LOTTOSHACKS: Michael Jordan Hitting For $16 Million On His Highland Park Mansion
/Put this home on your list to buy after your Mega Millions win, as Jordan tries to sell it again by increasing the price by 25%!
PRICE: $16,000,000
LOCATION: Chicago, USA.
COUNTIN': 9 beds, 19 baths.
SELLER: Michael Jordan, basketball player
GAME TO WIN: Mega Millions $35M
BALANCE AFTER PURCHASE: $19,000,000
Blame The News Media For Messing With Your Winning Odds
/Where would $149.4 million Minnesota Powerball winner Paul White be if he didn't believe in winning odds? Photo
The news media... tv, newspapers, news sites... are fond of showing the low odds of winning in any major lottery. They do it because it's attention-seeking and good for their readership.
You'll Never Regret Knowing These 5 Rock Solid Lottery Ticket Tips
/No regrets - these Canada 649 lottery winners retired immediately after their win. Photo
Did you know you can check your winning ticket numbers on this Lotto Life blog at any time?
You'll see the official results sites of nearly every game in the world - and one click on the GAMES tab above gets you straight to it.
But what if you won and couldn't find your tickets?
FREEDOM: The 10 Ways The Lottery Changed My Life
/Johan Fourie's $4 million win in the Florida Lottery changed his life.
Lottery winning brings more than just money - it brings freedom on a scale you could never imagine today.
Before You Rip Up Those Old Lottery Tickets: 7 Ideas You Should Check Out First
/Let's take a look at the untidy pile of losing lottery tickets in your top drawer, and see how we can make them productive before they head to the rubbish bin.
After all, you've probably put some serious money into those colored slips.
We can't blame you for wanting something back for your trouble.
So here's 7 unusual ways you can turn your loss into a possible gain:
WHAT'S YOUR AGE? How To Play The Lottery Most Effectively For Your Age Group
/You can win at any age, but playing requires a different strategy. 80 year-old Stanley Muraski won $5 million in the New York Lottery.
What's your desired lottery winning timeframe? By that I mean... when do you want to win?
Sure, I know everyone wants to win next week, but it doesn't always work that way.
It all depends how much effort you want to put into attracting the biggest amount of money you'll ever get in your lifetime.
Cryptolocker Special Scary Security Warning
/There's no need to get alarmed, but I'm going to talk about a scary computer virus doing the rounds.
It grabs your files and locks them up.
Then the nasty hackers demand a ransom for giving them back to you.
Your own files! The cheek of them.
Experts say antivirus software may help stop the CryptoLocker virus which often shows as fake FedEx and UPS tracking notices.
But they advise that the best defense is to...