New Years disappointment
При этом больше всего «забытых» выигрышей принес новогодний розыгрыш. In circulation № 1160, который состоялся 31 December 2016 participated 7,8 million tickets. People, fueled by faith in miracles and the organizer's promise to play a billion, Bundles of lottery tickets. What happened as a result?
Billions claimed turned into pumpkin. In the New Year's drawing of the lottery "Russian Lotto" there were only 76 big prizes (if you can call the winnings large 700 000 rubles) they used 6,8% prize fund. Most of the money raised was spent on completely worthless prizes.: the vast majority of winners (97,4%) these are those, who won less 150 rubles! At a ticket price 100 rubles ... The smallest win was 111 rubles, and taking into account that, that there were more than a million “lucky ones” who won such a large prize, the total amount of payments for this category was 129 million rubles. Or 1/3 part of the total prize pool!
Not surprising, that according to the results of the circulation number 1160 remained unclaimed 717 640 thousand winning tickets totaling 65,9 million rubles.
It's scary to even imagine, how many unclaimed winnings will be collected in the New Year's circulation of the next season (2017/2018) when the tickets alone were sold 42,5 million. At the same time, the minimum winning of the circulation number 1212 was 101 ruble. Seem to be, that there will be "forgotten" winnings of three hundred million, not less! But, the exact data on this circulation will be known only in 2019, after the next publication of the annual financial statements.
Instead of an afterword
Основная причина забытых лотерейных миллионов в нашей стране это мелкие выигрыши в лотереях, using mostly paper tickets. Yes, the presence of such prizes allows the organizer to speak, that he has "millions of winners", and, what "every second ticket wins". But, эти лукавые утверждения хороши лишь для рекламной накачки. А в реальности большая часть таких мелких выигрышей никому не нужна. Which is confirmed by the data of the annual financial statements.
P.s. Winnings that nobody took away, after the expiration of the limitation period, according to the law, they must be credited to the federal budget.
Chasing the win
Like most gambling addicts, Adam started small. He bought his first lottery ticket in 1986 year, but the process hasn't captured him from day one. It happened gradually, - what is terrible, if you spend a few dollars sometimes? But, as, how he continued to play, it became more and more difficult for him to stop - Adam was on the hook. In subsequent years, he spent more and more money on the game..
Tickets, which Adam bought - instant and draw lotteries
Как владелец магазина Осмонд имел прямой доступ к лотерейным билетам. Как он говорил впоследствии, it was almost the same as having your own casino. If you are a casual player, that is, certainly, pleasant privilege. But, for a person with a growing addiction to gambling, own casino was an express train rushing to the bottom.
Buy-Lose-Buy - Very quickly it all became an unhealthy cycle. During 6 years, beginning with 2002 of the year, Osmond dug his own hole deeper and deeper. Unbeknownst to his family and friends, he spent his work days - and even weekends - just gambling in his store., buying tickets for thousands of dollars every week. When he won, then immediately put the won back on lottery tickets.
Thousands of tickets now serve as a constant reminder to him
true, no big luck. Only once Adam won 50 000 dollars, took this money (после уплаты налогов получилось $37 500) but, in a week, spent them completely. It was a clear sign that, what to stop, but Osmond - now more than neck-deep in his gambling addiction - kept looking for the next big jackpot.
After more than a decade in the grip of passion, Osmond suffered a nervous breakdown in March 2008, when he printed an incredible amount in one week - 54 000 lottery tickets. true, none of them have been cashed. Osmond didn't even bother checking those tickets, since reconciliation of data in such a large volume was an impossible task for one person.
Even worse, lottery representatives began to call him, since Adam has not paid for any of the printed tickets. This was not a scam or malice, he just couldn't settle the bill. However, his addiction did not let him go, in a way it was a cry for help.
Adam printed tickets for three weeks, until lottery officials cut off his terminal. It turned out to be the last nail in the coffin of a once successful business.. Finally, he had to close the store, and only then did his family and friends find out about his addiction to gambling. Towards the end of his print binge, Osmond had collected lottery tickets for 250 000 dollars.
History 9. $315 million – love of striptease
2002 the year was a rich year for catastrophic mistakes for lottery winners. Jack Whittaker (Jack Whittaker) from West Virginia wins the American Powerball lottery, He won 315 million dollars. He led the same destructive lifestyle as Carroll., Whittaker spent a lot of money on strip clubs. Before you win the lottery, Jack was already a rich man. You can often meet rich people, who squander fortunes on women and strip clubs. It was because of his hobbies that our lucky one made the fatal mistake. About a year after winning the lottery, Jack was at a strip club in West Virginia with a suitcase of money., which was 545 thousands of dollars. He did it “because he could”. He left a suitcase full of cash in his car. Thieves broke the glass and stole it. Because of this incident, strip club managers were charged with trying to drug Jack and steal his suitcase of money.
