What is the biggest jackpot now? Is it possible to win a large sum of money in the lottery in Russia? Lottery company Russian Railways
In Russia, people also win large sums in lotteries, I wonder how their lives are changing?
6th place.
In 2001 big jackpot picked by an unemployed family from Ufa. Nadezhda and Rustem Mukhametzyanov won 29 million rubles in the Bingo Show lottery. The bet was made spontaneously. It would seem that a large sum should have changed the lives of the spouses in better side, however, fate decreed otherwise. Or rather, the winners themselves made a dubious choice.
Having received the money, the couple began to lead a reclusive life, and alcohol became their main entertainment. The couple spent part of the winnings on real estate - they bought two apartments in the city center. The rest of the money was managed, according to neighbors, “according to their mood”: they lent money, paid off loans for friends and acquaintances... Five years later, the fortune was completely spent. In an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova admitted that winning the lottery did not bring her happiness.
“It would be better if we didn’t win anything,” the woman said. In 2006, Nadezhda died. For the last few months before the tragedy, the couple lived in complete poverty.
5th place.
The owner of 35 million rubles in the spring of 2009 was a 51-year-old mechanic from Moscow, Evgeniy Sidorov. The lucky bet on Gosloto cost him 560 rubles. The man did not spend the money he won on apartments in the capital, travel and entertainment. Instead, the newly made millionaire took his family and left for small homeland– to the Lipetsk region. IN native village Evgeniy built new house, repaired the road and started a small farm. Today the man is engaged in carp breeding.
4th place.
In August 2013, a 42-year-old living in Voronezh won 47,368,520 rubles in Stoloto. The bet cost the man 120 rubles. According to the lucky man, he distributed most of the amount to relatives and best friends and decided to help the dreams of loved ones come true. The winner spent the remaining money on apartment renovations and household expenses. For some reason, the man did not want to change his life radically. However, according to him, he does not lose hope of hitting the big jackpot again.
3rd place.
In 2009, a 36-year-old resident Leningrad region Albert Begrakyan won 100 million rubles in the lottery - he guessed 6 numbers out of 45 in the game of the same name from Gosloto.
Before purchasing the lucky ticket, the man was engaged in a small business - he owned several retail kiosks - and lived with his family in a rented apartment.
After receiving the money, the lucky guy's life changed dramatically. Albert fulfilled his old dream - he acquired his own home (he bought several apartments in the center of St. Petersburg) and an expensive Lexus car. The man also purchased land plot in the Krasnodar region for the construction of a hotel. Albert lent a considerable sum - almost 12 million rubles - to acquaintances and friends.
Despite the impressive size of the amount won, according to the winner himself, not a penny was left of it after two years. Moreover, today the man owes the state 4.5 million rubles. And all because he did not pay the full tax on the amount he won - 13 million. Because of this incident, the bailiffs seized part of Albert's property. He is also prohibited from traveling abroad.
According to the former lucky winner, if he had a winning ticket for 100 million rubles again, he would have used the money differently, would not have spent it in this way, but would have taken his family and gone to live in the USA.
2nd place.
In February 2014, a 48-year-old builder from Omsk named Valery won 184,513,512 rubles on Gosloto. On lottery tickets, among whom was the happy Siberian, spent 800 rubles.
For several days, the lottery organizers could not find the lucky winner; the man simply did not get in touch. As it turned out later, he was so stunned by the news of the win that he locked himself at home and did not communicate with anyone for three days. Later, in a short interview with the Gosloto press service, Valery asked not to tell anyone his last name and other details. It is only known that the man lived all his life in Siberia and has three children. The lucky winner, in his own words, is going to spend the winnings on moving and buying a new home - somewhere by the sea.
1 place.
To date, the largest lottery winnings in Russia are 202,441,116 rubles. The owner of this condition was a 45-year-old man from Nizhny Novgorod Michael. He became a millionaire in the fall of 2014. The lucky bet cost the man 700 rubles.
