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The largest lottery win in Russia

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In March 2009 year resident of Kolpino (suburb of St. Petersburg) Albert Begrakyan won lottery jackpot the slogan 6 of 45. The winning amount was about one hundred million rubles. And today it is the largest jackpot in the history of Russian lotteries..

Albert Begrakyan with his wife and children came from Armenia to Russia in 2001 year. Fate was not always as favorable to him.. He first got a job as a security guard, then opened a store, after a while he became the head of a car service. But Albert always believed in his luck, and therefore periodically purchased lottery tickets.

He disposed of the received amount as follows: 30 invested million rubles in the construction of his own hotel in the Krasnodar Territory, bought several apartments in St. Petersburg, as well as cars for yourself and your relatives. I just spent some of it - on travel and other pleasant things. 2013 this is the biggest jackpot in Russia.

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1 june 2013 in the 585th draw of the state lot 6 of 45 two players match all six numbers. The first one made an expanded bet, and according to the receipt cost 3 780 won rubles 61 518 163 ruble. He bought his ticket at a cellular parlor. The second is a resident of the Krasnodar Territory – also played open bet. By receipt, bought for 1 260 he managed to win 60 917 821 ruble.

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In May 2009 year jackpot of 35 million rubles was won by Muscovite Evgeny Sidorov. Winning combination 27,8,31,22,4,7.

Fifty-year-old Eugene for many years, since Soviet times, he played numerical draw lotteries. He invested the winnings in an agricultural business.

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IN 2001 year, a resident of Ufa Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova became the owner of almost twenty-nine million rubles. She hit the Bingo lottery jackpot. However, this win was not happy for her.. Read about her misadventures in the article the lucky ones are the losers..

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7 April 2013 year in the 1232nd draw of the state lot 5 of 36 a prize of eighteen million eight hundred fifty thousand rubles was received by the player, who bought a ticket online.

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In the 1253rd edition of the goslot 5 of 36, which took place 8 May 2013 of the year, won a ticket, bought in Moscow. The winning combination consisted of the following numbers: 5,7,10,17,20. Amount - fourteen million rubles.

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JSC "Russian Railways" – monopolist in the rail transportation market, also organized its own lottery. To participate, you need to pay an additional one hundred rubles. And then the train ticket will become a lottery ticket too. In summer 2012 a prize was drawn – 11,5 million rubles. The winner was a businessman from Stavropol. And the amount, which he won, is the largest in the history of the Russian Railways lottery. The lucky man decided not to reveal his name.

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2 june 2013 year for the first time in the modern history of Sportloto 6 of 49 "one of the participants of the 23113rd draw won the super prize. He guessed everything 6 numbers and got 10 million rubles. Unfortunately, Russian Lotto lottery winners are not represented in this article, since the authors do not have any reliable information about them.

World lotteries in Russia

Lottery list, world famous, not limited to a few dozen games. There are undisputed leaders in the world of lotteries. Below is a short description of the world's most popular lotteries, who found their supporters on the territory of the Russian Federation.

	The top three world-renowned lottery leaders are opened by a game widely known in many countries called EuroMillions. The history of this lottery game begins with 2004 of the year. Despite the rather small "age", the game has many fans around the globe. Draws are held in the evening on Tuesdays and Fridays. The lottery main prize has the property of accumulation, that is, with each subsequent drawing, it accumulates, provided there is no winner. According to the rules of the game, the participant must guess 5 main numbers and two additional numbers for an absolute victory. The maximum jackpot limit is 190 million pounds. Winnings from this game are UK tax deductible. Russians, who take part in the Euromillion, should take into account the peculiarities of taxation of the Russian Federation, since when receiving a win, they pay a certain part to the treasury of their country.
	This lottery game is truly legendary. The home of the game is the United States. Powerball holds the leading position in the number of major prizes won. A resident of any country can become a participant in the lottery, provided, what turned him 18 years. According to the terms of the lottery game, the participant has two numerical fields to determine the winning combination. The first field contains numbers from 1 to 69, second - from 1 to 26. Draws are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The minimum jackpot is represented by the amount 40 million dollars. The main prize has the property of accumulation. A distinctive feature of this lottery game among analogs is the presence of a special Power Play function. Its peculiarity is the ability to multiply the winnings several times.. To activate the function, you must specify it when buying a ticket. The official representative will include its cost in the total amount. The price of this function is only 1 dollars. If you win 200 dollars and the connected Power Play function matters 3, then you will get 600 dollars (excluding tax). There are some exceptions only when you win a large prize. You can learn more about all the nuances of the Powerball lottery on the official website.
	MegaMillions Closes Top 3 of the World's Top Lottery Games Leaders. This lottery is also spread all over the world. The homeland of Megamillions is the USA. Jackpot size starts at 15 million dollars and grows from draw to draw, while accumulating. MegaMillions invites members to select numbers from two fields. The first field includes numbers from 1 to 75, second field - from 1 to 15. Citizens of completely different countries can take part in the lottery. There is only one prerequisite - at least 18 years old.

