The biggest winnings. The biggest lottery winnings in Russia: list and interesting facts
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 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. At Valery T. big 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 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, there is minimal risk, since the cost of the ticket is insignificant or varies within reason. Thirdly, everyone wants to check how much they are the favorite of fortune. Exists great amount 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 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 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 entire history of 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. The minimum size of the “big jackpot” is $40 million. 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 committee.
"is one of the youngest gambling organizers. It consists of two 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 is awarded to the lottery participant whose all numbers in the game combination match 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. It is here that the most recorded big wins throughout the history of the existence of licensed gambling in Russia. 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.
An article about the largest lottery winnings - about jackpots in the USA, Europe and Russia. The winners themselves and the circumstances of their winnings are described.
Information is current as of early 2013. As more significant winnings appear, we will make the necessary changes. In the first part we will talk about world records. The second part is the largest lottery winnings in Russia. Here we will tell you about the lottery winners Russian lotto, Gosloto, Sprotlotto and other Russian lotteries.
Many examples given below prove that winning a fabulous amount is certainly not easy, but it is quite possible.
First, let's look at the statistics of the largest jackpots in the world. Although the vast majority of winnings came from tickets purchased directly, the number of large winnings from bets made via the Internet is growing. For more details, see the online lottery article.
The biggest win in Europe was 185 million euros and took place on July 12, 2011. The winning ticket was purchased in Scotland. Note that this was a Euromillions ticket.
The largest jackpot in Australia on November 6, 2012 was shared by four winners. The winning amount in OZ lotto was AUD 112 million.
On December 31, 2010, luck smiled on four players in the Brazilian Mega-Sena lottery, who won 195 million reais. This is the largest win to date in Latin America.
741 million pesos– that’s exactly how much the largest lottery jackpot in Asia amounted to. On November 29, 2010, it was drawn in the Philippine Grand Lotto 6/55 lottery.
Biggest winnings in the USA
It is known that the largest jackpots on the planet are played out in the USA. Below we present the largest winnings in the Mega Million lottery ( Mega Millions) and Powerball and other American lotteries:
A man named Juan Rodriguez, living in the USA. Having immigrated from Colombia, as of 2004 he had not been very successful in achieving the American Dream. Working as a parking lot security guard, he made little money and was on the verge of financial ruin. He bought a lottery ticket with his last dollar, and this ticket brought him one hundred forty-nine million dollars to the Mega Millions lottery.
However, his story of winning the lottery remained without a happy ending. Read more.
And again megamillions. In 2006, a Virginia resident bought a lottery ticket for a challenge obtained from filling up his car. This acquisition made him richer by two hundred thirty million dollars. The gas station where the winning ticket was sold was also awarded.
On January 24, 2008, James Wilson, an eighty-four-year-old retired World War II veteran from Missouri, purchased a Powerball lottery ticket. After an hour he became richer by two hundred fifty-four million dollars. How family man, he gave most of the money to his children.
Two hundred nine million- this is exactly the jackpot that a Massachusetts resident hit in 2004.
Andrew Jackson Whittaker, a resident of West Virginia, gained fame by winning the largest jackpot at that time in late 2002. And although Jack, as he is also called, was a wealthy man and was engaged in the construction business, he was incredibly surprised by such a gift of fate.
The winnings were almost 315 million. By choosing a lump sum and paying taxes, he ended up with approximately 114 million in cash.
However, in future fate presented him with many unpleasant surprises. Read about this in the article Lucky and Unlucky.
In 2005, in Oregon, members of the same family - Bob and Francis Chaney, their daughter Caroline West and her husband Steve won about three hundred forty million dollars, becoming the owners of the second largest at that time. The couples spent a total of $40 on lottery tickets. Frances Cheney, 68, bought the tickets. After winning, she admitted that she was scared by such an incredible amount. Her husband, on the contrary, was very optimistic about huge win. Among other things, he planned to buy a yellow Hummer.
