November 5, a resident of the Voronezh region in the lottery 506 million rubles, this is the largest win in the history of Russia, said on Sunday in the lottery operator Stoloto.
November 2, a resident of the US state of North Carolina Kimberly Morris in one day, the amount of winnings for which exceeded one million dollars. The woman was offered to receive the entire amount in the form of payments of 50 thousand dollars over 20 years, or else to take 600 thousand immediately. Morris opted for a lump sum and took home almost $420,000 after all taxes were deducted.
$758.7 million American Powerball lottery winning ticket in Massachusetts on August 24, exact location not named.
On April 11, a family from the French city of Dijon entered the EuroMillions lottery, receiving 83.4 million euros at a lottery ticket price of 2.5 euros. The chances of the lucky ones to win such a win were 1 in 116 million.
On October 15, a resident of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg Eurojackpot maximum prize of 90 million euros. The Eurojackpot lottery is popular among residents of 17 European countries. To win the jackpot, players need to match five numbers out of 50 and two additional numbers out of ten.
On August 12, a resident of Estonia won 1.155 million euros during the drawing of the international lottery Eurojackpot. According to the state company Eesti Loto, this win is the biggest in the history of lotteries in Estonia.
On July 29, a resident of German Hesse won 84.8 million euros in the Eurojackpot lottery. The lucky winner managed to guess all the winning numbers
On May 8, the winning ticket in the $429.6 million Powerball lottery in the US state of New Jersey. The probability of winning is 1 in 292.2 million.
March 5 brothers James and Bob Stoklas from the US state of Pennsylvania. However, the winnings were not evenly distributed: the lottery ticket brought James $291.4 million, while Bob won $7.
On February 27, a resident of Novosibirsk, a participant in Gosloto 6 out of 45, Gosloto in 358 million 358 thousand 466 rubles. He took part in three draws. His lucky bet, which the winner made in one of the city's lottery kiosks, cost 1,800 rubles. The record fell on the 1885th edition.
On 15 February, the UK's national lottery operator Camelot confirmed that the United Kingdom had filed nearly £25 million in Europe's biggest lottery Euromillions.
On February 12, a company of friends from Dublin of the EuroMillions European lottery in the amount of 132 million euros with a resident of France. The winners received 66 million euros each.
On September 19, a winning $399.4 million Powerball lottery ticket at a gas station in the US state of South Carolina.
On August 25, the media reported that a resident of Switzerland 93.6 million euros in the popular European lottery EuroMillions. This is the biggest win for Switzerland.
On August 8, the organizers of the American Powerball lottery announced that three tickets with lucky numbers were sold in the states of New Jersey and Minnesota, in the amount of $448 million.
June 5 organizers of the Powerball lottery in May. She was 84-year-old Gloria Mackenzie from Florida. She bought a lottery ticket at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida, where only 13,000 people live. She had the option to choose annual payments or a lump sum payment. By choosing the latter, McKenzie received only $370.8 million instead of $590.5 million, which was the nominal amount of the winnings. Mackenzie has won the largest single-person win in US history.
On June 1, in the 585th draw of "Gosloto" 6 out of 45 ", the accumulated super prize, equal to 121 million 835 thousand 582 rubles, was shared by two participants - a resident of Perm Valery (60 million 917 thousand 821 rubles) and a resident of Volgograd Olga (61 million 518 thousand 163 ruble).
On May 28, a resident of the UK in the pan-European lottery EuroMillions over 81 million pounds (nearly 95 million euros). The anonymous winner immediately became 908th in the list of the richest Britons.
On April 26, the media reported that a resident of the US state of New Jersey, 44-year-old Pedro Quezada, on a Powerball lottery ticket. After paying all the necessary taxes, Quezada had about $ 152 million in his hands.
April 6, two residents of Belgium for two 26.5 million euros in the European lottery EuroMillions.
On November 29, the organizers of the American Powerball lottery reported that two US residents who bought winning tickets amounted to $580 million.
On November 14, a resident of France won one of - 169.8 million euros in the pan-European lottery Euro Millions.
On November 6, four winners shared the biggest jackpot in Australia. The OZ lotto won AUD 112 million.
