From Struggling Single Mom to Powerball Jackpot Parent

There may not be a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow in North Carolina, but the Tar Heel State can certainly boast about having sold four winning Powerball jackpot tickets to some happy winners. Recently, 26-year-old Marie Holmes became that fourth recipient. The mother of four bought the ticket, which is worth … Read more

Understanding Lottery Statistics and Shopping For the Best Odds

You probably know that the odds of you hitting a substantial lottery winner are definitely stacked against you. But what exactly are your odds of winning a major lottery jackpot when you play one of the more popular lotteries like Powerball? If you have ever been to a physical lottery retail outlet to purchase tickets, … Read more

7 Time Lottery Jackpot Winner Discusses Winning Lottery Strategies

Winning lottery strategies that work time and time again have actually been obtained by the few and far between lottery player. As elusive as the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot, successful lottery playing strategies and number picking systems are probably even rarer than those two seldom seen and never proven monsters. Why is that? It … Read more

What I Would Do If I Won the Lottery

When I heard that 84-year-old Gloria C. Mackenzie became the winningest USA Powerball player in history with her $590 million single ticket win in May, it got me to thinking. What would I do if I won the lottery? What is the very first thing I would purchase, a big house, a fancy car, expensive … Read more

What Lottery Jackpot Winners Actually Spend Their Money On….Seriously

Nearly every lottery jackpot winner that scores millions of dollars vows to help their family, assist their friends, and buy a big, new house. But those sentiments are being stated before they actually receive even one penny of lottery jackpot money. If past lottery winners are any indication of future purchases, the next Powerball or … Read more

Spanish “Fat One” Jackpot Creates 2.5 Billion Euros in Christmas Cash for Thousands

The Spanish Christmas Lottery, one of the oldest lotteries in the world and by far the richest, just paid out an estimated $3.4 billion (€2.5 billion) in Christmas cash to thousands of Spain’s residents who have been enduring a brutal financial crisis recently. The unemployment rate is hovering around 26%, but even so, nearly everyone … Read more