On May 9, 200, two US residents were lucky to hit the jackpot in three hundred sixty million dollars to the Big Game lottery (this is the predecessor of mega millions - the renaming occurred in 2002). Since both winners decided to receive the entire winnings, then, minus taxes, each will receive ninety million dollars. In an interview, one of them, Larry Ross, said that he was never particularly interested in lotteries. He got the winning ticket because the hot dog seller didn't have change from a hundred dollars, and Larry had to take it with lottery tickets.
The following example shows that it is not only single people who are lucky. In Lincoln, Nebraska, eight workers at a local meatpacking plant regularly purchased Powerball tickets. In 2006, luck smiled on them. One of the most big jackpots - three hundred sixty-five million dollars they got it. In general, playing lotteries together is a fairly common phenomenon in the world. However, there are rules here too. Please read the article lottery tips. Perhaps the information contained in it will seem banal to you, but still it will not be superfluous.
Also, if we talk about playing the lottery together, we cannot help but recall the so-called lottery syndicates. In short, a syndicate is an association of players that increases the probability of winning for each participant, but the winnings are distributed among all participants. Read more in the article lottery syndicates.
One of the biggest winnings in the mega million lottery - three hundred ninety million dollars was played on the night of March 7, 2007. It must be said that at that time it was the largest jackpot in the world, which caused a huge stir. Long queues lined up in front of sales points and terminals.
As a result, we won two tickets. One of them was purchased at a grocery store in a small town in Georgia by truck driver Ed Nighbors. The second was purchased by Helen and Harold Mesner, a resident of New Jersey.
On November 28, 2012, the third largest lottery prize to date was won - $580 million. We won 2 tickets - one from Missouri and the other from Arizona. Missouri Powerball winners are Mark and Cindy Hill. The couple has been having financial difficulties lately. Cindy was an office manager but lost her job in 2010. Mark worked in a factory.
The couple has three adult children and a 6-year-old adopted daughter from China.
Third largest jackpot size five hundred ninety million dollars On May 18, 2013, it was drawn in the Powerball lottery. The winner, 84-year-old Gloria McKenzie from Florida, bought her ticket at a supermarket. “The man in front of me in line for tickets let me go ahead. Perhaps that’s why I got lucky,” Mackenzie said.
She found out that she had won their television broadcast, but did not immediately contact the lottery organizers to claim the prize; she first consulted with lawyers. Like many other lucky people, she chose to receive all the amounts at once, and received three hundred and ninety million dollars. On this moment this is the largest amount received by one person.
Two lucky winners, one from California and one from Georgia, shared the second-largest lottery jackpot in history - six hundred forty-eight million dollars. The MegaMillions lottery draw was held on December 17, 2013.
The lucky winner's name is Steve Tran. He often bought lottery tickets, and finally luck smiled on him. Steve is a truck driver by profession. Ticket containing winning combination- 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 and a bonus number - 7, he bought in the city of San Jose, while there on vacation with his family. It should also be noted that in the USA there is a practice when lottery organizers also reward the distribution point - in in this case the gift shop received a million dollars.
At the first place - record jackpot of $640 million. Once again, the MegaMillions lottery set a record. This happened in 2012. Won three tickets in three different cities- Red Bud, Baltimore and in one of the cities of the state.
This concludes the winning stories in American lotteries and now let's talk about our biggest wins.
The biggest lottery win in Russia
In March 2009, a resident of Kolpino (a suburb of St. Petersburg) Albert Begrakyanwon the state lottery jackpot 6 out of 45. The winning amount was approximately one hundred million rubles. And today this is the most big jackpot in the entire history of Russian lotteries.
Albert Begrakyan with his wife and children came from Armenia to Russia in 2001. Fate was not always so favorable to him. At first he got a job as a security guard, then he opened a store, and after a while he became the head of a car service center. But Albert always believed in his luck, and therefore periodically purchased lottery tickets.
He used the received amount as follows: he invested 30 million rubles in the construction of his own hotel in the Krasnodar region, purchased several apartments in St. Petersburg, as well as cars for himself and relatives. I simply spent some of it on travel and other pleasant things.