On September 18, in the 477th draw of Gosloto 6 out of 45, the accumulated super prize at expanded rates, equal to 152 million 723 thousand 884 rubles, was divided among four participants.
August 11 resident of the UK pan-European lottery Euromillions, which amounted to 148 million pounds (190 million euros).
On March 31, one of the largest Mega Millions lottery jackpots of $656 million was shared by three people from the states of Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.
On March 7, 81-year-old Rhode Islander Louise White entered the popular $210 million Powerball lottery in the US, putting the winning ticket into a Bible the night before the draw and sleeping with it.
On February 29, a resident of the Croatian city of Dubrovnik paid 13.4 million kunas (about $2.3 million) after buying lottery tickets weekly for 30 years and marking the same numbers on them every week.
February 15, local media that a resident of China's Sichuan won the lottery nearly 42 million dollars. China's Fuli Caipiao Lottery Center said a resident of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, has won 200 million yuan ($41.3 million) in the Two-Color Ball lottery. The lucky winner of the prize had to pay 50 million yuan ($7.9 million) in taxes and donated another 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) to charity.
On January 27, a lottery prize of 4.872 million euros was drawn. The lucky person guessed a combination of seven numbers and an additional digit. The ticket was paid for in the city of Maribor.
Material prepared on the basis of open sources
In the US, the largest jackpot in the world was drawn in the popular Powerball lottery - the amount was 1.5 billion dollars! The name of the winner is not yet known, but officials from the organizers of the lottery said that the winning ticket was purchased in a suburb of Los Angeles, California.
The lottery is held in 44 states of the country, and winning Powerball always becomes a sensation. The coveted prize goes to the one who correctly indicates the numbers of five white balls and one red one, which is called the Powerball.
In the meantime, let's take a look at the other lucky ones who have won the biggest Powerball jackpots, how much money they've won and what they've spent it on.
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In 2014, 75-year-old Emma Duvall won $2 million. She chose numbers she found in a fortune cookie in a New York City store.
A 19-year-old builder named Jonathan Vargas won $35 million in 2008. Jonathan chose the numbers using his family's dates of birth and ages. He later created the women's wrestling channel Wrestlicious.
In 2001, ex-convict David Edwards (who was convicted of armed robbery) won $41 million. David bought a mansion in Florida and a private jet. In just five years, he spent all his winnings and died at the age of 58 in a hospice.
In 2009, 27-year-old Jeffrey Wilson won $88 million. Jeffrey says that little has changed in his life since winning, except that he began to live in a bigger house. He donated part of the money to the children's hospital.
In 2005, 34-year-old Brad Duke won $220 million. However, after winning, Brad continued to drive his old car and work for another two and a half years. The fitness center instructor used his money wisely by hiring a team of financial advisors and investing his winnings.
In 2009, retired civil servant Solomon Jackson won $259 million. Mr. Jackson donated generous sums of money to a variety of educational causes, including Morris College, from which he graduated.
The Hill family won $293 million. The modest and pious family plans to spend the money on the education of their children (three sons and one adopted girl), grandchildren and nephews.
In 2002, 55-year-old contracting firm president Andrew Whittaker won $314 million. Andrew donated 10% of his winnings to Christian charities, the other 14 million he spent to open a fund to help families in need in West Virginia. Unfortunately, life after winning the former businessman did not work out - he was pursued by people who wanted to cash in on his luck, and two daughters died of a drug overdose.
In 2013, New Jersey's Pedro Quesada won $338 million. The former owner of the store used part of his winnings to pay child support to his family.
ConAgra Foods employees won $365 million. The lucky ones managed their money in different ways - someone built a house in Vietnam, someone quit their job and lives on the percentage of their investments, someone just enjoys life and does what they love, and two winners even got married.
In 2013, 16 employees of a car maintenance company shared a $448 million win. The reaction of the winners was different - someone was insanely happy with the money, especially after the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, and some expressed dissatisfaction with the increased attention from the media.
In 2013, 84-year-old Gloria McKenzie of Florida, a retired teacher, won $590 million. We can say that it was the will of fate: an elderly woman was let through the line for lottery tickets and she bought a ticket with numbers already selected.
