Well, Christmas is over, 2012 is nearly at an end, and we have a brand new year to look forward to. However, before you write off 2012, don’t forget there are still the last draws of the year for the UK Lotto and the Irish Lotto, which have impressive weekend jackpots of £4 million and €4.5 million to play for! So, if the luck of the lottery has not been on your side, why not have one last go, and see if you can scoop a jackpot prize on the cusp of the New Year?
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Now that Christmas Day has passed, the turkey has been eaten and the festivities briefly over until New Year’s Eve, thoughts are turning to the next batch of exciting world lotteries which are due to take place this week! At the top of every lottery players list is the Mega da Virada, the annual special version of the Brazilian Mega Sena draw, which is due to take place on 30th December 2012. This year it has broken all records with an anticipated jackpot of R$230 million (equating to USD $112 million).
The Christmas Day Euromillions draw saw UK players not only stand a chance to win a prize on the Euromillions – which had a jackpot of €15 / £12.3 million – but also one of 25 £1 million prizes, courtesy of the Christmas UK Millionaire Raffle. If you bought a Euromillions ticket for this draw and have not yet gotten round to checking your results, you can find all 25 winning raffle codes by reading on!
It’s Christmas Eve and that means we are now just one day away from all the Christmas Day festivities. This festive season sees some lotteries hold some special Christmas lottery draws therefore we thought it would be useful to bring you a Christmas lottery round up for 2012 so you know what lotteries are happening and when as you don’t want to miss out on winning a prize this Christmas.
Its nearly Christmas, and people all over the world will be wrapping presents, doing last minute shopping and have their minds totally occupied with turkey and tinsel – but don’t forget your weekly lottery ticket too! Christmas is a great time to try out a new lotto, and with some European lotteries offering the biggest and best jackpot prizes, why not buy a special Christmas ticket this week? Here, we give you the lowdown of the best lotteries around the world this Christmas.
The California Super Lotto, which is drawn on Wednesday and Saturday has been rolling over since 31st October 2012 and has now reached an impressive $20 million. This is the highest jackpot this state lotto has seen since 29th August 2012, when it topped $28 million and was shared by two lucky ticket holders. This also means that should one winner nab that jackpot during the next draw, they will be the biggest single winner on the California lotto since the end of May 2012! But will it be won? Read on for more details!
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The winners of the record breaking Powerball jackpot on 28th November 2012 have officially been named and have collected their shares of the mammoth prize. The jackpot eventually came in at $587.5 million, after several days of uncertainty regarding the actual prize, which was initially put at anything between $579 and $588 million. Read on for full details of the lucky winners, who hail from Missouri and Arizona respectively.
The UK Lotto rollover draw which took place on Saturday 8th December 2012 was initially estimated at £6.5 million, and surprised players by coming in at a whopping £7,117,094 on the night. This is a huge £600,000 above initial estimates, and whilst actual jackpots do often vary from the estimates made in the days prior to the draw taking place, they rarely fluctuate to such a degree. But why did the jackpot come in so much higher than anticipated?
The biggest unclaimed lottery prize the world has ever seen is set to expire today – unless the winner comes forward at the last minute. The prize, which is worth £63.8 million and was won on the Euromillions lottery back on 8th June 2012, will be distributed into the Good Causes fund operated by the Euromillions if it is not claimed by 23.00 tonight. The Euromillions ticket, which is fast becoming one of the most talked about tickets in lottery history, is set to break records should it remain unclaimed beyond tonight – for all the wrong reasons, and its rightful owner is being called “lottery’s biggest loser”.