He applied for his winnings a couple of months later, and after receiving the money, he went “underground.” Journalists only managed to find out that he has a wife and two children. Mikhail, who never declassified his last name and profession, did not tell, in his own words, even to his relatives about his winnings. According to the man, he will keep everything secret for some time.
Win the lottery a large sum money to fulfill all your desires and the desires of your loved ones... Who hasn’t dreamed of this at least once in their life? Let's figure out how realistic it is to win the lottery, what are the chances of winning and how many lucky people in Russia are there who hit the jackpot.
Is it possible to win the lottery?
People are divided into two types: those who do not play the lottery and those who play it. The former are of the opinion that the organizers always win, but the chances of winning a large sum of money for each individual player are so small that it is not worth even trying. The latter buy lottery tickets regularly or from time to time and believe that all players still have a chance of winning, so anyone who buys a randomly selected lottery ticket at any official distribution point can get rich.
There are many lotteries in Russia, and their popularity continues unabated precisely because victory does not cost the player who hits the jackpot anything other than a very small (literally symbolic) amount of money. The lottery business brings in huge profits, which is why it is controlled by the state. It is quite possible to win the lottery and receive your prize. The main thing is that the company involved in its distribution is well-known and has been operating successfully for a sufficiently long period of time.
Types of lotteries
In order not to waste your money on scammers, you should give preference to well-known domestic lotteries- this way you can easily purchase a ticket and, if you win, receive everything you are due from it. Those who prefer foreign lotteries have to use the services of intermediaries, who may turn out to be unscrupulous.
There are two main types of lotteries: instant and draw. Each of these types has its own advantages and big number supporters.
Instant
Instant lotteries are extremely simple: you buy a ticket and, by erasing the special protective coating on it (or unfolding the ticket), you will immediately find out whether it is a winner or not. You can often receive the small amount you are entitled to (or a real prize) right at the place where you purchased the ticket. If you win a large sum in an instant lottery, you will have to spend several days to receive the money you are entitled to.
circulation
Draw lotteries are divided into two types: in one, players are given the right to choose numbers from a limited list, and in the second, participants are given tickets with numbers already on them. In any case, luck smiles on the one who has the lucky number determined during the drawing. Such drawings are held regularly (usually at the same time) and broadcast on television.
How to win a large sum of money in the lottery?
When playing the lottery, where, when and how you buy a ticket will not affect the amount you win. Therefore, in order to win a large sum of money, you can use any approach to selecting and purchasing tickets that seems worthy of attention to you. The most well-known approaches are listed below.
Psychological factor
IN draw lotteries, where the players themselves are asked to choose the sequence of numbers, not only the laws of probability theory are triggered, but also those of psychology. Since people tend to think stereotypically, they prefer some numbers more or less than others (for example, 7 and 13). Since you still can’t predict which numbers will come up, try to guess which ones other players bet on the least. If the unpopular numbers you have chosen come up, the size of your prize will be much larger, since in lotteries the reward amount is distributed among all players who bet on the lucky sequence of numbers.
Lottery syndicate
The lottery syndicate is a great approach to purchasing lottery tickets, invented by experienced players. This method consists in the fact that a group of people united by common interests regularly chip in money in order to purchase as many lottery tickets as possible.
As a result, if no ticket wins, it turns out that each person in the group spent very little money to try their luck. If you win, the amount is divided equally between all participants of the lottery syndicate, regardless of which of them offered to bet on the winning combination of numbers (sometimes quite decent amounts are obtained). Using this approach allows you to actually increase (from a mathematical point of view) the chances of winning in proportion to the number of tickets purchased.
Circulation
Those who dream of winning a large sum and at the same time rely entirely on luck will find the multi-circulation approach convenient. In this case, you need to choose any one sequence of numbers allowed by the rules of the game and bet on it every time you buy a lottery ticket. This will allow you not to bother yourself with numbers and spend a minimum of time playing the lottery.