"I wish I hadn't won!", "Devil's Jackpot!" - oddly enough, the fate of many lottery winners was not very successful. Someone drank away, others could not cope with the pressure and became recluses, but this is the dream of millions! How often do we imagine what will happen if a huge amount of money falls on us and we are happy to fly away to paradise. What would you spend millions of rubles on?
As a rule, the winners are people who regularly buy lottery tickets, they spend no more than 1,500 rubles on one bet.
1. In Tula, the family won 3 million rubles
Natalya, the mother of the family, regularly bought tickets to the 6 out of 36 lottery, and one day one of them turned out to be lucky. She accepted the win emotionally: “I laugh, tears flow down my cheeks, I can’t really explain anything. Somehow I say that we are now millionaires.The family lives in the Tula region, so the children's weddings will be played for the amount won and they will purchase separate apartments for them.
2. Stoloto regularly publish information about who won and how much, as well as stories from the winners
3. Albert Begrakyan won 100 million rubles in 2009
And, as is usually the case with people who are not accustomed to living luxuriously, he began to "litter" with money. He bought an apartment in St. Petersburg, which he had long dreamed of, Lexus was the latest model at that time, the desire to stop doing small business led him to decide to build a hotel in the Krasnodar Territory and bought a plot there, gave almost 10 million on credit to acquaintances and friends, I also went on vacation with my family.A few years later, there was nothing left of the large amount, moreover, Albert owed the state almost 5 million rubles, because he never paid the taxes from the winnings to the end.
Today he is banned from traveling abroad. Albert believes that if fate gave him a second chance, he would have spent money wisely.
He is still invited to various shows and interviewed, it’s probably a shame to repeatedly admit that he made a mistake with the choice
4. Omsk Valery won another record amount in 2014 - almost 190 million rubles in Gosloto
This struck the 48-year-old resident of Omsk so much that he did not leave the apartment for several days, the organizers could not contact him, whom he categorically forbade to disclose his data or publish photos. He spent 800 rubles on a lucky ticket.Almost nothing is known about the winner, only that he lived all his life in Siberia and has three children. After the victory, he moved his family from a cold city closer to the south, to the sea.
5. Mikhail from Nizhny Novgorod won a record amount of 202,441,116 rubles
The man came for a win only a few months later and disappeared from the radar of the media. The organizers could not find out anything about the winner.
6. Do you refuse conductors who offer to participate in the lottery while they distribute linen? But Margarita won as much as 10 million
At that time, her husband left the woman and left her with two children. Financial problems began to follow one after another. The husband sued Margarita's apartment in order to unwind and not go crazy, the woman went to her friend by train. There, along with linen, I bought a ticket.She later checked the company's website and found that she had accidentally won a large amount of money.
“Now we will have housing, a car,” Margarita said, receiving the winnings, “The ex-husband can keep everything for himself, we can handle it ourselves.”
7. Evgeny Sidorov won 35 million rubles
He lived with his family in Moscow, but after the victory he left for his native Lipetsk region, where he began to develop farming, build roads, and build cowsheds. He also created a carp pond for paid fishing.
8. A record amount of 358 million rubles was won by a man from Novosibirsk
On the other day, the media wrote and talked about a big win all day, but the man did not immediately understand that it was about him, he even envied that lucky guy from the news a little. He left his ticket somewhere, completely forgetting about it, and when he found it, a nervous smile slipped across his face.Of course, this is hard to believe. The Novosibirsk resident went to win with his best friend, wife and two children, but he did not tell them the purpose of the trip in order to stun him at the time of receiving the prize.
He planned to spend the money on good deeds, and then move to Moscow, buy a house, start a business.
9. The famous story that proves that fate provides a chance to fix everything, but only a few can take it.
In 2001, the Mukhametzyanovs won a million dollars in the Bingo Show. Unemployed residents of the Ufa region were local drunkards, and in order to manage the winnings that had fallen on them, the organizers decided to assign a person to the couple who would monitor financial affairs. The Mukhametzyanovs bought apartments in the center of Ufa, one of which burned down, several expensive cars, which they managed to break in a drunken stupor.
The couple had two children, they dropped out of school and began to lead a wild life. Vodka flowed like water, and the parents had various strange acquaintances and non-existent relatives. As the neighbors of the spouses say, Nadezhda sometimes threw in her hearts that it would be better if she did not win this million, it would be easier to live ...
Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova died in 2006 in complete poverty, survived only 5 years of luxurious life ...
The lottery is one of the most popular gambling games in which it is possible to win a large amount of money and expensive clothing prizes. Carrying out lotteries in Russia is regulated at the legislative level, so participants can count on the honesty of accredited organizers.
Below you will find tips on choosing the type of lottery, ways to increase your chances of winning, a list of popular Russian lotteries, as well as a ranking of the biggest wins.
What type of lottery is better to choose?
Lotteries may differ in the way they are conducted. On this basis, two types are distinguished:
- Circulation lottery- the prize fund is raffled between all participants, and the game is held at a time after the sale of lottery tickets on a certain date and time. According to Russian law, during the drawing, only one piece of equipment is allowed to determine the winning combination of numbers or symbols - in order to avoid fraud.
- Drawless Lottery(instant) - information for determining the winnings is included in the tickets at the time of their creation. You can find out the result immediately after buying a game card by erasing the protective coating, under which there are hidden symbols. By their combination, the absence or presence of winnings, as well as its size, is determined.
When choosing a type, some features should be considered:
- In drawing lotteries, the prize fund is often larger. As a rule, the participant has the opportunity to independently choose the combination that, in his opinion, will be victorious. In this case, you will have to wait for the draw.
- In non-circulation lotteries, the size of winnings is smaller, but, according to statistics, they win more often. Another advantage - the result can be found instantly.
Which lottery is the most honest in Russia?
According to the law, only state lotteries are legal in Russia - their conduct is regulated by a decision of the Government. Participants can count on the fairness of the lotteries below.
Gosloto 6 out of 45
"Gosloto 6 out of 45" is a popular drawing lottery in which it is really possible to win a big cash prize. Draws are held daily at 11:00 and 23:00 Moscow time.
In the ticket, the participant must mark at least 6 numbers in the range from 1 to 45. The minimum cost of a game card is 100 rubles (6 selected numbers, one combination). Participants can place "multi-bets" to increase the chance of winning. For example, a card with 13 numbers marked will be winning with 1716 possible combinations. However, in this case, the ticket will cost 171,600 rubles.
All participants who guessed 2 numbers will receive 100 rubles. The remaining prize pool is distributed as a percentage between those who matched:
- 3 numbers - 18%;
- 4 - 8%;
- 5 - 16%;
- 6 - 58%.
For 6 guessed numbers, a super prize is due. Its minimum size in Gosloto 6 out of 45 is 10 million rubles.
housing lottery
In the "Housing Lottery", in addition to cash prizes, apartments and country houses are raffled off. Ticket price - 100 rubles. The super prize accumulates from circulation to circulation, its minimum size is 3 million.
Bingo-75
"Bingo-75" is a lottery where each ticket gives three chances to win, which can be a multi-million dollar jackpot. Draws are held weekly on Sundays at 13:30.
Combinations in tickets, the cost of which is 100 rubles, are formed automatically - the participant does not choose anything. The card contains 24 numbers, the range is 1-75. The draw consists of 72 moves and several rounds. To receive the minimum win (300 rubles) and participate in the further drawing of cash prizes, it is necessary that 4 numbers located in the corners of the game card match on the ticket before the 28th move.
The minimum super prize is 10 million. The jackpot goes to the participant who has all the numbers in the playing field that match those drawn in the draw up to and including the 46th move. For a win from 47 to 55 moves, 50,000 rubles are due, from 56 to 72 - 100 rubles.
Russian loto
Russian Lotto is one of the most popular and fair draw lotteries in Russia, which has been held since 1994. The scheme is similar to the "Housing Lottery" - the range of numbers in game cards is from 1 to 90 (two fields, combinations are formed automatically by the system).
The winners of the first rounds of Russian Lotto receive the largest winnings - from several tens of thousands to several million rubles. In addition, apartments, cars, vouchers and other clothing prizes are regularly raffled off in the lottery.
Draws are broadcast on Sundays at 14:00 on the NTV channel. Ticket price - 100 rubles. The minimum jackpot amount is not set - it constantly changes and accumulates from draw to draw.
