AD-STOPPER: What Would You Do With A Caravan And £50 Million Lottery Money
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An ad for the UK National Lottery asks "What Would You Do?" and poses a series of offbeat answers. This looks a pretty ordinary answer to us.
LOTTOSHACKS: Escape From The Cold War In This $1.7 Million Underground Bunker Retreat
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See more Photos: Vegas Inc
Ever wanted the security that living underground gives you to withstand and outlast a nuclear bomb falling on your city? Put this home at 3970 Spencer Street, Las Vegas, on your list to buy after your win!
PRICE: $1.7 million
LOCATION: Las Vegas, USA.
COUNTIN': 5 beds, 5.5 baths, 16,936 sq ft
SELLER: Foreclosure
GAME TO WIN: USA Powerball (no lottery in Las Vegas) - $131 million
BALANCE AFTER PURCHASE: $129,300,000
This Card From My Wife Brought A Tear To My Eye. But Not For The Reason You'd Expect
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When my wife gave me this card out of the blue, I was touched. It brought a tear to my eye, partly for her caring thought.
But the tear was more for recognition of another trait the card pointed out. If you look closely, you'll see that one fish is swimming the other way.
And that's me, I know. Here's why...
Now You'll Never Lose Your Lottery Tickets Again, As Long As They're In Your Wallet
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The Smart Wallit Pro tracks your wallet and you can use it for airport luggage too.
It's smaller than a credit card and fits into your wallet in the same way.
But the moment your wallet - and the lottery tickets inside - goes more than the distance you set for it, the Smart Wallit Pro lets your smartphone know with a message.
Lotto Of The Near Future: Play At The Airport Before You Fly
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There are already iPads at airport restaurants. It's just another step to make them accept lottery game orders.
Imagine you're waiting at the airport, killing time. While you are sitting at your table, you order some food from a restaurant from the iPad there.
Then, as you flip through the screen, you discover a lottery site, and carefully input your favorite numbers.
A click later and you board the plane happy that you haven't missed the night's game.
What Do Lottery Winners Spend Their Money On? It's Not What You'd Expect
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In the past 18 years the UK National Lottery has created over 3000 millionaires. So what did they spend their £2.8 million (average each winner) on? This infograph from The Guardian newspaper tells the story.
The big surprise - the majority of the winners (59%) carried on working. Read More
ODDITY: When You Share A Powerball $208 Million Jackpot You Get To Wear A Crazy Hat
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A Sargento, Wisconsin Powerball winner wears a crazy hat at the draw celebration. He was one of 100 cheese factory workers who were part of a winning syndicate. The workers claimed that they didn't win until they rubbed the belly of a small Buddah statue.
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Don't Make These 8 Horrible Mistakes When Buying Your Lottery Tickets
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The Still family did almost everything right to win this $61 million Mega Millions share of the jackpot prize. They played regularly and selected a cash lump sum.
But they weren't able to stay anonymous - a big mistake when you win a major lottery prize.
There are other ways you can get caught when you play, and here's 8 of them to ponder over and be amazed:
These 7 Essential Questions Are Asked By Every Lottery Player, So Here Are The Official Answers
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Lottery winners in Arizona will be able to keep their anonymity under a bill passed this week by the state House of Representatives. Staying under the radar is important for winners. Story: KPHO
There's a lot of misunderstanding about lotto on the internet. Some days it's impossible to know what is real and what is made up.
That's why authoritative answers are especially important, like these answers from the NASPL, an association founded way back in 1971 and which now represents 52 USA lottery organisations.
Bookmark this page, it's important:
LOTTOSHACKS: Comedian Eddie Murphy Once Owned this 10-Bed Mansion. $12 Million Gets You A Shrek-Themed Bedroom Also
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Put this home on your to-buy list after your win!
PRICE: $12,000,000
LOCATION: Sacramento, California, USA
COUNTIN': 10 beds, 14 baths, 12,600 sq ft, 2.5 acres
SELLER: Patrick K. Willis, real-estate investor
GAME TO WIN: California SuperLotto Plus $11m
BALANCE AFTER PURCHASE: -$1m. Go for Mega Millions $41m instead.
Why did these unlikely celebrities play the lottery - haven't they got enough stashed away already?
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Retired billionaire Tom Crist won $40 million in the Canada Lotto Max.
BACK a little while we reported how a billionaire (above) won a $40 million lottery jackpot, and gave it all away.
But it's not only the super rich who have given the game a passing glance.
These following celebrities - and you'll recognise more than a few familiar faces - all confess to have played the lottery at some time.
Did You Notice The Change Right In Front Of Your Eyes?
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PICK up any changes in this blog? We've made a small but useful step that few people will notice. But we did it anyway.
Bang On Time: Every 6 Years Mega Millions Update Their Website, And We Like It
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The original Mega Millions website in 2002.
THE Mega Millions people are pretty conservative. We know this because they rarely make big changes to their website, and when they do, the redesigns tend to be six years apart.
So a couple of weeks ago, on time, they introduced the first major upgrade since 2008, and we like it.
Look Into My Eyes: What Hypnotists Know That Helps You Win The Lottery
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"LOOK into my eyes..." It's a familiar phrase made famous and uttered by hypnotists the world over.
Or they might ask you to look at a swinging object at the end of a long string.
Others might tell you to close your eyes and concentrate on imagining yourself on a tropical beach in the sun.
Take A Bus Ride To Lottery Heaven
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A FEW minutes ago, as I finished off the LottoPredict game predictions for the week ahead, I suddenly realized what a powerful service this is.
Have you ever settled down in a bus or plane, and known the relief that you feel because all the worry about getting to your destination has been taken over by a skilled driver?
When A Giant Lottery Says It's a Myth - You Better Believe Them
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A FEW days ago a reader emailed me a common question: "If numbers have won, are they likely - or not likely - to win again?”
AD STOPPER: Man + Wig + Sportscar = You Guess
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THIS New York Lottery ad for their WIN4 game was designed to make you think. We think it works, sort of. The ad agency, DDB, said each spot depicts the character or subject doing something out of order, resulting in an unusual circumstance; getting dressed and then showering, trying on a jacket and walking out of the store with it on before paying, and so on. Riveting.
LOTTOSHACKS: A Kardashian Lists Her Tarzana "As Seen On TV" Mansion, Asking $5.5 Million
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Via Real Estalker
Put Khloe's home on your list to buy after your SuperLotto Plus win!
PRICE: $5,499,000
LOCATION: Tarzana, CA, USA.
COUNTIN': 7 beds, 8.5 baths, 8,400 sq ft
SELLERS: Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian (split)
GAME TO WIN: California SuperLotto Plus - $9 million
BALANCE AFTER PURCHASE: $3.5 million
The Top 20 Lottery Poll Results
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The most and least voted Polls here on the Lotto Life blog.
What do you think most people want to know about the lottery? I went back over the top 20 reader Polls and set them out by Votes. Here's the most and least voted Polls for the Top 20:
How To Put The LottoLife Blog Icon On Your iPad Desktop
/You're tired of typing in the address to this blog all the time on your iPad, and you want to know a quicker way to get to it. It's easy.
Just open up the Lotto Life blog home page: thelottolife.com. At the top, click on the arrow menu by the URL. This brings up the menu for adding it to your iPad home screen.
When you click to add it, the icon will appear on your front page. If it doesn't, your home page might be full and so it will go to an empty screen. I suggest you move it back to your home screen because it's easy to find that way.
Then just click on the icon to go straight to the Lotto Life blog. You're done!
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