Distribution circulation
A distribution draw is a drawing in which the main cash prize is divided among all the winners. In this case, the likelihood of receiving a very large amount compared to the usual circulation increases significantly. Therefore, to increase your chances of winning, it is worth buying more tickets than usual for distribution draws.
Expanded rate
An expanded bet is a method that is only suitable for lotteries where participants themselves are given the right to cross out the numbers. For example, in the “5 out of 36” lottery, a player who wants to make an expanded bet can cross out not 5, but 6 or more numbers in one field. In this case, the chances of winning and the size of the cash prize in case of guessing the winning sequence of numbers increase significantly. But it should be taken into account that the ticket price increases significantly (when crossing out 6 numbers instead of 5, it increases 6 times, since 6 different combinations are obtained).
Lotteries you can actually win
- Gosloto (“5 out of 36”, “6 out of 45”, “7 out of 49”);
- Golden Key;
- Housing Lottery;
- Russian gold;
- Sportsloto.
Among foreign lotteries, the American Mega Millions and the European EuroJackpot are very famous. The listed lotteries differ in the type and size of prizes, as well as the probability of winning them.
Important: buying famous lottery tickets foreign lotteries although it is associated with somewhat higher costs and hassle, it can bring simply stunning winnings (in terms of rubles) compared to domestic lotteries.
Gosloto (“5 out of 36”, “6 out of 45”, “7 out of 49”)
The distributor of Gosloto lottery tickets “5 out of 36”, “6 out of 45” and “7 out of 49” is JSC Trading house“Stoloto”, and the organizer is the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. This is the largest lottery distribution company in the Russian Federation, which has made (according to statistics) more than 17 hundred people millionaires. Cash prizes in this lottery are awarded for matching 2 or more numbers.
The probability of winning the jackpot in the Gosloto “5 of 36” lottery, thanks to which a record number of people became millionaires, is 1 in 376,992. The probability of winning the jackpot in the Gosloto “6 of 45” lottery is 1 in 8,145,060 (how to win the “6 of 45” lottery 45” 365 or 358 million rubles with such small chances of winning, the lucky ones from Sochi and Novosibirsk can tell). The odds of winning the jackpot in the 7/49 lottery are 1 in 85,900,584.
Lottery Golden Key
The organizer of the Golden Key lottery is Interlot CJSC. Apartments and cars, as well as substantial sums of money, are raffled off weekly among the participants in this lottery. The rules are similar to those of table lotto. The circulation consists of four rounds.
Housing lottery
Tickets Housing Lottery also distributed by JSC Trading House Stoloto. The prizes distributed among the participants are apartments, country houses and monetary amounts. The rules are similar to the rules of the well-known table lotto game. The drawing is held in 3 rounds.
Russian lotto
Russian Lotto is another analogue of the table lotto game from JSC Trading House Stoloto. The drawing takes place in 3 rounds, after which an additional drawing called “Kubyshka” is held. This lottery draws cash prizes, houses, apartments, cars, travel packages and much more.
Since the owner of every third ticket has a chance of winning the Russian Lotto lottery, avid players regularly receive the joy of victory. This has maintained interest in this lottery since 1994.
Sportsloto
LLC "Sportloto" - operator state lotteries, organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. This company distributes lottery tickets “Sportloto 6 out of 49”, “KENO-Sportloto” and 10 instant lotteries.
Draws of the Sportloto 6 of 49 lottery are carried out 3 times a day. The chances of winning are increased thanks to the bonus ball. Cash winnings awarded to everyone who guessed 3 or more numbers.
"KENO-Sportloto" is a lottery in which you can win without even guessing a single number. In total, there are 37 categories of winnings in this lottery ranging from 10 to 1 million rubles. At the same time, the player can increase his winnings independently by choosing a multiplier from 2 to 10. Draws are held every 15 minutes.
Sportloto instant lotteries have been sold since 2011. During this time, more than 170 million tickets were sold, and the winners of these instant lotteries receive a total of 1 million rubles. daily.
