It's not often that you get to see behind the scenes in the lottery headquarters as the jackpot winners collect their money. This Scottish couple went to collect their £8 million (US$10M) British Lottery winnings, and it's really very interesting. Can you imagine if it were you?
Joe Delfino only spends two to four dollars on the Maryland Lottery using ticket numbers based on birthdays. We're not sure who made this meandering short documentary of his day's playing, but we hope the ending was worth it.
The luxury car, one of only 15 in the USA at the time and a lottery winner's dream, is seen here being driven into a lake a month after it was bought by salvage yard owner Andy House. Ouch. The spectacular crash made headlines and over 8 million have viewed this video. In 2015 House pleaded guilty to insurance fraud but was not jailed. He had to pay back the insurance settlement. Ouch, twice.
Dog lovers - look away for the first half of this commercial. It shows an owner treating his dog without much sympathy and I'm not a fan of mistreatment even for an ad. But if you believe in karma, watch to see how the dog gets his own back in the amusing ending.
The Barbecue Dining Boat takes cookouts for lottery winners to a whole new level. The circular boat features a two-foot charcoal grill at its center, surrounded by a table with built in settings for plates, drinks and utensils. Bench seating for your guests also provides food and supplies storage. There's an 11 foot retractable umbrella for shade. For $50,000, you and 9 of your closest new friends can cruise and grill for 8 solid hours.
The problem of owning a supercar like this vintage 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster is that you have to take care where you drive it. No problem, if the ramp is the wrong height, lottery winner owners can pay two burly men to heft the back of this $3 million collectible into the air so it doesn't scrape the ground. Ah, the sound of money as it purrs away into the distance!
There are two special rooms bordering on the Ambassador Lagoon in this video, but it isn't until you get to the bottom floor of each room that you see what all the fuss is about. It's all at the Atlantis the Palm Resort, in Dubai, where lottery winners can spend as much as they want!
The tv ad is called "Future You," and features you... what you'd be doing at some time in the future when your ticket wins. Would you like to know where the amazing home that features in the ad was located? It's actually turns out this mansion is really part of the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria, Queens. And the futuristic mansion is actually the cafe at the back of the lobby area. Who knew!
Gold is the trademark of the president of the United States, Donald Trump. While you can't gold-plate a golf course, it hasn't stopped him owning several of them, valued at over $300 million. Take a peek at more of his outrageous possessions here.
I think it was more the design of the stage than excitement that caused this New Zealand lottery winner to trip and overbalance. We heard that she was ok and there were no injuries, thanks goodness!
Sculptor Lauren Was and painter Adam Eckstrom got together on a series of artworks using old scratch-off lotto tickets. The married couple produced 'Ghost of a Dream' about winning lotto, and it has been shown in numerous solo and group shows around the world. The Lamborghini is a masterpiece. Watch their story.
A comedian/vlogger asks what sort of person would she be once she won the lottery, then proceeds to tell us. But there's something strange about the other girls she talks to... see if you can spot it.
There are times when, as a lottery winner, you wonder if you are truly fulfilled. As the camera glides down to this 20 car underground garage in this $50 Million mansion you will think all your dreams have come to pass at once. Then take the tour round the fantastic rooms and wonder again whether people really live like this - with a helicopter on the front lawn. They do - and you can!
Jane Park was 17 when she won £1 Million (US$1.25M) in the EuroMillions lottery in 2013. In 2017 she planned to sue Camelot Group who run the National Lottery for 'ruining' her life, but scrapped that idea several days later.
Jane, now 21, spent some of her fortune on a Louis Vuitton handbag, £4500 (US$5600) breast implants when she was 18 and a customised Range Rover. She said: “I was just wanting to seek legal advice – just to get my point across, get it out there." We're glad she rethought it. This interview ran in 2015.
It's an animated lotto commercial advertising the Spanish Lottery's Christmas game in 2015, and it's over 3 minutes in length. But we think the clever amimation and compelling storyline will keep you watching right to the end. Over 5 million other Youtube viewers did.
Did you know you can write off your lottery ticket costs against any winnings you make? This is some of the advice CPA Robert Hockensmith gives in this video he says can help reduce the almost 50% of local and national taxes most lottery players have to pay when they win. He also tells how you can claim back even more - so take a look. But always check with your tax advisor first in case things change.
Fill out your lottery numbers with this app on a laptop, then show it to your cat. Each time it grabs the mouse a number is recorded. Use the numbers for your tickets and your cat could win millions! Make sure it records its paw print on the ticket back!
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Sam and David explore the history of the lottery - from ancient China to western civilization - with the help of a mysterious gentleman known only as "Junior." They manage to make the boring subject of history interesting and fun. After all - who doesn't want to know if they won the lottery at the bar of a Wild West saloon?
The UK National Lottery produced a series of tv commercials starring big-name actors and singers at their worst. The shocking 'failures' are called "Please Don't Let It Be Them." The ads show the self-publicising celebrities praying to win the cash needed to pursue their vanity projects which is funny once you realise what's really going on. Katie Price dreams of a 24-hour TV channel where she stars in every show. Watch and you'll see what I mean.
Yes, there is a lawyer who specialises in assisting lottery winners. Jason Kurland from Certilman Balin Attorneys says he is the go-to attorney for large jackpot lottery winners. He's helped $1,000,000 scratch off winners to a $336,000,000 Powerball winner. This video ad for his services walks you through the steps you should take after you win, and explains in detail why you need an attorney. It all makes sense to us.
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