play ancient game with your friends. And nearby there is a swimming pool, at the bottom of which you can see big numbers his winning number.

Winnings spent on charity


However, the lady donated the lion's share of her winnings to various funds of charitable organizations, namely for good purposes she spent £26 million. Let's hope Margaret's kindness is appreciated.

An electrician won the lottery and went on a trip.


In 2014 Matt Miles Won the lottery at the age of 28 1 million pounds. Before that, he worked as an electrician, and after he became rich, he opened his own business with his brother. But first, Matt decided to have fun by traveling to Indonesia, Brazil and the USA.

The driver won money and spent it all on cars


And this is already Sharon Tirabassi - a single mother who lived in a small rented house and worked as a bus driver. But that was her life until Sharon won more $10.5 million.

After a woman became a millionaire, she had big house, some expensive cars, and she also began to wear exclusively branded clothes. Parties began at Sharon's house a common occurrence, she fell in love with traveling.

Unfortunately, money is fast are over. Now the woman is again a bus driver and lives in a modest house. However, she managed to deposit undisclosed amounts into the accounts of her six children.

Winner's Greed


In 1993 Susan Mullins became the owner $4.2 million thanks to one of lottery draws. However, this case was unprecedented in that the woman did not want to withdraw the entire amount at once, but took it in parts for several years.

Susan became so accustomed to luxurious life that her needs were increasing, and the money being given out was becoming sorely insufficient. She lent large sums of money. When Susan's $4.2 million dried up, the bank she borrowed money from sued her. by 154 million dollars!

Garbage Man's Big Win


Working as a garbage man Mike Carroll won the lotto in 2002 15 million dollars. Then Mike completely relaxed and immersed himself in the world of entertainment, expensive cars, dissolute life and cocaine. But, as you know, money loves counting. The lucky one had just enough wealth for 5 years.

Now Mike Carroll is back to work as a garbage man.

A real win that ruined a man


Billy Harrpel was a preacher at one of the churches and worked in a hardware store. He asked God for good luck for a long time, and apparently his prayers were answered: Billy won the lotto $31 million.

With this fortune he bought several expensive houses and cars. However, because of money they started argue relatives are with him. As a result, the preacher went bankrupt and divorced his wife, after which committed suicide.

Divorce after winning


Lottery winnings Denise Rossi made up $1.3 million. Already at that time, Denise was on bad terms with her husband, and after a big win she decided to quickly get a divorce without telling her husband anything.

But the husband turned out to be “no mistake” and immediately suspected something. He spent two years collecting evidence that ex-wife He was deceived and sued.

At Denise Rossi's ex-husband sued All$1.3 million.

One way to earn a large sum of money quickly is to win the lottery. Although this activity is associated with great risk, however, if you analyze the rules of the game and identify the main trends, you can develop winning strategies. Also, to win you need faith in success and a little luck. According to mathematical statistics, winning the lottery is possible. Any ticket purchased anywhere can win. In gaming, there is a term “distance”, which shows how quickly a person can receive a reward. The point is that you can try your luck in the game for as long as you like (from several days to several months). It is impossible to predict exactly when the jackpot will occur, since all tickets have the same probability of winning. That is, both a beginner and a pro can get money. In addition, many players believe in special conspiracies, spells, lucky numbers, with which you can get into a winning streak. Stories of people associated with their successful use are demonstrated in literary works, TV series and films. Of course, the importance of faith in special signs and one’s own strengths is difficult to overestimate. But any player also counts on basic mathematical statistics and probability theory.

Which lottery has the best chance of winning?

Today there are a large number of lotteries on the market. For beginners, it is best to start with the most famous and largest domestic lotteries with simple and transparent rules. Namely:
    The larger the drawing, the easier it is to win. Participate in Russian lotteries possible without intermediaries.
Result instant lotteries the player will know immediately. To participate in the drawing, you need to erase the protective coating on the coupon, tear off part of the ticket and unfold it, etc. Most small prizes can be received right on the spot, but for the jackpot you will have to contact the organizers, and in a short time. In draw lotteries, prizes are distributed to players at a certain time. To participate in the game you need:
    choose certain numbers and write them down on the ticket or cross them off the list; receive a company card with the participant’s serial number.
TO draw lotteries also include quizzes and auction drawings (conducted by brands as advertising for their products). In such competitions, gifts are often given rather than a cash prize. Experienced players are advised to participate in such frivolous lotteries. Due to the small circulation of tickets and the limited number of players, winning the lottery is quite easy.