The stripper won the lottery
Pay
Although Adam never bought tickets, but in this case he had to pay for thousands of printed tickets. He admitted, that this money could have been used differently - for family expenses, savings or payment of the mortgage for the house in full. The most important thing he regrets, It `s that, that I let my family and friends down.
Finally, he slowly managed to pay only part of that, that the Connecticut lottery billed him. Fortunately, a few years later, the court decided, that the original court order was illegal, because he never sold tickets. In other words, almost all of his debt was written off..
Luck hunters, scientists and swindlers: who just wasn't looking for a strategy, which would guarantee winning the lottery. But maybe, they were not looking there?
Любовь Догорова пожалуй, the richest pensioner in Russia. В ее жизни теперь есть место настоящему новогоднему чуду. 1 january 2019 года в праздничном тираже «Русского лото» в прямом эфире на НТВ Любовь Феодосьевна из Петербурга выиграла полмиллиарда рублей.
Lyubov Dogorova: "They are mine, they came. It was a shock, it was fear, it was fright. Я сразу как-то не верила, but everything settled down. Звонила в Москву, said, that it's all true ".
Russian lottery winners are ready to share their joy of winning. Как рассказали в «Столото» компании-распространителе государственных лотерей, more 80% лотерейных миллионеров согласны на публикацию информации о себе. И охотно делятся своими секретами, how to attract good luck.
Lyubov Dogorova: "You should always pull out tickets with your left hand.".
Питерская пенсионерка продолжает участвовать в лотереях и свободно рассказывает о жизни в статусе мультимиллионера. Недвижимость теперь есть у всех членов ее семьи, а сына Любовь Феодосьевна отправила в Юго-Восточную Азию путешествовать.
Москвичка Ольга Устинова четыре года назад в государственной лотерее выиграла 94 миллиона рублей и с тех пор, by her own admission, живет как в сказке.
Olga Ustinova, state lottery winner: «Никогда не переставайте верить в чудеса, they come true. The lottery ticket changed my life, made it possible to have three children, ensure their future, don't worry about education, жизнь изменилась в лучшую сторону».
В жизни электромонтера из Тамбовской области Любови Серединой сейчас хлопоты, which for Olga Ustinova is already behind. Любовь делает ремонт в своей новой квартире. Недвижимость она купила на деньги от победы в лотерее. На очереди покупка автомобиля и квартиры для сына.
Пенсионеры из Моршанска Александр и Татьяна Требушат два года назад в киоске купили счастливый билет и выиграли 18 million rubles.
Tatiana Trebushat: "Faith appeared, what can be won, turns out, что удача может прийти и можно схватить эту удачу».
В Москве, в лотерейном центре «Столото», now hype. Люди выстраиваются в очередь, чтобы купить новогодний билет с надписью «Миллиард». Operational director of the state lottery "Stoloto" Varvara Basanovich explains, что в этом году шанс выиграть миллиард как никогда велик.
Varvara Basanovich: «Шанс выиграть миллиард в одни руки, that is, become the first lottery billionaire, 60%, this is a great opportunity to win such a big jackpot ".
Ну а общий призовой фонд Новогоднего тиража почти достиг 3 billion rubles.
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Millions in the context
For, чтобы понять — откуда берутся невостребованные призы (don't the winners want to take their millions?) it is worth analyzing one of the lotteries. Best suited for this role is "Russian Lotto", все-таки в ней игроки не забрали 524 million, this is half of the total volume!
Unclaimed winnings in the "Russian Lotto" lottery, including in circulation No. 1030 - No. 1040
If you look at the data of the annual financial report, you can see, that the percentage of "forgotten" winnings in this lottery is stable - this is about 0,1% or 1-1,5 million rubles from each print run. Wherein, most of the winnings in the "Russian Lotto" lottery are small amounts, 110-120 rubles, at the cost of the ticket itself - 100 rubles. clear, that not everyone is eager to waste their time, to get a penny win. So these millions are recruited.
Unnecessary millions
IN 2017 мы уже делали обзор выигрышей которых остались бесхозными, на тот момент это было 512 million rubles. Only a year has passed and the amount has doubled! Presently, according to the annual financial statements published by the lottery operator, there is already an unclaimed billion on his account!
Billion rubles, which the players just didn't take. Why and where did this money come from?