In this fair lottery, you can win without guessing a single number. Draws take place every 15 minutes, so KENO-Sportloto is suitable for those who do not want to wait a long time for a draw. Ticket price - 50 rubles.
The participant needs to choose 1-10 numbers in the range from 1 to 80. The lottery has 42 winning categories with a fixed amount of reward. In 4 cases, you can get 50 rubles without guessing a single number.
Also, in a separate round of KENO-Sportloto, a super prize is raffled off (from 10 million rubles) according to the participant's ticket number.
How to increase your chances of winning?
There is no method that is guaranteed to lead to winning the lottery, as the draw is always based on chance. However, you can use the tips from experienced players to increase the chance of winning:
- one of the most popular winning strategies is to constantly bet on the same combination;
- the most obvious and effective advice: more tickets - more likely, the main thing is not to go beyond your budget;
- it is not recommended to choose consecutive numbers - the probability of such combinations falling out is extremely low;
- it is better to choose one lottery and participate in it regularly than to try to win several at once;
- do not mark only even or only odd numbers on the ticket;
- according to statistics, the sum of the winning combinations in most cases falls in the range of 104-176.
Summing up
Russian players can fully trust the state lotteries. The largest prize pools are played in draw lotteries. To increase the chances of winning, it is recommended to stick to one strategy (for example, constantly bet on the same combination). In recent years, the winners of Gosloto 6 out of 45 received the largest winnings several times.
Think back to your first lottery ticket. Why did you choose this or that lottery? Probably due to the fact that the chances of winning were high. Now the family of state lotteries is rapidly expanding. Let's figure out together which lottery is the most winning.
The biggest prizes in history
You can evaluate the attractiveness of lotteries according to different parameters. Let's start with the most significant - the size of the super prize. Here, of course, Gosloto 6 out of 45 is in the lead with its historical records.
On January 30, 2015, in the 1138th draw, the largest accumulated super prize was drawn - 203,175,894 rubles, which was shared by two participants. The record winning, which went to one winner - 202,441,116 rubles - was played on August 9, 2014 during the 915th draw. During the lottery, 67 Russians have already become millionaires of the Six.
Imagine, the formula for the success of such lucky Russians is revealed! The secret was in the high-circulation rate. By betting several draws ahead, you will significantly increase your chances of winning. Read more about the multi-circulation bet and winner stories in ours.
Now the Gosloto 6 out of 45 super prize has already exceeded 50,000,000 rubles! You have every chance, if not to set a new record, then become a multimillionaire. At the same time, the cost of the minimum bet is only 50 rubles. Draws are held twice a day, at 11:01 and 23:01 Moscow time.
Lottery - "forge of millionaires"
In Russia, millionaires most often become in the state lottery Gosloto 5 out of 36. According to statistics, there are more lucky winners who have won more than 1,000,000 rubles every week. The minimum bet is 30 rubles, and draws are held 5 times a day, at 11:59, 14:59, 17:59, 20:59 and 23:59 Moscow time. This lottery is a unique investment: at a low cost, it will make you a millionaire!
By the way, there are already 525 millionaires in Gosloto 5 out of 36. Become the next one!
The most reliable guarantee
Yes, guessing 7 numbers out of 49 is not an easy task. But how her decision is rewarded! The super prize in Gosloto 7 out of 49 is a guaranteed 50,000,000 rubles, and the minimum bet will cost you only 20 rubles. Gosloto 7 out of 49 draws are held six times a day, at 12:30, 14:30, 16:30, 18:30, 20:30, 22:30 Moscow time.
Most Legendary
Many lottery participants treat Sportloto 6 out of 49 with tenderness. This iconic Soviet lottery is still available (minimum bet is 20 rubles) and can bring you a fortune. Her super prize is 10,000,000 rubles! In addition, it is cumulative and grows with each circulation. The peculiarity of "Sportloto 6 out of 49" is in the bonus ball, which increases your winnings if you guessed 5 numbers. And if in your bet all 6 numbers coincided with the dropped ones and the bonus ball corresponds to one of the numbers, you become the winner in two categories at once.
Now the Sportsloto 6 out of 49 draws are held much more often than in Soviet times - three times a day: at 9:30, 15:30 and 21:30 Moscow time. This greatly increases your chances of winning!
