Believe me, there are such huge winnings in the lottery that the numbers just don’t fit in your mind. Another question is whether the data on winnings is true, whether fake persons received them, whether they received them at all, etc.
Such stories are needed, at a minimum, so that people continue to buy lottery tickets, feeding the founders of the business.
Today we will talk about the biggest lottery winnings.
Just recently I heard on TV that a Russian family (mother and adult daughter) won 500 million rubles in the lottery, they were photographed for the media, smiling (we are talking about the November 2017 win, Voronezh). And evil commentators echoed - “they are stupid, they will be found and robbed, it’s clear that they are from the village,” “ ex-husband Now he finds out about the situation that has befallen his head and will supposedly come to restore the family, new relatives will appear.”
But I had other thoughts: “well, a person can’t win 500 million rubles in our country... and he can’t win abroad either... especially a billion dollars. And if anyone got such a prize, then they were probably “dummy people,” but they look too simple to be dummies.”
Do you believe that a man on the street who bought a random lottery ticket, it is possible to win huge sums of money, hit the Jackpot, as they say?
We see many stories on TV where mere mortals have won lotteries; neighbors give interviews, confirming that these same “Petya and Vasya, Masha and Sasha” from the first floor, always unemployed and cheerful, won a couple of million rubles. And no one expected it, but it got lucky. Usually, no one tells us, the audience, where the newly-made millionaires spent their money, or they provide meager information... However, few details are known about several families, especially those that squandered great wealth for nothing. For example, about the family of Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova.
But this is all on the screen, but have you personally had examples when your neighbors “hit the Jackpot”?? I have no. Except that I myself have won several thousand rubles in competitions a couple of times, but this is not a lottery. Among my friends, including those who actively buy lottery tickets, there is not a single one who has won. I don’t know whether it’s true or fiction that it’s possible to win, but a person, especially a Russian, will always hope for chance and luck more than anything else.
Let's talk about the largest lottery winnings among Russians.
Yuri Ivanov from Tolyatti won about 1 million rubles. As the hero says, he has been buying tickets regularly for 23 years, and he dreamed of the winning ticket numbers in a dream. What a story that is quite capable of cheering up those who have spent several salaries on lottery tickets and half their lives waiting for a prize - wait, perhaps there is still more to come!
A resident of the village of Vargashi, Kurgan region, won 1 million rubles, and became the luckiest villager who hit the jackpot in lotteries, because before that, residents of the outback had not received more than 200 thousand rubles.
Alexander Osterenko from Samara region won 2.5 million rubles in 2011.
A Russian Railways passenger once won 11 million rubles on a passenger ticket, they searched for him for two weeks. Yes, according to the media, this is possible - to win multi-million dollar sum just by buying a Russian Railways ticket. A little later, another lucky person from Russian Railways won 8 million rubles.
On December 30, 2001, Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova, with her husband and children, won 29 million rubles in the Bingo Show. At the same time, as sources say, the spouses bought two apartments and two cars with the winnings, but they spent a lot of money on drinking and slot machines. The cars broke down after accidents, the apartment burned down in a fire, the wife died a few years later from a trophic ulcer, and the husband lives unsociable in the second apartment with his sons.
In 2009, Moscow resident Evgeny Sidorov won 35 million rubles in the Gosloto lottery. The man spent his winnings very wisely: he left with his family for his homeland, in the Lipetsk region, and organized his own farm and production for breeding carp.
100 million rubles went to Albert Begrakyan from St. Petersburg in 2009 (“Gosloto 6 out of 45”), Of these, the lucky one built a hotel for 16.5 million rubles, bought real estate, a car, and helped his relatives.
In 2015, a resident of Kaliningrad won 126.9 million rubles in the mobile phone lottery.
In 2014 (“Gosloto 6 out of 45”) Omsk resident Valery T won 184 million rubles. His lottery bet was 810 rubles.
In the same 2014, a certain Mikhail from Nizhny Novgorod won 200 million rubles.
In 2016, a resident of Novosibirsk hit the jackpot in the Gosloto lottery with as much as 358 million rubles, The lucky guy kept his name secret.