How it works

Likely, you have a question: “How can I be sure, that I will be paid if I win?»When you place an order, your account receives an automatic confirmation that, that the purchased ticket belongs to you. A ticket purchased by a Golotter service employee will be scanned and uploaded to your account, which will confirm the presence of the original form. By the way, in the terms of use of the Golotter service it is clearly indicated, what's the payoff on 100 % belongs to the buyer, that is, without any commission. The only thing, what will you need to do, Is to pay tax on winnings in that country, where was the ticket purchased. For Mega Millions, these are state and federal taxes..

If you win any lottery, whose ticket was purchased through the Golotter service, then on your phone, as well as email notifications. Secondary prizes are automatically transferred to your account after the publication of the results of the draw, and big wins and jackpots are available in the USA. To do this, the lottery organizers will pay you a trip to the States, where the prize check will be handed over.

On the website of the Golotter service you will find other well-known lotteries, among which there are those, where the jackpot exceeds 10 million dollars. To start playing the lottery, register on the Golotter service website, choose the game option, lottery, numbers and buy a ticket. By the way about the game options. Beyond the standard lottery (fill in the field, you win, take the whole amount), it is possible to choose a game in the syndicate. This is when you play in a group and pay less for more fields. In this case, the prize is divided among all group members in accordance with the fields they purchased..

Maximum winnings in Russia

In Russia, one hundredth of the population participates in lotteries. And in Europe, eg, tickets are constantly bought about 63% residents, in USA - 70%.

But even among the Russian participants there were lucky ones, who became the owners of large sums in ruble equivalent.

The biggest win in Europe

The biggest winnings in Russia:

1. The largest win in "Russian Lotto" - 560 RUB million. He went to Natalia Vlasova from the Voronezh region. Her story amazed the organizers of the Russian Lotto game, because Natalia did not hope for luck at all. The ticket was on the shelf for over a week, and only then Natalia checked the print run.

Winner in "Russian Lotto"

1. 364 RUB million. received a resident of Sochi. It was the largest 6/45 lottery win. The participant filled in the playing field in the application on the smartphone, paying for the total 700 rubles. The circulation has passed 21.05.2017 g., but she took the prize money after a while, because I decided to come for him with the whole family. The woman promised to donate part of the amount to the fund of the Communist Party.
2. 358 million. rub. won in "6 out of 45" by a man from Novosibirsk. He checked the rate 6 time, and believed in winning only after calling the Stoloto call center. Lucky guy played around 2 years, and won 27.02.2016 g., paid for the rate 1800 rubles.
3. 300 RUB million. got a resident of Novosibirsk in the draw "4 out of 20" 30.05.2017 g., paying for a ticket 100 rub. It was a record jackpot in the history of the 4/20 lottery at that time..

Lottery "4 out of 20"

1. In August 2014 r. native of N. Novgorod, who did not want to reveal his face to the press, won the 6/45 draw 202 RUB million. The man spent on the bet 700 rubles and did not come for a prize for a month, not believing in your luck.
2. 10 february 2014 r. in the game "6 out of 45" played 184 RUB million. The owner of this amount was a resident of Tomsk. A man spent on a bet 800 rubles. He decided to spend the money he received on a house by the sea for his family..