Secrets of Guaranteed Wins

There are a lot of strategies. They are all built on basic principles winning. First, you need to decide on a specific game. Secondly, you need to collect statistics on winning numbers in the lottery. Professionals advise indicating on the new ticket at least one of winning numbers in the previous game. You need to play the lottery constantly. Probability of winning large sum in a large lottery it is small. In order not to miss your chance, you should buy tickets as often as possible. Try it different games. Even if you have developed a strategy for a specific game or simply prefer a particular game for some other reason, it is still worth testing your strategy in other lotteries from time to time.

How to guess the numbers in the lottery - 7 out of 49 winning probability theory

The domestic lottery “Gosloto 7 out of 49” attracts players with a large super prize. A person who guesses 7 numbers will receive 50 million rubles. To calculate the probability of winning in this and any other lottery, you can use a formula from combinatorics. To do this, you need to find a combination of k elements (in our case 7) from n data (out of 47): The probability of receiving a prize in Gosloto is:

Lotteries in which you can actually win a large sum

Beginners should start training on domestic lotteries. It will be easier for the winners to claim their prize or cash reward. The most popular in Russia are:
    Lotto “6 out of 49”; "Keno"; Gosloto; “Golden Key”; Russian Lotto; Housing Lottery.
A list of the most popular foreign lotteries and winning statistics for them are presented in the table below.

Russian Lotto - secrets of the game

Russian Lotto is the simplest and most exciting game that millions of Russians enjoy. During its existence, players managed to find out some secrets:
    Potential winnings come from the balance of even and odd numbers. The ratio of small and large numbers. Ideally, you need the same number of numbers ending in the same number. If 90 numbers are played, then the probability of getting numbers associated with 45 increases sharply. The probability of winning is very high. According to the results of each draw, 3-5 numbers out of 90 remain unused. That is, to receive a prize you need to buy at least 3 tickets and not use the same combinations in each of them.

Calculate winnings in SuperLoto, Stoloto or StateLoto

The chance of getting the jackpot in EuroMillions is 1:116 million, and in Gosloto “5 out of 36” - 1:376,992. Every ticket buyer can become lucky. You just need to know how to calculate winning combination numbers. Method 1 “Statistical” Usually state lotteries provide detailed statistics for each ticket circulation. Information on the organizers' website is updated daily:
    statistics on frequent combinations- in the last 10 draws, throughout the history of the game; rare numbers; common pairs of numbers; common numbers in the first rounds of lotteries; archive of all lotteries.
You need to analyze 3-4 previous draws, find repeating combinations and use them in the current game. Method 2 “Emotional” Alex Bellos, author of the book “Beauty Squared,” argues that numbers serve not only as a tool for counting, but also evoke certain feelings. Based on the results of his research, he identified humanity’s favorite numbers: When filling out tickets, lottery winners repeatedly used numbers that were significant to them. For example, the winner of the 1054th edition of the game “6 out of 45” used the birth dates of seven sons, and the winner of the 200th edition of the same game bet on the page number from his favorite book. Any number can evoke emotions: the date of birth of a relative, wedding anniversary, day of promotion, etc. Method 3 “Random” The largest win in the Powerball lottery in 2015 was $188 million. The winner, Marie Holmes, did not develop a strategy, but used the option to automatically fill out the ticket on the computer. According to statistics, there are 70% of such winners, but with a smaller winning amount, all over the world. The option to autofill a ticket can be used by Sportloto players who purchase a coupon via the Internet. Method 4 “Observational” The day before purchasing a ticket, you should be very careful and record all unusual things that happen in everyday life. For example, the license plate number of the car that attracted attention, or the telephone number and advertisement.

What are the best lottery tickets to buy to win?

Professionals advise buying scratch lotteries. The chance of winning in them is 1:5. That is, by purchasing 5 tickets you will have a chance to receive a prize once. Or play in groups. Then expenses and prizes will have to be divided equally. Superstitious lottery winners claim that you need to buy the ticket that your hand reaches at the kiosk. It’s even better if, before buying a ticket, you have a dream foreshadowing an unexpected profit.

Is it possible to win the jackpot?