At the end of autumn 2017, a pensioner from Voronezh won 506 million rubles in the Stoloto lottery(although earlier they said it was a man). And this is the most big win to the lottery in Russia. People comment on this event in different ways, and that now the grandmother will have to hide, otherwise, out of stupidity, she appeared on TV, that they will be persecuted, and others write:
“Don’t worry, no one will hide anywhere, because there was no woman from Voronezh who won 500 million rubles. This lottery is promoting itself so that fools1 buy tickets more actively. Do you really think that an ordinary person can win 500 million rubles?”
“They found a grandmother from a remote Siberian village, gave her 50 thousand or whatever she needed, called her by a different name and now, buy our tickets to NG, what kind of PR they did for themselves throughout the country, how they will increase sales2.
“Yes, there is no 500 million. And this grandmother was paid 20 thousand. For this number on TV. Now she sits in the village of Glukharevo and no one will find her....”
There were several for certain known cases, when large winnings (26 million rubles) were not given to Russians, for example, one person has been trying to get the winnings released for several years to no avail.
And now about the biggest lottery winnings in the world.
In 2000, the American received $363 million.
In 2002, a West Virginian ripped off D jackpot of $314.9 million.
Colombian Juan Rodriguez, who worked as a watchman, won $149 million in 2004.
In 2004, a US citizen won $209 million.
In 2005, the American won $340 million.
In 2006, the American won $230 million.
In 2006, again in America, the winnings were $365 million.
In 2008, an 84-year-old Missouri retiree won $254 million.
In 2007, Mega Millions gave away $390 million.
In 2013, three US residents won $488 million, the prize was divided among three.
In 2014, a California retiree hit a $425 million jackpot.
In 2012, two US residents won $587 million each, the prize was divided in half.
A Florda resident won $590 million in 2013. At that time, such a jackpot became a record.
In 2012, Mega Millions gave away as much as $640 million!! The prize was shared by two lucky winners.
Well, now this is an unrealistic amount!! And to be honest, I don’t believe that it went to ordinary people.
In 2016, the world's largest winnings occurred in the Powerball lottery - $1 billion 586 million, which went to three lucky ones, half a billion dollars each.
So far the records for the world and for Russia are as follows: in Russia the biggest win was 500 million, in the world 1.5 billion dollars for three.
In Russia, only 1% of the population plays lotteries, while for example in France, the USA, 65-70% of the population plays.
Is it true. That's how long I don't go to the post office - half the line is buying lottery tickets. I can’t imagine how things are going in France then, if there are 70 times more lottery fans there than here.
One of the problems quick wins is that they are ephemeral. Gifts of fate, “freebies” disappear as quickly as they appear. And the millions that have fallen on our heads sometimes bring more troubles than joy. For example, a person who did not know the value of earning money does not know how to behave with it, he begins to spend everything chaotically or is afraid of it. Families break up, people become greedy and evil. But of course, good examples There is. When people used their winnings in a profitable business, but for this it was necessary that the person initially had business experience and knew how to earn money. And everyone who lived by drinking and partying - they spent it all on them...
« A person has a material threshold: the amount of money that he is used to managing. It is installed subconsciously. As a rule, income increases gradually: the salary is increased - the psyche has adapted to the increase. And when a huge sum falls from the sky, it is too much work for the body. A person simply does not know how to manage that kind of money. Doesn't know what to do with them. It becomes a burden rather than a joy.
Plus, distant relatives and old acquaintances begin to show up. This is additional stress. And here mechanisms that are not subject to consciousness come into play. You're just trying your best to get rid of money. That is why such winnings often simply go down the drain. Or even worse - they get drunk very quickly. This makes it easier. It is almost impossible to cope with such stress on your own. It’s better to seek help from professional psychologists.”
Of course, I would like to say - someone is lucky, I wish it were like that, at least a couple of million just like that!!! But as the sage said, it is better to teach a person to fish than to give it to him... Those who do not know how to catch will eat and be hungry again, and those who know how to catch will always be full.
Excerpt from an old man's dialogue Soviet film, when a Sportloto ticket cost 60 kopecks, and maximum win was 20 thousand rubles:
“Win or win, what difference does it make? Not in this case! And the fact is that for 60 kopecks I have hope of winning 10 or 20 thousand rubles!!!”
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 wins 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 have a “crazy” prize pool, and the amounts won 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.