Like last year, большая часть невостребованных выигрышей скопилась в бинго-лотереях. If you look at the annual report of the VGL 4 Sports » (under this name there are three algorithms, but in fact it is 3 independent lotteries - "Russian Lotto", Housing Lottery and Golden Horseshoe), then you can see what has accumulated only on them 812 million rubles.
The amount of unclaimed winnings of the VGL lottery 4 Sports », 2017 year
Wherein, most of the amount, like last year, these are winnings in the "Russian Lotto" lottery
Unclaimed winnings in Russian lotteries, amounts for each
| Forgotten winnings | Lottery name |
| 524 268 770 rubles | "Russian Lotto" |
| 207 334 790 rubles | "Housing lottery" |
| 82 685 990 rubles | Gosloto "6 out of 45" |
| 80 995 850 rubles | "Golden Horseshoe" |
| 43 823 120 rubles | Lottery "6 out of 36" |
| 31 872 450 rubles | New year edition (16/17) Gosloto "4 out of 20" |
| 25 848 340 rubles | New year edition (16/17) Gosloto "6 out of 45" |
| 22 669 750 rubles | Gosloto "5 out of 36" |
| 21 413 960 rubles | New year edition (16/17) Gosloto "5 out of 36" |
| 15 024 360 rubles | Gosloto "4 out of 20" |
| 11 858 480 rubles | Gosloto "7 out of 49" |
In this list 8 lotteries (three of which are also represented by separate, new year, circulations) и общая сумма невостребованных выигрышей — 1 067 795 060 rub. One billion rubles!
For the sake of justice, worth saying, что сумма накопилась не за один год. По закону победитель должен получить выигрыш в течение шести месяцев после тиража. Если за этот срок он не был востребован, then the money must be credited to a special account, where and are stored until the expiration of the limitation period. It turns out, what a billion accumulated for 2,5 of the year. true, it should be noted, что максимальный прирост получился именно в 2017 year
Sublimation
In three years, after what happened, Osmond switched to a healthier and more successful hobby: run. To date, he has participated in more than 200 marathons and ultramarathons, in 135 (of 169) Connecticut cities.
Also, more importantly, he helps spread the word about gambling addiction. As an accountant by profession, he uses his data analysis skills, to educate people about the dangers of gambling
He even testified in the state capital, to help push funding for treatment programs, specifically aimed at gambling addicts.
Adam doesn't stop there. He helps convalescents, addicted to gambling get back on their feet. how? It's simple - he puts them on the run. Finally, it helped him lead a healthier and more positive life, and Osmond confident, that it might help others too.
По материалам — lotterycritic.com
Unclaimed winnings
Winnings, that no one took the mass phenomenon, they are in any country and in any lottery. IN USA, where is the world's largest lottery market (Americans spend on lottery more 80 billion dollars annually!) the topic of unclaimed winnings is equally widespread. The American scale is impressive, там каждый год 1-2 billion dollars remain ownerless, and most of this amount is small prizes. Although, it happens, that they do not take away and very large winnings, например — 77 or 63 million dollars (you can read more about both cases in the article "Top-7 unclaimed winnings")
The reason, that "the win was not needed" - very different, но чаще всего играют роль обычные, household factors. The ticket might just get lost, disappear when washed, fire or moving. Small children or pets can tear it. Happens, that the owner himself does not check the ticket very carefully, and throws it in the trash. Finally, even with the winner himself, something can happen. But this, of course, extreme case.
And what about us?
Big wins 2017 of the year
5 November, a resident of the Voronezh region won the lottery 506 million rubles, this is the largest prize in the entire history of Russia, reported on Sunday in the company-operator of the lottery "Stoloto".
2 November, North Carolina resident Kimberly Morris bought two winning lottery tickets on the same day, the amount of winnings for which exceeded a million dollars. The woman was offered to receive the entire amount in the form of payments on 50 thousand dollars over 20 years, or take away 600 thousand at once. Morris chose a lump sum and, after deducting all taxes, took home almost 420 thousand.
23 August American Powerball Jackpot Winning Ticket 758,7 million dollars bought in Massachusetts, the exact place is not named.
30 May a resident of Novosibirsk won 300 million rubles in the lottery "Gosloto" 4 out of 20 ". Super prize in size 300 million rubles was played in "Gosloto" 4 out of 20 "for the first time.
22 May, a resident of Sochi won in the lottery "Gosloto" 6 out of 45 "almost 365 million rubles.
11 April a family from the French city of Dijon hit the super jackpot in the EuroMillions lottery, having received 83,4 million euros at a lottery ticket price of 2,5 euros. The chances of the lucky ones for such a win were 1 to 116 millions.
14 February Belgian won 23,5 million euros in the European EuroMillions lottery.