Even at the end of 2013, this is the largest jackpot in Russia.
On June 1, 2013, in the 585th draw of Gosloto 6 out of 45, two players guessed all six numbers. The first one made a detailed bet, and won according to a receipt worth 3,780 rubles 61,518,163 rubles. He bought his ticket at a cell phone store. The second, a resident of the Krasnodar Territory, also played with an expanded bet. Using a receipt purchased for 1,260 rubles, he managed to win 60,917,821 rubles.
In May 2009, the jackpot amounted to 35 million rubles was won by Muscovite Evgeniy Sidorov. The winning combination is 27,8,31,22,4,7.
Fifty-year-old Evgeniy has been playing draw games for many years since Soviet times. numerical lotteries. He invested the winnings in agricultural business.
In 2001, Ufa resident Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova became the owner of almost twenty nine million rubles. She hit the Bingo lottery jackpot. However, this win did not make her happy. Read about her misadventures in the article Lucky Losers.
On April 7, 2013, in the 1232nd draw of Gosloto, 5 out of 36 prizes of eighteen million eight hundred fifty thousand rubles was received by the player who purchased the ticket online.
In the 1253rd draw of Gosloto 5 out of 36, which took place on May 8, 2013, a ticket purchased in Moscow won. The winning combination consisted of the following numbers: 5,7,10,17,20. Sum - fourteen million rubles.
JSC Russian Railways, a monopolist in the railway transportation market, also organized its own lottery. To participate you must pay an additional hundred rubles. And then the train ticket will also become a lottery ticket. In the summer of 2012, a prize was drawn - 11.5 million rubles. The winner was a businessman from Stavropol. And the amount he won is the largest in the history of the Russian Railways lottery. The lucky one decided not to reveal his name.
On June 2, 2013, for the first time in the modern history of Sportloto 6 of 49, one of the participants in the 23113th draw won a super prize. He guessed all 6 numbers and got 10 million rubles.
Unfortunately, the winners of the Russian Lotto lottery are not presented in this article, since the authors do not have any reliable information about them.
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 winning 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 not 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.
A resident of a small village in Kurgan region. Luck smiled on him in January 2008. He instantly became the richest guy in the village and an 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 - this is exactly the amount won by a 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. Funds 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 decorating 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, buying 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.
Most large size The jackpot was won in 2016. The 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 the prize fund from cash proceeds from tickets sold. Moreover, this amount is never equal to the proceeds from the sale. A certain part, usually half, immediately goes to current expenses (maintaining current activities, printing tickets, 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 is roulette in a casino. But playing in a casino is more profitable than buying lottery tickets.
Simplified, the lottery can be represented as next 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 precisely 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 be carried over to the next drawing, 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 fund.
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 to prevent it from happening that the prize fund in the draw was 10 million, but only 2 million worth of tickets were sold and 3 million worth of winning tickets were purchased, 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 a fairly high probability of loss happy 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.
Chances of winning in various lotteries depends on the number of guessed numbers 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.
Currently 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 more 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 prank, everyone, from ordinary players to scientists, has been trying to find winning system, allowing you to receive guaranteed money. Well, or at least significantly increase the chances of success. Thousands have been developed various variations from simple to the most complex, using the latest computer technologies.
But as time has shown, it is impossible to create a profitable system. The chances of winning by choosing numbers using your own algorithms and those 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, a 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 larger amount.
Example. Every week you participate in a drawing of 5,000 million rubles by buying one ticket for 100 rubles. For several months, the main prize was not won 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 a distribution draw is held. This is required by law.
If the main winner is still 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 everyone’s real winnings immediately increased 5 times.
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 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 stores, hypermarkets and large companies, in order to attract new customers and increase their trust. The prizes are usually not money, but various gifts, trips and other goods. This whole thing is taxed at a rate of as much as 35% of the value of the winnings.
Winnings 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.