Over 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, allowing 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, Madonna and George Clooney purchased SuperEnaloto tickets, 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 transfers of the prize fund, as well as the simplicity of the game, have 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 the largest lotteries in the United States, 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!
Video: How winning the lottery can change your life
In the USA, the largest jackpot in the world was won in the popular Powerball lottery - the amount was $1.5 billion! The name of the winner is not yet known, but official representatives of the lottery organizers reported that winning ticket was purchased in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California.
The lottery is held in 44 states across the country, and winning Powerball is always a sensation. The coveted prize goes to the one who correctly indicates the numbers of five white balls and one red, which is called Powerball.
In the meantime, while the name of the lucky winner is being revealed, let's look at other darlings of fortune who won the largest Powerball lottery jackpots, find out how much money they won and what they spent it on.
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In 2014, 75-year-old Emma Duvall won $2 million. She chose numbers that she found in a fortune cookie in a New York store.
A 19-year-old construction worker named Jonathan Vargas won $35 million in 2008. Jonathan chose the numbers using his family's birth dates and ages. He later created the women's wrestling channel Wrestlicious.
In 2001, ex-con David Edwards (who was convicted of armed robbery) won $41 million. David bought a mansion in Florida and a private jet. In just five years, he spent all his winnings and died at the age of 58 in a hospice.
In 2009, 27-year-old Jeffrey Wilson won $88 million. Jeffrey says that after winning, little has changed in his life, except that he began to live in a bigger house. He donated part of the money to a children's hospital.
In 2005, 34-year-old Brad Duke won $220 million. However, after winning, Brad continued to ride his old car and work for another two and a half years. The fitness center instructor used his money wisely - he hired a team of financial advisors and invested his winnings.
In 2009, retired government employee Solomon Jackson won $259 million. Mr. Jackson gave generous sums of money to a variety of educational causes, including Morris College, from which he graduated.
The Hill family won $293 million. The modest and pious family plans to spend the money on the education of their children (three sons and one adopted girl), grandchildren and nephews.
In 2002, the contracting firm's 55-year-old president, Andrew Whittaker, won $314 million. Andrew donated 10% of his winnings to Christian charities, and he spent the other 14 million to open a fund to help families in need in West Virginia. Unfortunately, life after winning did not work out for the former businessman - he was persecuted by people who wanted to cash in on his luck, and two daughters died of drug overdoses.
In 2013, Pedro Quezada from New Jersey won $338 million. Former owner The store spent part of its winnings to pay alimony to its family.
ConAgra Foods employees won $365 million. The lucky ones managed their money in different ways - some built a house in Vietnam, some quit their jobs and live on the interest from their investments, some simply enjoy life and do what they love, and two of the winners even got married.
In 2013, 16 employees of a machine maintenance company shared a $448 million winnings. The reaction of the winners was different - some were incredibly happy about the money, especially after the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, and some expressed dissatisfaction due to the increased attention from the media.
In 2013, 84-year-old Gloria McKenzie of Florida, a retired teacher, won $590 million. We can say that it was the will of fate: an elderly woman was missed in line for lottery tickets and she bought a ticket with the numbers already selected.
Who doesn’t hope for a miracle that one day he will be lucky and incredibly rich by winning several million in the lottery? That is why thousands of people buy Stoloto tickets every day, sometimes spending half their salary on it, or even all of it. Hope for luck and a lucky ticket are a good thing. However, where there is fraud, it is a priori impossible to win. At least, a large sum. Yes and with small winnings Stoloto is also in Lately cheats too often, deceiving its participants even with such money as 120-180 rubles. As they say, take care of the world and take care of yourself. Don't believe me? But in vain...
The whole truth about Stoloto
Stoloto is the official state organizer of lotteries in the Russian Federation. Conducts 16 different lotteries, among which the most popular are Gosloto, Sportloto and Russian lotto" Tickets can be purchased both online on the website and at various points of sale. It is a monopolist of lotteries in Russia.
The most favorite game of most players is Gosloto, when you have to guess several numbers from a number of possible ones. For example, 4 out of 20, 5 out of 36, 6 out of 45, 6 out of 49. On the ticket, the participant indicates his “ lucky numbers”, and later a drawing is held, during which the drum randomly throws out balls with numbers. The more matches, the more win. The jackpots are absolutely crazy - 8-80 million rubles!