FAQ
Let's look at frequently asked questions regarding lottery winnings.
How much is lottery winnings taxed?
In our country, lottery winnings are subject to a standard income tax of 13% for citizens of the Russian Federation and 30% for those who are not tax residents of the Russian Federation.
How to choose a lottery ticket to win?
To win a large sum of money in the lottery, you only need luck. The belief that you will definitely win, various conspiracies, rituals invented by players - all this does not have any influence on who will ultimately get the jackpot. Both a person who bought a lottery ticket for the first time and a person who regularly buys lottery tickets for many years can win. At the same time, mathematics says that the chances of such people are equal.
Many people do not believe the claims of mathematicians and are working on creating strategies for playing the lottery. Developing your own lottery strategy can be a lot of fun, especially once it starts to “work.” However, be that as it may, the streak of success can end at any moment. Therefore, in the lottery, as in any gambling game, in the event of a series of successes, you need to be able to finish placing your bets on time, and in the case of a series of losses, you must not spend a lot so as not to be left without pants.
Which lottery is most often won in Russia?
In Russia, the record winning jackpot is 365 million rubles. from Gosloto “6 out of 45”. It went to a Sochi resident in May 2017. The lucky winner spent only 700 rubles on buying lottery tickets. Before this, in February 2016, a record winnings in Gosloto amounted to 358 million rubles. went to a resident of Novosibirsk.
Since there are several Gosloto lotteries (“5 out of 36”, “6 out of 45”, “7 out of 49”) and big wins are paid out accurately and regularly, this lottery is in great demand. Since the prize is awarded not only for the correctly guessed entire sequence, but also for part of it, then after each drawing cash prizes are paid to JSC Trading House "Stoloto" a large number players. So to the question “Is it possible to win at Stoloto? » Millions of Russians will respond positively.
Biggest lottery win in the world
The world's largest lottery win was $1 billion 586 million, which was split between three lucky winners from California, Florida and Tennessee in 2016. Each owner of a winning Powerball lottery ticket received $528 million.
On the Internet you can find many newspaper and magazine publications about the fate of people who, quite unexpectedly, find themselves the owners of very large sums of money. As you can see from the interviews that these lucky ones give to journalists some time after receiving their winnings, big money does not bring happiness to all of them. But this does not reduce the number of lottery adherents. People like to try their luck and participate in gambling: often the road to a goal is better than achieving it.
How to win a million in the lottery?
As a result of winning huge amount money that is in normal situation would have to earn years (and in some cases centuries), people hope to solve all their financial problems. Therefore, for many, buying a lottery ticket is a kind of outlet in life, in which few interesting and joyful events happen: such players come up with conspiracies to attract good luck, believe in various signs, approach the choice of lottery tickets with great trepidation and watch the draws with bated breath.
For others, purchasing a lottery ticket is a unique way of giving fate a chance to take them to new heights. However, they do not focus on lottery winnings and do not pin all their hopes on him, but improve themselves and work to implement their plans. For others, playing the lottery involves numerous time-consuming mathematical calculations and is an exciting hobby that sometimes generates income. Each of the people belonging to the listed categories can win a million or more. The main thing is to buy a lucky lottery ticket.
Which strategy is winning?
There are no such strategies. Chances of winning on any of existing strategies Lottery games are no different from the chances of winning when choosing a sequence of numbers at random (no matter what the inventors or adherents of certain strategies may claim).
How to increase your chances of winning?
You can increase your chances of winning only by purchasing more tickets. It should be taken into account that the probability of winning big prize, despite the number of tickets purchased, will still remain small (since the number of combinations that can appear during the drawing is very large).
How to get a prize?
The procedure for receiving prizes won is described in detail on the websites of the relevant lotteries. Small prizes are usually awarded at the point of sale of tickets, and large prizes are usually awarded at the central office of the company that issues and distributes lottery tickets.