Usually, lottery organizers are tax agents and themselves transfer the necessary amounts to the budget for you. 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, submit it to the tax office at your place of residence and, of course, transfer the 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 more large amounts 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 over the course of a year, buying one ticket every week for 100 rubles, in total won 3,000 rubles in 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 the largest winnings for each invested ruble, or playing against the crowd, choosing the most unpopular combinations of numbers on the ticket.
Lottery winners are rare lucky ones, most of whom have had hard times in life. Many fortune lovers actually for a long time fought for survival, and therefore the long-awaited win that will solve all their financial problems is incredible happiness and the ultimate dream. But lotteries also have their own dark side. Many winners end up worse off than they were before they got their fabulous riches, getting stuck in debt, getting divorced, getting involved in dangerous adventures and, worst of all, sometimes even dying because of the coveted check. As they say, than more money, those more problems. This collection is an edifying example and a warning about how an easy win can lead to catastrophic consequences.
25. Marie Holmes
Mother of four Mary Holmes was working at Wal-Mart when "random" numbers on a lottery ticket gave her a $188 million win. The incredible amount became the 5th largest win in US lottery history. Soon, the American woman's life was ruined by a series of wrong financial decisions and courts - her boyfriend had to be pulled out of prison every now and then, and $21 million was officially spent on legal costs and bail alone. All this had a hard impact on emotional state girl and almost completely emptied her pockets. And then Mary found out that the numbers on her ticket were not random. The ticket turned out to not be hers at all. In fact, the woman’s mother won the lottery, but she secretly gave her daughter a winning slip to help Mary in her difficult fate.
24. Curtis Sharp
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Curtis Sharp's finest hour came in 1982, when he won $5 million. The man spent all his money in literally 5 years, spending about a million dollars a year on his family, cars, real estate and women. Today, Mr. Sharp is a minister at a church in Antioch, Tennessee, and the humble American advises other lottery winners to take a break, go somewhere for a while to clear their minds, and only then start spending their millions.
23. Michael Carrol
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19-year-old Michael Carroll had already become a petty criminal at his young age and even wore a police ankle bracelet (tracking system). The guy also managed to collect $14 million from several lottery winnings, which raised suspicions among law enforcement agencies about fraud. Michael earned the nickname Lotto Lout (lottery lout or hillbilly) and became famous for buying himself an expensive mansion and other luxury items, terrorizing his neighbors, and throwing money around like trash. Soon the unemployed young man went broke and moved to live with his mother. Today, Michael barely earns $300 a week (not much in the US) at a candy factory and admits that past image life would certainly bring him to the grave in the near future.
22. Billy Bob Harrell Jr.
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In 1997, Billy Bob Harrell Jr. thought his ordeal was finally over. The man won 30 million dollars and was going to live happily ever after. He quit his job, took his entire family on vacation to Hawaii, bought houses for family and friends, and donated a ton of money to his church and other charities. Unfortunately, Billy attracted the attention of bad people and made a bad deal with a lottery company that issues lump sums. From this collaboration, Mr. Harrell ended up getting less than he invested. After divorcing his wife, Billy went downhill and eventually shot himself. Before he died, he told his financial advisor that winning the lottery was the worst thing that had ever happened to him.
21. Tondra Lynn Dickerson
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20. Andrew Jack Whittaker
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Andrew Whittaker won an incredible amount - as much as 315 million dollars, despite the fact that at the time of his luck he already had 17 million own funds. Even after giving a lot of money to charity, the man could not avoid problems. He was robbed several times, and in the end it completely depleted the “lucky” guy’s bank account. During this time, several members of Whittaker's family died, including his mother, granddaughter and her boyfriend. 4 years after winning, the man was completely broke and absolutely miserable.
19. Steve Granger
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Steve Granger won $900,000, but after taxes he only had $600,000 left. Most the man saved for a pension for himself and his wife, but because of the money, the couple was constantly persecuted and bullied. At parties, people would sarcastically say, “Here come the lottery people.” Crowds of strangers offered Steve to invest his money in gold mining or other dubious business, and someone in the middle of the street was constantly trying to at least touch Mr. Granger in order to get some luck from him to win. The family was not given any peace. One can only hope that over time this glory has passed and the Grangers are still forgotten.