But if you look for reviews about the Stoloto lottery, you will see that most of them are negative. And not because people were simply unlucky to win and their hopes of becoming millionaires were dashed, but because the organizers are constantly caught in fraud. They cheat here even with small amounts, let alone large ones!
Evidence of Stoloto's deception
Won millions? And a fig for you!
Occasionally Stoloto pleases with the message that so-and-so won the jackpot or just big prize a couple of million rubles. The news spreads instantly. Hope flares up in the hearts of lottery participants that since someone has won such a huge amount, it means they will certainly be lucky. You just have to keep buying tickets and hope for a miracle. And here again the crowds are running for tickets.
Yeah... maybe sometimes someone managed to accidentally become one of these lucky ones, but apart from the sum with several zeros on the screen, they never saw anything else. Scandals have broken out more than once with those who won millions in Stoloto, but were left with nothing.
Story 1.
In November 2016, a resident of Transbaikalia won 6 million rubles in Stoloto. But when he tried to pick them up, he was told that there had been a technical glitch, an error had occurred, so his ticket was declared non-winning. What 6 million?!
Story 2.
Pensioner Nina Koryagina from Dzerzhinsk was “broken off” even more by Stoloto. A woman won 54 million rubles in New Year's Eve 2017 in “Russian Lotto”. The lottery organizers confirmed her winnings and promised that they would contact her later about issuing the money. However, no one else wanted to deal with the winner - the phone was either constantly busy or unavailable for months. Interesting, isn't it?
Yes, you always want to believe that someday you will be able to win the lottery and solve all your financial problems. However, if the lottery is dishonest, cheats and does everything to prevent people from winning or receiving minimal amounts, then the probability of a big win tends to zero. I hope the above evidence of fraud will make you think about whether it’s real to win at Stoloto or whether it’s all a scam. Are you ready to give your money to scammers for the sake of an illusory hope that simply is not destined to come true? But some people get so excited that they spend their entire salary and even take out loans to buy packs of tickets.
Who hasn’t at least once thought of buying a lottery ticket and trying their luck, especially during the ongoing financial crisis? A couple of extra millions could easily solve money problems and be a ticket to happy life for anyone ordinary person. But Fortune is an unpredictable and capricious goddess. Not everyone is lucky: someone buys tickets often, but never wins. And some people get millions on the first try. Who are the lucky ones who are lucky enough to win the biggest sums?
Jack Whittaker
This man is the owner of the largest US lottery winnings in history - a whopping $315 million. Moreover, Whittaker was far from the poorest man - at the time he was so joyful event he served as president of one of the large construction corporations. However, the day he bought the ticket did not make Whittaker any happier. Jack decided to take the winnings not in parts, but all at once. After deducting taxes, he was left with an amount almost three times less than the initial winnings - only $113.4 million.
As befits a good Christian, Whittaker donated ten percent of this amount to a charitable foundation. religious organizations. He also gave the lucky ticket seller a car and a house.
But that's it white stripe in Whittaker's life came to an end. Jack has been arrested several times for driving while intoxicated. In the summer of 2003, thieves broke into his car and stole almost half a million dollars. In January 2004, he was robbed again for $200,000. And in the same year, Whittaker was arrested - the reason was threats to kill the manager in a bar where he was a regular and a drinker.
AND the last straw there was another robbery - now Whittaker's bank accounts have already been damaged. In September 2006, robbers used forged checks to clean out all of the former lucky guy's bank accounts. This was the sad end to the biggest lottery win ever.
Brad Duke is a smart winner
But there is an opposite story - and this is a win for Brad Duke, who worked as a manager at Ohio State. He approached the money received much more rationally. The amount of $85 million, which was one of the largest winnings in the lottery, was divided into several parts. Duke invested 45 million in securities of those companies where the risk of loss was minimal and the profit was highest. He decided to invest another 35 million in companies with high risks, but high profits - oil and gas corporations. With the 5 million that were left, Duke went with friends to Hawaii, paid for his studies and a loan for housing.
Win by Juan Rodriguez
Another of the biggest lottery wins went to a Colombian named Juan Rodriguez. The amount was no less than $149 million.