In the history of any major lottery there are lucky ones who managed to hit the jackpot at least once. The stories of these people confirm that you need to find the right game, study strategies for making money and learn how to choose the right combinations. Numerous research results have proven that:
    There is always a chance of winning for any ticket purchased anywhere. There is no 100% winning strategy. The probability of any ball falling out of the lottery machine is uniform. There is no way to increase the probability of guessing the numbers.
From all that has been said above, it follows that it is impossible to win the lottery using the formula; you can only increase the chances of winning. It is not only the strategy that influences the amount of winnings. Suppose that hundreds of people chose the same combination of numbers, which, according to the results of the draw, became the winning one. In this case Grand Prize divided among all participants. From here it appears psychological feature lotteries. You need to choose those numbers on which the masses bet the least, that is, play not against the lottery machine, but against other players.

How to win a million in the lottery - the secret is revealed

A seven-time American lottery winner shares his secrets:
    Find yours lucky numbers for each lottery. Take participation in the game seriously, that is, systematically buy a ticket. Make at least 10 bets in one draw, and even better, participate in joint games.
According to lottery winners, dark-colored clothing should be worn on the day of purchasing a ticket. Stripes, checks, lace, colored patterns and bright shades scare away luck. You should also not wear new wardrobe items or gold jewelry. For good luck, pin the pin head down to inside collar

The most winning lottery - reviews and statistics

In May 2017, a resident of Sochi won a super prize in the game “6 out of 49”, winning 365 million rubles. This is a new record not only in this game, but also in the industry as a whole. Until this moment, Gosloto “6 out of 45” was considered the most winning. In the 1138th draw, which took place on January 30, 2015, a super prize was drawn - 203.1 million rubles. The previous record was 202.4 million rubles. was delivered on 08/09/14 during the 915th edition. In total, in the history of the lottery, 67 Russians became millionaires. The secret of their success is in the large circulation rate. To increase your chances of winning a prize, you should bet several games in advance.

Where and how to get your lottery winnings

The lottery usually involves winning money, a car, an apartment or Appliances. It is not at all necessary to pick up the “goods”. Can be requested monetary equivalent its prices. In addition, during the circulation period, the studio usually holds competitions with special prizes. To receive a prize you must:
    Check the lottery website for your ticket number. All paid coupons are registered in the system. The ticket must contain the following details: name of the lottery; number, date and time of circulation; game combination; price; date and time of purchase; ticket barcode. If any of these details are missing, the ticket is considered invalid. Visit the organizers’ office within 180 days from the date of the draw. Provide the ticket, payment receipt and secret code. Pay 13% tax to the Federal Tax Service.
If the winning amount is not large, then you can get it in retail point sales, postal order or through a quick payment terminal. If a phone number was specified when purchasing a ticket, then based on the results of the draw, the winner will receive an SMS with a secret code. If the message was not delivered, then either the operator encountered technical problems or the telephone number was entered incorrectly. In the second case, you will have to contact the organizer’s office to change the phone number in the database. Only with the help secret code you can log in to personal account on the exchange website and choose the method of receiving the prize.

People who won a lot of money in the lottery

Russian players will probably remember the story of Albert Begryanka. He bought lottery tickets for several years, until in 2009 he hit the jackpot worth 100 million rubles in Gosloto. The biggest win in EuroMillions amounting to 185 million euros was received by Kristen and Colin in 2011. A young couple bought a lottery ticket for the first time to try their luck. Both victories are recognized as records in the history of domestic and world games. Even earlier, Ed Nabors, a driver from Georgia, and the Messners from New Jersey guessed the combination of the MegaMillions draw, which brought them $390 million. Of course, the prize had to be divided among all the winners .In the crisis year of 2009, Russian Evgeny Sidorov won 35 million rubles. Given the unstable exchange rate of the national currency, this amount was more attractive than it is now. Evgeniy, as an avid gambler, hoped for success every time he bought a ticket. He profitably invested the money he earned in his own business.

Frequency analysis. The essence of the strategy comes down to tracking winning combinations in one month. The numbers that come up more often than others are called “hot”. If the same number appears at least 2 times out of 4 games, then most likely it will appear in next editions. This strategy helped American Jeni Callus hit the $21 million jackpot in Texas Lotto. Moreover, she did not have enough information to analyze a specific game. She used data from other games. Multi-draw bets are the choice of the same combination in each game. This strategy helped the winner of the 1157th tirade of the “5 out of 36” lotto receive a prize of 1.8 million rubles. As Vitaly Dmitrievich admits, he simply went ahead, because he was sure that his strategy would work sooner or later. It took six months to turn the dream into reality. The same strategy brought 185 million rubles to the winner Valeria T. from Omsk in the 735th draw. – biggest win in the history of the domestic lottery.

