Jackpot: Lucky Lottery Winner in New Zealand to Claim $15M Prize

Lucky Lottery Winner in New Zealand to Claim $15M Prize

This past Saturday, a lottery player scored the NZD24 million (US$15 million) Lotto Powerball draw in New Zealand Lottery. It’s one of that lottery’s biggest scores and the 17th instant millionaire the country has produced through the lottery this year.

Lotto players in New Zealand are checking to see if they hold a winning ticket. Someone won $15 million this past Saturday, one of the largest prizes of the year.

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Jackpot: Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Slot Player Wins Over $1M in Texas

Jackpot: Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Slot Player Wins Over $1M in Texas

One lucky player recently won over $1 million on a slot machine at Texas’s Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel. It was on an Asian-themed Dancing Drums Explosion.

Texas’s Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino gaming floor, pictured above. A player at the casino recently won over $1 million on a slot machine. 

The specific jackpot was $1,016,715.91, according to KENS, a Texas TV station. Details were not released.

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Thai Lottery Winner Loses It All After Partner Runs Away With the Money and Her Lover

Winning the lottery sounds like a great idea for most but for one winner in Thailand, it flipped his life upside down. His partner ran off with the money, her lover in tow.

Media outlet Thaiger reported that “Manit” won the first prize money of THB6 million (US$166,819) on November 1, which he then transferred to his wife’s account. Instead of celebrating the win with family and friends, though, she cashed out and headed for the hills.

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$2B Powerball Jackpot Produces $100M for New York Schools, Lottery Retailers

$2B Powerball Jackpot Produces $100M for New York Schools, Lottery Retailers

A New Yorker didn’t win the $2 billion Powerball drawing earlier this month, but according to the New York State Gaming Commission, the state’s schools and lottery retailers became big winners from the buzz surrounding the record-breaking jackpot.

A New York Lottery retailer’s sign shows values for the then-upcoming Mega Millions and Powerball drawings on Oct. 22, 2018. The New York Lottery reported selling nearly $225 million in Powerball tickets during the recent period that led up to a record $2 billion jackpot. 

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