18. Roger and Laura Griffiths
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After winning £1.8 million (approximately $2.3 million), Roger and Laura Griffiths got too carried away with the windfall. Griffiths bought new house and decided to fulfill their dream of becoming business owners. But after Laura accused Roger of cheating, the man left her, saying that they were broke and even mired in large debts.
17. Jeffrey Dampier
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After an incredible $20 million lottery win, Jeffrey began his own business and founded a gourmet popcorn company. He also gave gifts to his relatives, including his sister-in-law Victoria Jackson, with whom Jeffrey had an affair. In 2005, Victoria and her boyfriend tied up and robbed Dampierre. But that wasn't enough - during the raid, Miss Jackson's boyfriend pointed a gun at her and said: "Kill him or I'll kill you." Victoria had to kill Geoffrey with a shot to the back of the head...
16. Callie Rogers
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At the tender age of 16, Keillie hit the big jackpot, winning £1,875,000 (approximately $2,847,000) in the lottery. At first, the girl said that she would not waste money left and right, and would simply buy a normal car and a new house. However, when emotions subsided and prudence faded, Callie spent a lot of money on cocaine and plastic surgery. Now she has barely a few thousand pounds left, the girl is raising 3 children and is studying to become a nurse.
15. Willie Hurt
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In 1991, Willie Hart was loving husband and father of 3 who won $3.1 million. But after incredible luck in the lottery, his life completely spiraled out of control - the man became addicted to cocaine and killed a man. Mr Hart's lawyer told the press that his client was left penniless and going through divorce proceedings.
14. Evelyn Adams
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Evelyn Adams was incredibly lucky when she won the lottery twice in 1985 and 1986, earning a total of about $5.4 million. But the woman did not know how to say “no” to her inner demons and other people, and so in the end she was completely ruined. 20 years later, the American woman lives in a trailer, having spent all her winnings on parties, alcohol and casinos.
13. Thomas and Denise Rossi
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Denis Rossi won $1.3 million in the lottery, but she was in no hurry to share her joy with everyone, but rather kept what happened a secret. A few days later, she filed for divorce from her husband, with whom she had been married for 25 years. The woman later explained that she simply did not want to share her winnings with Thomas. However, the judge decided that Denis should give all 1.3 million to her husband because she hid the money and behaved like a malicious fraudster.
12. Willie Seeley
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11. Ronnie Music Jr.
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Ronnie hit the big jackpot by winning $3 million in the lottery. However, he failed to manage this amount wisely. The man invested in the methamphetamine trade, which ultimately led to his arrest, and now Ronnie faces life imprisonment.
In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare won $30 million, and since then the man has been surrounded by people who have done nothing but take advantage of his wealth. Abraham gave a lot of money to charity and simply selflessly helped people. A woman named Doris “Dee Dee” Moore suggested that he write a book about how others are trying to make money at the expense of the lucky one, and Abraham agreed to creative collaboration. As a result, Doris became Shakespeare's financial advisor and gained control of all his property and money. When Abraham realized what had happened, he threatened to kill the scammer, but she beat him to it... Dee Dee shot the angry “client” several times in the chest. Ms. Moore was eventually arrested and is now serving a life sentence.
9. Joseph and Ibi Roncaioli
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Dr. Joseph Roncioli and his wife Ibi were already living well when they won $5 million in the lottery. The neighbors always considered them a happy elderly couple. However, the old men's supposedly impeccable lifestyle changed when Joseph learned that Ibi had given 5 million to her secret son and spent all the rest, which they had saved together all their lives. Joseph was so devastated that he killed his wife with a poisoned needle. The man claimed he gave Ibi injections because of her poor health, but prosecutors did not believe his lies and Mr Roncioli received a seven-year prison sentence.
