Winnings 2012 of the year
28 November, the organizers of the American Powerball lottery announced, that two residents of the USA, who bought winning tickets, will share one of the largest jackpots in the history of the lottery in size 580 million dollars.
14 November, a resident of France won one of the largest jackpots in the history of the country - 169,8 million euros in the pan-European Euro Millions lottery.
6 November the largest jackpot in Australia was shared by four winners. The winning amount of the OZ lotto was 112 million Australian dollars.
18 September in the 477th draw of "Gosloto" 6 out of 45 "the accumulated super prize at expanded rates, equal 152 millions 723 thousands 884 rubles, shared by four participants.
11 August UK resident wins Euromillions pan-European lottery jackpot, which made 148 million pounds (190 million euros).
14 June, a resident of China won the lottery 90 million dollars - the largest prize in the history of the Chinese lottery.
31 one of the largest Mega Millions jackpots in the 656 million dollars, it was divided by three people from the states of Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.
7 In March, 81-year-old Rhode Island resident Louise White won the popular US Powerball lottery 210 million dollars, the night before the draw, she put the winning ticket in the Bible and slept with her.
29 February, a resident of the Croatian city of Dubrovnik hit the jackpot in 13,4 million kuna (near 2,3 million dollars) after, as 30 years, I bought lottery tickets weekly and marked the same numbers in them.
15 February, local media reported, that a resident of the Chinese province of Sichuan won the lottery almost 42 million dollars. Fuli Tsaipiao Chinese Lottery Center reported, that the owner of the winnings in 200 million yuan (41,3 million dollars) in the lottery "Two-color ball" became a resident of Chengdu, the administrative center of Sichuan province. The lucky winner of the prize had to pay tax in the amount of 50 million yuan (7,9 million dollars), more 10 million yuan (1,6 million dollars) he volunteered for charity.
27 January, the largest lottery win in Slovenian history was drawn in 4,872 million euros. Lucky person guessed the combination of seven numbers and an additional digit. The ticket was paid in the city of Maribor.
The most honest lotteries in Russia
In order not to fall for the tricks of scammers and swindlers, you only need to play lotteries, state-regulated. Their members can count on guaranteed rewards, if their bet or ticket wins.
The slogan 6 of 45
Draw type of drawing with cash prizes. The minimum jackpot is 10 million rubles.
The amount increases with each print run, until it is played. The essence of the game is guessing 6 numbers from 45.
The player can choose 1 a combination of 6 numbers and pay 100 rubles per bet or increase the chances, adding several numbers to the selected row and paying a certain amount for additional combinations.
Enough to guess 2 numbers, to get the minimum prize in 100 rubles. Next, the prize fund is distributed as a percentage.
Lottery rules
Housing lottery
The meaning of the "Housing Lottery" is, that the main prize is not money, and real estate (apartments and country houses). The participant buys a ticket with 2 ready-made playing fields. Each sector contains 15 numbers ranging from 1 to 90.
You don't need to guess and cross out anything. It is enough just to turn on the broadcast of the draw and cross out the matching numbers of balls with the numbers on the playing field.
Game scheme:
- players wins in the first round, which have all the numbers in one line crossed out;
- in the second - with one crossed out playing field;
- in the third - with two fields with completely crossed out numbers.
First participant, which will have all the numbers crossed out, becomes the owner of the main prize. In the history of the game, the value of the biggest win was 24 000 000 rubles.
Where to buy the Housing Lottery
Russian lotto
The lottery resembles the game "Lotto" familiar from childhood. The future player buys a ticket at a point of sale or on the Stoloto website with ready-made fields for playing.
During the broadcast of the draw, the presenter takes out numbered kegs from the 1 to 90. Participants cross out the dropped numbers.
The man becomes the winner, crossed out in the first round 5 numbers in one line, and in the second - one playing field. The main prize goes to the player, who will be the first to cross out all the numbers on the ticket.
The Golden Horseshoe is held in the same way - a game with a smaller prize fund, but more likely to win.
How are the draws going
Instant lottery from Sberbank
FROM 2011 year, everyone can purchase a ticket for the instant lottery of Sberbank at the nearest branch. No need to wait for the draw.
It's enough just to buy a ticket, paying for it from 20 to 100 rubles, and remove the protective layer in the desired area. Winning up to 1 000 rubles can be received immediately in the same branch.
Zodiac
If you rely on the magic of numbers, you can play the Zodiac lottery. The essence of the game is to indicate any invented date and zodiac sign in a specially designated field.
The draw is online. If the numbers, indicated by the participant, coincided, he receives a prize from 25 to 3 000 000 rubles depending on the percentage of matches.
How to fill out a ticket
State lotteries in Russia can be safely trusted. To win, just buy a ticket. At the same time, it is not necessary to purchase many coupons at once.. As the story describes, record high prizes were received by players, who spent the minimum amount on participation.
FAQ - answers to the most frequently asked questions
Lottery is a complex mechanism, which includes not only organizers and participants.
Many interesting and important questions arise, related to rules, conditions and just money. We answered the most popular and important ones.
Question 1. What is the tax on winnings?
In Russia, this figure is 13%. The winner is obliged to include the prize money in the general declaration of income or receive the winnings already taking into account the tax deduction. for example, you won a million rubles. The first option is to get your hands on it, after pay tax equal 130 000. The second option is to get 870 000 already including tax deduction.
Question 2. How to increase your chances of winning?
Here it is worth turning to the theory of probability. This science gives a definite answer.. To maximize the chances of the desired outcome, need to increase the number of attempts.
The same principle applies to the lottery, only the number of "balls in a bag" is much higher. Buying more tickets increases your chance of winning, albeit slightly.
Question 3. How to choose a ticket, to win?
There is no answer to this question, otherwise everyone would be millionaires, and the organizers went around the world. It all depends on your luck, and it cannot be mathematically measured.
In my youth, I used to play instant lotteries, as the owner of a "light hand", but never received large sums. Conspiracies, psychics, fortune-tellers won't help, you will only lose your money. The above is described in detail, how probability theory works, and it is impossible to influence it by such means.
Question 4. What is the biggest win in the world?
American Powerball is considered the record holder. IN 2016 the largest jackpot in the year 1 568 000 000 dollars. However, there were three lucky ones and the amount was divided, everyone got 528 million dollars.
The largest single win also belongs to Powerball. IN 2017 year the sole owner of a jackpot in the amount of 758,7 million dollars became a resident of Massachusetts.
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