Tag: Lottery

• Saturday, January 18th 2020 - 08:47 UTC

  Mexico considering a lottery to get rid of the “extravagant” presidential jet: US$ 30 a ticket

  

  Mexico is considering a lottery to get rid of the nation's presidential jet, after a year of failed attempts to sell the aircraft. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said this week that Mexico is flying back the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which has been stored in a California hangar since December 2018, just after he took office, to resume sale efforts.

• Monday, December 23rd 2019 - 07:33 UTC

  Spain's “El Gordo” lottery paid more than €2 billion in lucky numbers prizes

  

  Winners of Spain's “El Gordo” lottery were celebrating on Sunday after more than €2 billion were paid out as the lucky numbers were announced live on national television.

• Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  A builder drove his van for six weeks with the winning ticket of a £76m jackpot

  

  A builder found the winning ticket for a £76m EuroMillions jackpot tucked in the visor of his van six weeks after the draw. Andrew Clark, 51, had a stockpile of lottery tickets in his Peugeot van.

• Saturday, January 13th 2018 - 09:53 UTC

  US$ 451 million jackpot for a 20-year old from Florida

  

  A US$ 451 million mystery is over. 20-year-old “retired” background screening worker from Florida claimed the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions lottery history, lotto officials confirmed. Shane Missler, of Port Richey, was the lone winner of the Jan. 5 jackpot. He elected to take a lump sum payout of US$ 281.2 million, officials said.