8. Alex and Ronda Toth
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Alex and Rhonda Toth were struggling to make ends meet when they won the lottery in 1990. Alex received disability benefits and Rhonda worked as a nurse. They could barely feed themselves and could not buy even the cheapest car for $200, and they simply needed personal transport. One day, Alex wanted to buy a lottery ticket, and Rhonda believed that they could not afford such unreasonable expenses. The man bought that ticket anyway, leaving only $24 in the family budget. In the end, the couple won $13 million, but the blessing of fabulous wealth somehow turned into a terrible curse. Children who abandoned them immediately appeared in their lives, greedy for the easy money of their once poor parents. One of the relatives even tried to kill Alex and Rhonda. Ten years after their win, the Toths were again in the news due to serious allegations of tax evasion. Between them, Alex and Rhonda owed the state $2 million and could have gone to prison for 24 years. The couple was broke and moved to live with their children. Before Alex could be sentenced for tax fraud, he died due to his long-standing health problems at the age of 60.
7. Urooj Khan
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Yuruy immigrated to the United States from India in 1989 and opened his own dry cleaner in Chicago. A few years later, he bought a winning lottery ticket and could have received $1 million, but chose a lump sum payment, which left only $424,000 of the six-figure sum after taxes. Alas, Yuruy never saw his money, because he died a day after he was given a check for the coveted winnings. A fierce struggle began over the sudden inheritance - the daughter and stepdaughter refused to divide the deceased’s money among themselves and were even planning to sue. The authorities believe that the man was poisoned with cyanide, but for 4 years the police have not jailed anyone, and the investigation into this case is still considered open.
6. Janite Lee
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In 1993, Janita Lee won $18 million and chose a lump sum payment. The woman did a rather extraordinary thing with the money, distributing the bulk to charitable organizations. Ms. Lee has also made large contributions to Democratic Party USA, and this allowed her to have dinner with Bill Clinton himself and the country's Vice President Al Gore. Janita's name appears in reading room Washington University School of Law. However, within 8 years the woman had spent all her savings, and by 2001 she had only $700 in her bank account, and a debt of 2.3 million. Naturally, Janita had to declare bankruptcy.
5. Jane Park
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At 17, Jane won £1 million ($1,303,600) and the first thing she did was buy herself a fancy Louis Vuitton bag. The waste did not end there, and as a result, the girl became depressed, lost the meaning of life and accused representatives of the lottery company of ruining her life. However, the corporation claims that payments on winnings were made over the long term so that Park could manage her money wisely, which means that she herself is to blame for the unreasonable waste.
4. Amanda Clayton
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Despite winning $737,000, Amanda Clayton continued to use food vouchers and free health insurance for the poor. When Miss Clayton was convicted of fraud, she was given a suspended sentence (9 months). In 2012, Amanda was found dead - the girl died from a drug overdose.
3. William Post
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When William Post won $16 million, he thought his life would finally get better. But in fact, with the advent of money, his problems only began. After 3 months of unsuccessful investments and spending on expensive things, William not only squandered all his winnings, but also owed almost $500,000. But this is not the most unpleasant thing... Mr. Post's brother hired a killer to get rid of his suddenly rich relative and his sixth wife. But the attempt failed, and William's brother went to prison. Subsequently, Mr. Post admitted more than once that he was much happier before winning the jackpot, and in 2006 the American died of respiratory arrest at the age of 66.
2. David Lee Edwards
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David Lee Edwards, an ex-con from Kentucky, won $27 million in Powerball prize money and decided he needed help from financial advisors to help him manage the incredible sum. However, instead of taking advantage of the advice of experts, the man and his wife spent all the money on luxury goods and drugs. Due to drug addiction, the couple contracted hepatitis, and 12 years later, at 58, David died in a hospice. The man's financial advisor claims that if Mr. Edwards had listened to him, he could have earned $85,000 a month through smart investments.
1. Don Cruz
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Don Cruz won the American TV show HGTV Dream Home Sweepstakes, and was one of the few winners who tried to live in the prize house. The man became a shining example why it shouldn't have been done. Mr. Cruz's family had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes and eventually even put the ill-fated house up for auction to pay off all the debts in which the “lucky” ones were mired because of the prize mansion.
