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Irish Times
14 hours ago
- General
- Irish Times
Lotto depression
Sir, – So the largest ever lotto jackpot in Ireland has been won. Being based in Dublin, I had the few minutes of excitement as I checked my tickets, hoping I had won it. Alas, my dreams were dashed. Now I am in a lotto depression. I am curious as to who has won the jackpot. Now forget the 'it would be lovely if a friend or neighbour won it'. Sorry, but the green-eyed jealousy monster won't allow that. I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking that way. Suddenly, €250 million is way too much for one person or group to win! It will destroy his/her/their lives. READ MORE Yes, if it can't be me, it shouldn't be anyone else! As I said, post-lotto dejection has set in. Therapy may be required to ease this, or else, there is one other option. I'll just have to go and buy another ticket. – Yours, etc, BRIAN CULLEN, Dublin 16.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Saturday Lotto winner comes forward to claim $1.6million prize
It's taken an Aussie man more than a month to claim his million-dollar lotto win simply because he didn't think he was lucky enough to ever strike it rich. A Queensland man from Gympie, near the Sunshine Coast, decided on Thursday to scan a lotto ticket he bought weeks earlier, not expecting much. 'I went to the local newsagency to check my ticket and the young girls behind the counter said they couldn't pay out the prize,' the man said. 'That's when I knew it was big.' Little did he know, but for 39 days he held one of the three division one winning entries in the Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4563, on April 12, and won a staggering $1.6million. His winning entry wasn't registered so lotto officials couldn't contact him to tell him he'd won. He was left in shock after checking his numbers. 'I just had to sit and ponder the win for a month. I couldn't believe it,' he said. The winning ticket was bought at Nextra Gympie at Central Shopping Centre and store owner Kelly Goatham said there were a 'few expletives' shouted when the ticket was checked. 'My co-owner Justene thought there was a snake in the house by the way I had yelled out to her,' she said. 'The proof is in the pudding that we can, in fact, sell a division one winning entry. This is the first time Justene and I have sold a division one winning entry since we took over. 'We came in early to get our store decorated with balloons and posters, and we've been sharing the exciting news with all of our customers.' The winning numbers were 45, 3, 22, 17, 13 and 6, while the supplementary numbers were 29 and 31. In the same draw, two people in Western Australia and another in Queensland were also division one entry winners. The Gympie man said he didn't want to be identified and went even further to say he wouldn't tell many people around him about his new millionaire status, saying he planned to keep his win 'on the downlow'. 'It's pretty surreal. It's taken a lot to sink in,' he said. 'My mum and two uncles were big Golden Casket fans. I don't think they did very well in terms of winnings, but they would be very happy to hear that I've taken home division one myself.' He said his first purchase would be a new car. According to lotto statistics, the three most common numbers drawn out were 1, 11 and 18. Ball 14 was the number that came out least followed by number 44. The most overdue number is 20, which last came out on September 7.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Saturday Gold Lotto results: Toowoomba man comes forward to claim $3.3million prize
A Toowoomba man who continued playing his late wife's favourite lotto numbers has won $3.3million in the weekend's Saturday Gold Lotto draw. The retiree held one of six division one winning tickets in draw 4571. At first, Lottery officials struggled to contact the man as his registered phone number was disconnected. When the retiree came forward after checking his ticket himself, he said he 'could not believe' his luck. 'I've been playing Gold Lotto since it first started,' he said. 'The most I've ever won on a Gold Lotto ticket was $600, and I thought that was memorable. 'I'm a widower. My late wife and I have a set of numbers that we used to play together.' He said he played his wife's numbers ever since she passed away, but also threw in QuickPick numbers when a larger prize was on offer. The man said he would get in touch with his financial advisor and likely share the win around 'The only bummer is that she's not here to celebrate the win with me. We used to play together,' he said. 'It would've been nice to share this moment with her, but she's looking down on me.' The winner said he would be in contact with his financial advisor before making any major decisions regarding the win. 'I'll probably share the win around a bit,' he said. His 12-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Campbell's News & Casket in Toowoomba. The winning numbers were 1, 35, 18, 25, 45 and 38, while the supplementary numbers were 4 and 16. Across Australia, there were six division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4571 – three in New South Wales, two in Victoria and one in Queensland. The Lott's division one winning tally has now reached 402 so far in the financial year, including 104 won by Golden Casket customers.
CTV News
12-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
$80 million lottery win in B.C.
Vancouver Watch For the first time every in B.C., someone has won an $80 million lotto jackpot.