Most frequent wins
What do you like more: win a lot or win often? If you vote for the second option, then welcome to quick games! Here, the drawings of each lottery are held every 15 minutes (from 02:00 to 06:00 Moscow time - a technical break), and it is easy to choose something to your taste. "Rapido", "KENO-Sportloto", "12/24" or "Top-3" - each of the lotteries has bright features and allows you to develop your own winning strategy.
As you know, Rapido is the most generous lottery, because its prize fund is 67% of ticket sales revenue (for other lotteries it is 50%). Therefore, large super prizes are so often played out in it. Thanks to a well-thought-out strategy, you can win more often. Both expanded bets and a multiplier will help you with this. The minimum bet is 30 rubles.
Is there only 10 rubles left in your wallet? No problem! After all, this is the cost of the minimum KENO-Sportloto bet. In this quick lottery, you can win without even guessing a single number. And the largest prize here reaches 10,000,000 rubles!
To win the super prize in "12/24", you need to guess either 12 numbers out of 24 possible, or none. This is the only lottery in Russia, where the main cash prize will be given to the one who guesses nothing! According to statistics, on average, every 5th ticket wins! The cost of the minimum bet is 30 rubles.
Do you want to choose your winnings yourself? Then place your bets in the updated "Top 3"! The popular lottery is back from a revamp and now offers you 8 ways to play and 13 ways to win. As before, this lottery is distinguished by simplicity and a high probability of winning. The minimum bet is only 30 rubles, and you can win up to 1,500,000 rubles in the Top 3.
The largest number of winners
Which draws have the most wins? Of course, in the draws of the most popular lotteries! For example, in the 1065th draw of the popularly beloved Russian Lotto, 581,797 tickets won! This edition took place on Women's Day, March 8, 2015. Then the biggest prize fund of this year was raffled off. Thanks to the accumulated Jackpot (super prize), it amounted to 59,368,550 rubles! Every week, Russian Lotto draws indulge in a large number of winnings: these are apartments, country houses, cars and numerous cash prizes.
Second Bingo Lottery, Housing Lottery. Its mission is to help Russians solve such an urgent housing issue. Weekly draws raffle off real estate, as well as cars and cash prizes.
There are many pleasant surprises during bingo lottery TV draws. For example, the chances of winning noticeably increase when the game is played until the 87th move and there are 3 balls or a barrel left. This means that every third ticket will win!*
The cost of tickets for the Russian Lotto and the Housing Lottery is 50 rubles. Draws are broadcast on weekends on the NTV channel.
Instant wins
We know perfectly well how you rush to find out your winnings every time. That is why, for the most impatient, there are a variety of Sportloto instant lotteries. Their undoubted plus is instant wins. To become a winner, it is enough to purchase a lottery ticket of the series you like, erase the protective layer and find out your winnings. And the winnings in Sportloto instant games are significant - in some series they reach up to 10,000,000 rubles! And this is at a low cost of the tickets themselves, from 20 to 100 rubles.
Most sporting victories
By participating in state lotteries, you can not only become richer, but also support Russian sports - part of the money from ticket sales is sent to the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. Our athletes owe their success to lottery lovers too! After all, by making bets, you make a feasible contribution to the development of domestic sports.
So, have you already chosen the lottery for yourself? Then hurry up for a lucky ticket! You can buy lottery tickets on the website, at lottery kiosks in your city, Russian Post offices, Euroset communication stores, Svyaznoy stores, MegaFon sales offices, Balt-Loto, Baltbet and 1XBet networks.
Well, for those who have their whole life on the run and do not have time to go to the lottery kiosk, we suggest using ours. After downloading it, you can purchase a ticket at any time, find out the results of previous draws, replenish your wallet and read about the latest news in the world of lotteries. The Stoloto app is available in two versions: for Android and iOS. Choose the version that suits your smartphone and use the most convenient and fastest way to buy lottery tickets.
*According to the total number of draws, the value of 1 to 3.4 is the probability of matching 30 ticket numbers on the 87th move, with a total number of numbers in the ticket equal to 30, and a total number of kegs in a bag or balls in a lottery drum 90.
