2 British ticketholders share in country’s largest-ever payout in European lottery draw

November 7th, 2009 LONDON - A South African man has scooped lottery jackpot twice in seven years. The 34-year-old, who has asked to remain anonymous, came forward recently to claim 2.4 million pounds on South Africa's PowerBall draw - less than a decade after he collected 880,000 pounds in a previous competition, reports The Telegraph.

September 17th, 2009 Bulgaria probe says lottery repeat a flukeSOFIA, Bulgaria — Investigators said Thursday they found no wrongdoing at Bulgaria's national lottery after the same winning numbers were picked in two consecutive draws. Sport Minister Svilen Neikov ordered the probe Wednesday after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected by a machine — in a different order — on consecutive draws televised live on Sept.

September 17th, 2009 Bulgaria probes repeat of lottery numbersSOFIA, Bulgaria — Authorities have launched an investigation after the same winning numbers were produced on two consecutive draws of Bulgaria's national lottery. Sport Minister Svilen Neikov ordered the probe after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected by a machine — in a different order — on two consecutive weeks in draws which are televised live.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - An Italian punter has bagged a record 127 million pounds in a lottery jackpot. Tourists from around Europe were said to have flogged Italy for the Suprenalotto.

August 19th, 2009 LONDON - A British survey has revealed that lotto jackpot winners often live in houses which have the number 3 in their address. The survey found that winners staying at addresses including number 3 have managed to scoop an eye-popping 77,180,678 pounds since the launch of the National Lottery in November 1994.

August 17th, 2009 Italy's elusive lotto jackpot climbs to euro140mROME — Millions of Italians and foreigners failed once again to guess the winning numbers in Italy's state lottery, and the record jackpot climbed to euro139.9 million ($197 million) after Monday's draw. No one has won the top prize since January and the odds of picking the lucky six-number combination in the SuperEnalotto game are about 1 in 622 million.

August 17th, 2009 Italy's elusive lotto jackpot climbs to €140mROME — Millions of Italians and foreigners failed once again to guess the winning numbers in Italy's state lottery, and the record jackpot climbed to €139.9 million ($197 million) after Monday's draw. No one has won the top prize since January and the odds of picking the lucky six-number combination in the SuperEnalotto game are about 1 in 622 million.

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - The world's biggest lottery draw, the SuperEnalotto, which is worth 112 million pounds, will be taking place in Italy on August 13. The country's national lottery jackpot has gone unclaimed since January and since then has been attracting record sales as millions of Italians, and tourists, try their luck despite the odds of winning being one in 622 million.

August 10th, 2009 Kansas man wins lottery for second time in a yearWICHITA, Kan. —Edward Williams is the definition of lucky after winning the lottery for a second time in less than a year.

August 4th, 2009 Italians hunt for record lottery jackpotROME — A record jackpot of €115.9 million ($166.7 million) has sent Italians into a lottery frenzy that has spread to neighboring countries and even local, cash-strapped municipalities. Millions of tickets were bought ahead of Tuesday's draw in the hope of guessing the winning, six number combination of the state lottery's SuperEnalotto game.

July 11th, 2009 WVa Lottery player still on a roll, wins 9th prizeCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Brenda Bailey is still on a roll.

May 9th, 2009 LONDON - One ticket holder may have bagged the world's biggest lottery with 110 million pounds in the EuroMillions jackpot. According to Camelot Group, the operators of the UK National Lottery, the ticket was bought in Spain and if it is owned by a single person, then it will set the record for the world's biggest lottery jackpot win.

May 6th, 2009 Lady Luck: W.Va. woman wins 5 lottery cash prizesCHARLESTON, W.Va.

February 2nd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - People walking down a busy road here were in for a surprise when they spotted Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi selling lottery tickets. Suresh Gopi, along with director K.

January 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A lottery winner in the US state of Connecticut left his widow with a $10-million surprise. Charlotte Peters, 78, came across the lucky Lotto ticket in her husband's belongings after he died of a heart attack, the Connecticut Post reported.