Lucky numbers and lucky numbers for lottery

If you have to cross out numbers in the lottery, then let at least one of them be significant to you. For example, if your date of birth is 05/20/1966, then you need to select 20 or 5 or 22 on the ticket (the four digits of the year should be summed up). Some players believe that the date the ticket was purchased is also important. To increase your chances of winning, it is better to purchase a coupon on your birthday. If you were born on October 11, then you should purchase a lottery ticket on the 11th of each month. As for the days of the week, Monday and Tuesday (first half of the day) and Saturday and Sunday (afternoon) are considered the most favorable for purchasing.

How did life turn out after winning, where was the money spent?

As sociological research shows, lottery winners behave cautiously, strive to preserve their wealth and try their luck again. The lucky ones are very afraid of the money that has fallen on them, and therefore they minimize its volume, spend it on paying off debts, and hide the rest in a piggy bank. At the same time, random money is practically not spent on entertainment and tourist trips. These statistics were shown by 11 millionaires of the Swedish national lotto, who in different time won 100-600 million euros. Victor Ballon, winner of the 1082nd draw of the Russian Lotto, received 1 million rubles on the eve of his 47th birthday. invested in the purchase of real estate. Also entered was entrepreneur Albert Begryan from St. Petersburg, who received 110.1 million rubles in the 36th edition of the game “6 out of 45”. He purchased one apartment for his family. He bought two more apartments, as well as a plot of land, as an investment. The remaining 2 million rubles. were sent to charity. Winners of lotteries abroad have many more questions. In 2016, an Australian resident became the proud owner of a tropical island, which can be reached by plane or ship. The former owners decided to sell the “real estate” in a very original way. They organized a lottery, releasing 55 thousand tickets, costing 49 aust. dollars. They received 2.6 million aust for the island. Dollars. Stuart Grand from the UK planned all expense items in advance. Being disabled since childhood, he was forced to lead a reclusive life. But a £3.5m National Lottery jackpot changed his life. He paid off all his debts, built a house, started a family and became a VIP client of the country's leading bank.

Is it possible to make a permanent income from lotteries?

You can constantly make money from lotteries. Another question is that the income will be small and unpredictable. You can, for example, play the online lottery “Social Chance” for free. To participate in the draw, just register on the website by entering your email address. Immediately after this, the chance to play the lottery once will be available. After filling out your profile, the number of chances will increase to 5, and then will be updated daily. The essence of the game comes down to guessing 6 numbers that will appear on the scoreboard after pressing the lever. If a person used the services of a computer instead of plugging in the numbers himself, then the amount of his winnings will be less. Numbers are viewed from left to right. The table below shows a list of prizes if the numbers match: No clever schemes, tricks or tips. You can make money just by having fun. Withdrawal of funds (minimum 50 rubles) is carried out to online wallet within 2-4 weeks. To get an additional chance and increase the likelihood of winning, you can:
    By joining a group on social networks - 4 chances. By filling out your profile completely - 4 chances. By linking accounts social networks– 4 chances. Daily publishing the results of your drawings on social networks – 1 chance. Daily visiting the lottery website – 5 chances. Participating in the affiliate program – 1 chance for each person attracted.
Similar online lotteries There are many on the Internet. They all work pretty much the same way. They allow participants to play for free and pay money for promoting the lottery website on social networks.

Most people dream of getting rich. They want to get a large fortune just like that, without spending much effort. And for some people, these dreams come true - they win big prizes in the lottery. There are few such people, but their winnings are often amazing. Now you can try your luck in international and foreign lotteries by purchasing a lotto ticket online. The largest the lottery can be "crazy" prize fund, and the winnings amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. We invite you to familiarize yourself with our rating top 5 "biggest lotteries in the world."

5th place - Transnational lottery "Eurojackpot" - Total prize fund - 90 million €, largest win - 90 million €

Eurojackpot is the most dynamically developing and young game in Europe. The lottery was founded in 2012, it instantly became transnational, where the main players were players from Europe.