Rodriguez worked as a watchman, and the constant lack of money was the reason for incessant scandals with his wife. At the time when poor Juan had only one dollar left in his pocket, the amount of his debts was already about 44 thousand dollars. It was then that he decided to try his luck and buy a lottery ticket. However, this story was overshadowed only by the fact that ten days after winning, Juan’s wife filed for divorce. In a court ex-wife said he “could have won more.”
Generous Vietnamese
The largest lottery win in the world, going to the oldest winner, was $310,000. This amount went to a 97-year-old man from Vietnam named Nguyen Van Het. He spent almost his entire adult life in poverty. No one expected the old peasant to decide to play the lottery.
He purchased a lucky lottery ticket with money given to him by his relatives. Immediately after the news of the win became known, neighbors began to gather around his house. The old man was so happy that he started giving money to everyone. To prevent him from being completely left without money, the authorities had to intervene.
Retired from South Carolina
Another of the biggest lottery wins of all time went to South Carolina resident Solomon Jackson. He won $260 million in a lottery called Powerball. The pensioner decided not to publicize his plans for the future. All that is known about the winner is that he worked as an employee all his life and retired in 2000. The amount that Jackson won was the largest lottery win in the history of Powerball. Happy ticket the pensioner purchased it for only $2 at a gas station.
The Story of Ralph and Mary Stabbnis
This story is one of the grim examples where monetary luck is followed by a streak of serious misfortune. Married couple became the winner of the American lottery called Mega Millions in 2005. It was one of the company's largest lottery winnings ever, at $208 million. The couple chose to first take the smaller part, which was allowed by the lottery rules - 125 million. The remaining amount was to be paid to them over several decades. The Stabbnises planned to pay off their debts, buy a farm, invest the money they won in maintaining and breeding cows, and live the lifestyle of ordinary provincials for the rest of their days.
Mary and Ralph lived together for 23 years and had three children. Both of them left immediately after winning previous places work - Ralph was an ordinary worker in a mining company, and Mary received about $7 an hour working as a saleswoman. However, the win did not make the couple happy. In the fall of 2006, Ralph Stabbnis was accused of attempting to kill his daughter's friend, as well as possessing a weapon. Less than two months later he died of a heart attack.
Lucky combination
Another Mega Millions jackpot was not so unfortunate. It was divided between two winners - a resident of Washington named Jim McCular and a resident of the state of Ihado who wished to remain anonymous. $380 million was the largest lottery win in the world in 2011. What numbers did these lucky ones get? It was a sequence of numbers 4, 8, 15, 25, 47 and 42. Residents of the United States noticed that this series was repeated several times in episodes of the TV series Lost. According to the plot, they also brought the hero of the series named Hurley luck in the lottery.
The story of a poor waitress
However, most often lottery winnings brings misfortune to its owner. This was the case with a Las Vegas waitress named Cynthia Jay. She decided to go to the casino after work. She didn’t intend to leave a lot of money in the machines - she only had $27 in her hands. Cynthia decided to play a lottery called the One-Armed Bandit. Gradually she lost one dollar after another and was about to leave. Suddenly, a loud sound was heard throughout the casino, notifying all visitors that they had won the jackpot.
The amount that Cynthia managed to win was about $35 million. It would take her 1,165 years to earn this money as a waitress. However, the luck did not last long. Less than a few months after winning, Cynthia was involved in a serious car accident. The poor girl found herself in wheelchair. She later stated that she would give all the money just to go and work as a waitress again.
Lotteries in the USSR
IN Soviet time lotteries did not bring such misfortunes. Perhaps this was because they did not win astronomical sums - lotteries were created mainly to develop the economy. One of the most popular lotteries of the past was the Sprint lottery (USSR). The biggest win then was 10 thousand rubles. In the first four days after the launch of the lottery, 2 million tickets were sold. Their cost was 50 kopecks. or 1 ruble. It was also possible to win a Volga car, which was of much more interest to Soviet lottery fans.
Also during the Soviet era, sports lotteries were very popular - “Sportloto”, “Sportprognoz”. It is believed that these drawings were the first type of bookmaking in the vastness of the USSR. The prizes that buyers of lottery tickets received were often scarce goods - televisions, refrigerators, washing and sewing machines.
