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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Toronto man, 26, wins $60M lottery jackpot
Bocheng Mei said his hands and feet grew numb when he realized he had won $60 million in the LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball. The 26-year-old from Toronto, who works in the software industry, said he got a phone call from an unknown number — a representative from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Mei had missed an email informing him that he had won a prize, and the caller asked him to check his OLG account. "I'm talking to OLG people, but at the same time I'm googling the number, googling trying to find any information to verify if this is legit," he said in a video provided by OLG announcing his win from the May 7 draw. After Mei saw the win in his account, he said his first call was to his parents. "I said, 'now you guys never have to worry about money anymore. You can just retire now, you can enjoy the rest of your life,'" he said. He said his friends were jumping for joy when he told them the news. Mei said he plans to use the win to further his education and travel around the world — particularly to Antarctica, Finland and Iceland. "[I'd] love to see the Aurora Borealis and just everything that's new to me," he said.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Toronto man, 26, wins $60M lottery jackpot
Bocheng Mei said his hands and feet grew numb when he realized he had won $60 million in the LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball. The 26-year-old from Toronto, who works in the software industry, said he got a phone call from an unknown number — a representative from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Mei had missed an email informing him that he had won a prize, and the caller asked him to check his OLG account. "I'm talking to OLG people, but at the same time I'm googling the number, googling trying to find any information to verify if this is legit," he said in a video provided by OLG announcing his win from the May 7 draw. After Mei saw the win in his account, he said his first call was to his parents. "I said, 'now you guys never have to worry about money anymore. You can just retire now, you can enjoy the rest of your life,'" he said. He said his friends were jumping for joy when he told them the news. Mei said he plans to use the win to further his education and travel around the world — particularly to Antarctica, Finland and Iceland. "[I'd] love to see the Aurora Borealis and just everything that's new to me," he said.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Brockton man wins '$10,000,000 Lucky Bucks' instant ticket game. Who won and how much?
A Brockton man won big on an instant scratch ticket he bought at a Brockton liquor store. Lorenzo Cotten Jr., of Brockton, won a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery's '$10,000,000 Lucky Bucks' instant ticket game, the Massachusetts State Lottery announced in a written statement. Cotten Jr. chose to receive his prize in the form of a one-time payment of $650,000 (before taxes), according to the lottery. He purchased his winning ticket at Deftos Liquors, 1032 Main St. in Brockton. The store receives a $10,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket, according to the lottery. This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Brockton mans wins $1M on Mass. State Lottery scratch ticket Solve the daily Crossword
CBC
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Toronto man, 26, wins $60M lottery jackpot
Bocheng Mei said his hands and feet grew numb when he realized he had won $60 million in the LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball. The 26-year-old from Toronto, who works in the software industry, said he got a phone call from an unknown number — a representative from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Mei had missed an email informing him that he had won a prize, and the caller asked him to check his OLG account. "I'm talking to OLG people, but at the same time I'm googling the number, googling trying to find any information to verify if this is legit," he said in a video provided by OLG announcing his win from the May 7 draw. After Mei saw the win in his account, he said his first call was to his parents. "I said, 'now you guys never have to worry about money anymore. You can just retire now, you can enjoy the rest of your life,'" he said. He said his friends were jumping for joy when he told them the news. Mei said he plans to use the win to further his education and travel around the world — particularly to Antarctica, Finland and Iceland.
Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Times
My expat grandson can't get at his Premium Bonds prize
My 17-year-old grandson has some money from his great aunt saved in Premium Bonds. Although he is a UK citizen, he hasn't lived here since 2014 and is based in New Zealand with his parents. National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has my home in the UK registered as his address. We recently found out that he had won a prize of £25, which was sent as a cheque to my house. This win came as a pleasant surprise but there's a problem: he can't cash this cheque because he doesn't have a UK bank account and we cannot cash it for him. Although he only won £25, who knows if the next prize is a big one? We are worried that if he gets a bigger prize, he won't be able to access and address supplied Premium Bonds are offered by the Treasury-backed bank NS&I and give you the chance to win a prize of up to £1 million each month. The terms and conditions for Premium Bonds state that customers must hold a UK bank account which prizes can be paid into. Yet your grandson's Premium Bonds were bought by a family member on his behalf long before he moved abroad, so he wouldn't have known about this. Your grandson has no plans to move back or open a UK bank account anytime soon. While some UK banks accommodate expats, I thought it was a bit extreme to open an account just so that Premium Bond prizes could be paid into it. The fact that he's not 18 yet would also make it difficult to open an international account. There are two ways of getting a Premium Bond prize: it can be paid directly into your bank account or you can get a cheque (also called a prize warrant). While there's nothing to stop your grandson from trying to cash the cheque in New Zealand, his local bank might refuse to accept a sterling cheque or charge him a fee to process it, wiping out some of his prize money. Thankfully, when I spoke to NS&I it agreed to make an exception on this occasion, although this still wasn't necessarily a quick fix because he needed to send a signed letter to NS&I. NS&I said: 'We are sorry to hear that a customer now living in New Zealand is having difficulty accessing their Premium Bonds prize. We are liaising with him so that, in this instance, he can provide authorisation for his prize to be paid into his grandfather's account.' • We set up a trust for our children, but now we don't speak to our daughter While this solved the immediate problem, it wasn't a long-term solution because he would still have trouble accessing future prizes. He is now planning to cash in his Premium Bonds and close his account, which sounded sensible to me. Given that repayments must be paid to a UK bank account, NS&I told me that he could also authorise a bank transfer to your account so you could send it on to him. This is also a warning to expats: if you don't have a UK bank account, you might struggle to get at your Premium Bond prizes or even your savings. You should also ensure that the country you live in lets you hold Premium Bonds — some might need you to declare your holding for tax reasons. • £1,477,013 — the amount Your Money Matters has saved readers so far this year If you have a money problem you would like Katherine Denham to investigate email yourmoneymatters@ Please include a phone number