More than a dozen EU countries participate in the Eurojackpot lottery, including

  • Denmark,
  • Finland,
  • Estonia,
  • Hungary,
  • Germany,
  • Italy,
  • Iceland
  • Lithuania,
  • Latvia,
  • Spain,
  • Sweden,
  • Slovenia,
  • Norway,
  • Netherlands,
  • Croatia
  • and the Czech Republic.

There are a total of twelve prize levels in the lottery.

The minimum jackpot is €10 million, and its maximum growth can reach up to €90 million.

Compared to other games, EuroJackpot is designed in such a way that main win much more often it finds its winner. As a result, the lottery jackpot does not accumulate to the same level as EuroMillions, because it is won more often. The largest Eurojackpot jackpot was won on May 15, 2015, with the winner from the Czech Republic receiving €90 million. In September 2014, the winner from Finland managed to win €61,170,752.

4th place - Lottery in Italy “SuperEnaloto” - Total prize fund - 177.8 million €, largest win - 177.8 million €

SuperEnaloto is the main one national lottery Italy. The game has been around since December 1997. Draws are held on Saturdays, Thursdays and Tuesdays at 20:00, and the jackpots of this lottery are among the largest in the world. SuperEnalotto also holds the record for the longest period of growth in the prize pool, it lasted 8 months.

The SuperEnalotto prize pool can easily increase to infinity

during an unlimited number of draws, which allows it to accumulate huge sums and players to win millions of euros. The game is also very attractive for players, because winnings are not taxed, and winners have the right to claim their winnings in annual payments or in a lump sum.

At one of the Venice festivals, SuperEnaloto tickets were purchased by Madonna and George Clooney, the former even won 120 thousand €. And the largest lottery jackpot in October 2010 reached 177.8 million €, which is equal to 247 million dollars. It became the second largest jackpot in Europe.

3rd place - Transnational lottery "EuroMillions" - Total prize fund - 190 million €, largest win - 190 million €

The EuroMillions game was launched in 2004. She quickly gained popularity. Today it is biggest game in Europe. The large jackpot prize fund, which is growing due to the transfer of the prize fund, as well as the simplicity of the game, made it possible to expand the number of participating countries to nine from 3 in 2004. EuroMillions was originally held in Spain, the UK and France, and has now been joined by Austria, Ireland, Andorra, Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Portugal.

Winning EuroMillions could buy you everything - a piece of diamond-studded jewelry.

The minimum lottery jackpot is €15 million, but quite often it increases to over €100 million. EuroMillions has 13 prize categories, which allows players to count on a higher probability of receiving a prize. The largest prize won on this moment is a jackpot of 190 million €. It has been won twice: in 2014 in Portugal and in 2012 in the UK. Colin and Chris Weir won €185 million in the UK in 2011.

2nd place - Lottery in the USA "Powerball" - Total prize fund - $600 million, largest win - $600 million

The American game Powerball is the strongest and main competitor to Mega Millions. The Powerball game was founded in 1988 and today it is the most important player in this market. The initial Powerball jackpot is $40 million. It has one of the largest jackpots in the world.

This amount has reached more than $500 million several times.

The lottery has a “Power play” function for an additional fee, which allows you to increase your winnings several times if you win. Tickets can be purchased at 45 American states, while Powerball can be played by players from all over the world by purchasing through special service. Powerball drawing, as well as the presentation of prizes to lottery participants in nine prize categories, is carried out in Florida every Saturday and Wednesday at 23:00.

In May 2013, the Powerball game held a $600 million draw, which became the second-largest jackpot on record. Its sole owner was an 84-year-old retiree living in Florida.

1st place - US Lottery "Mega Millions" - Total prize fund - $1.5 billion, largest winnings - $656 million

Mega Millions is one of largest lotteries in the USA, it was founded in 1996. Today, the number of departments and states in which tickets are distributed is 45, giving Mega Millions almost universal coverage in the United States. The initial jackpots for this lottery are $15 million.

They even reached one and a half billion dollars several times.

The final win in this game, thanks to the presence of an additional win multiplier called Megaplier, can be increased up to five times.

Mega Millions players are offered to win in nine different categories, with drawings taking place every week on Fridays and Tuesdays at 11:00 p.m. This game went down in history forever, changing the idea of ​​jackpots, because in March 2012 the amount of the main winnings reached $656 million. This jackpot became the largest in the history of lotteries!

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