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If you play the lottery, then choose absolutely any strategy that you like. The only thing to consider when purchasing tickets is the amount of money spent. The amount should not exceed the individually determined minimum that a person can part with completely painlessly for his family’s budget.
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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 at local stores or through Internet sites for little money. But you can win great amount bills, 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 Chica, 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 was 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, several expensive cars, and she 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 the luxurious life that her needs increased and the money she was given became 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 a long time for good luck, 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.
A resident of Novosibirsk won 300 million rubles in the lottery. This was reported on the website of the distributor of state lotteries in Russia, Stoloto. Such a large prize was won for the first time at Gosloto “4 out of 20”. The winner purchased his ticket on the website for 100 rubles. After receiving the winnings, the winner is required to pay taxes in the amount of 13 percent of the winnings and as a result will receive 261 million rubles.
AiF.ru talks about other big lottery wins in Russia.
2017 - 364 million rubles.
On May 21, a resident of Sochi won 364 million rubles in Gosloto “6 out of 45”. This win was recognized as a record for Russia. The ticket cost the owner 700 rubles. The winner has not yet claimed his rightful winnings.
2016 - 358 million rubles.
In March 2016, a resident of Novosibirsk won 358 million rubles in the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery. The winner took part in three draws. His lucky bet, which he made in one of the lottery kiosks in the city, cost 1,800 rubles. The 47-year-old doctor only applied for his winnings a few weeks later. He came to collect his winnings with his best friend. After receiving the prize, the winner of the super prize stated that he would move to Moscow, buy a big house and engage in development own business, will also help those who need financial support.
2015 - 126 million rubles.
On May 29, 2015, a resident of the Kaliningrad region won a super prize equal to 126,925,038 rubles. The 37-year-old engineer said he would use the money to build a house and a playground. According to him, he has been interested in lotteries since childhood. Together with his grandfather, he bought tickets and dreamed of becoming famous throughout the country as a lottery winner.
In the same year, during the drawing, more than 200 million rubles were divided among residents Murmansk region and the Stavropol Territory, who guessed six numbers out of 45. A resident of the Murmansk region won 102,293,526 rubles, while his bet was 2.8 thousand rubles. A lottery participant from the Stavropol Territory won 101,587,947 rubles, his bet was 1.8 thousand rubles.
2014 - 202 million rubles.
On August 9, 2014, a resident of Nizhny Novgorod won 202,441,116 rubles. The winner came to claim his winnings only a month later. He refused to comment on his incredible luck in the form of the largest win in the country, citing a state of shock.
At the beginning of 2014, during the super prize drawing, a resident of Omsk received 184,513,482 rubles. Mine happy ticket he bought it at one of the retail outlets sales and placed a multi-circulation bid worth 810 rubles. He planned to use the prize to buy big house near the water in a country with a warm climate.
2013 - 121 million rubles.
On June 1, 2013, in the 585th draw, the super prize equal to 121,835,582 rubles was shared by two participants - Perm resident Valery (60,917,821 rubles) and Volgograd resident Olga (61,518,163 rubles). Valery purchased his ticket during a business trip to Sochi. He planned to spend the amount of money he won on his children’s long-standing desire - a big house, like the second winner. Olga also wanted to buy her own home on the Mediterranean Sea.
2012 - 152 million rubles.
On September 18, 2012, in the 477th draw, the super prize equal to 152,723,884 rubles was divided among four participants. They all made a detailed bet - they marked more than 6 numbers on the playing field.
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.
Most big win in Europe amounted to 185 million euros and took place on July 12, 2011. 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 Brazilian players Mega lottery-Sena, the winners 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 Millions and Powerball lotteries 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 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 money for your 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. IN Lately This couple had financial difficulties. 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. He bought a ticket containing a winning combination - 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 and a bonus number - 7 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 Begrakyan
won 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. Winning combination 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.
June 2, 2013 for the first time in modern history“Sportloto 6 out 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.