Lottery "6 out of 45"

1. The case, when we expect to win, happened to a resident of Kaliningrad. A man since childhood was fond of lotteries and constantly bought tickets. In May 2015 he became the owner 126 900 000 rubles in the drawing "6 out of 45". He bought a lucky ticket in a cellular salon, spending on it 800 rub.
2. 121 600 000 rubles were drawn at once between two winners of the "Stoloto" lottery. They were a man from Perm and a woman from Volgograd. Both players received 61 500 000 rubles and invested the amount received in real estate on the Mediterranean coast.
3. Albert Begrakyan from St. Petersburg became the owner 100 000 000 rubles. The man guessed the combination in the game "6 out of 45". The lucky one got the win in 2009 year, but already after 2 the year was left with nothing. According to the Pikabu portal, he spent the entire amount on property in St. Petersburg and luxury goods, and even remained in debt.
4. 47 000 000 rubles were won by a resident of Voronezh in the "Stoloto" lottery. The man did not play for money, but for fun. He spent part of the prize on apartment renovation, and donated the rest to relatives. The lucky one didn't stop, and still plays lotto.

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If the win is big, to obtain it, you will need to provide an identity card and a bank account number. To receive the entire amount at once, need to pay tax in 13% of the prize amount.

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Powerball

In fact, Powerball is not much different from Mega Millions. Here you need to choose five main numbers from 1 to 69 and an extra powerball ball from 1 to 26. The Powerball jackpot is currently 60 million dollars. To rip it off, you need to guess all five numbers and an extra powerball. But even if you don't guess it, you will be able to win one of the eight secondary prizes.

Like Mega Millions, Powerball has a multiplier, which is called powerplay here. It allows you to increase the secondary prizes from two to five times and win the second prize up to two million dollars.

Among the lottery winners, who bought a ticket using the Golotter service, there are three dollar millionaires, hitting a jackpot of one million dollars each: participant from El Salvador, who won the second million dollar prize, user from Canada and player from Australia.

Draws take place in Orlando every Wednesday and Saturday at 23:00 by local time (7:00 in Moscow).

How it works

Likely, you have a question: “How can I be sure, that I will be paid if I win?»When you place an order, your account receives an automatic confirmation that, that the purchased ticket belongs to you. A ticket purchased by a Golotter service employee will be scanned and uploaded to your account, which will confirm the presence of the original form. By the way, in the terms of use of the Golotter service it is clearly indicated, what's the payoff on 100 % belongs to the buyer, that is, without any commission. The only thing, what will you need to do, Is to pay tax on winnings in that country, where was the ticket purchased. For Mega Millions, these are state and federal taxes..

If you win any lottery, whose ticket was purchased through the Golotter service, then on your phone, as well as email notifications. Secondary prizes are automatically transferred to your account after the publication of the results of the draw, and big wins and jackpots are available in the USA. To do this, the lottery organizers will pay you a trip to the States, where the prize check will be handed over.

On the website of the Golotter service you will find other well-known lotteries, among which there are those, where the jackpot exceeds 10 million dollars. To start playing the lottery, register on the Golotter service website, choose the game option, lottery, numbers and buy a ticket. By the way about the game options. Beyond the standard lottery (fill in the field, you win, take the whole amount), it is possible to choose a game in the syndicate. This is when you play in a group and pay less for more fields. In this case, the prize is divided among all group members in accordance with the fields they purchased..

There are also combo deliveries, which contain individual tickets and shares in the syndicate's years, which allows you to multiply the chances of winning as a member of the syndicate. So, eg, third of the jackpot in 656 million dollars of the Mega Millions lottery was thwarted by the so-called Three Amigos - three members of one of the most famous lottery syndicates.

What were the biggest winnings in the world

There have been cases of unexpected wins in history and expected for years. It is difficult to calculate your own success rate. To win, you need to at least buy a ticket, and then fate will decide.

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The biggest lottery wins in the world:

1. Absolute Winning Record - Powerball Jackpot (USA) – 1 billion 586,4 million dollars. Residents can take part in the drawing 44 states of America. The cash prize goes to the one, who will guess the numbers correctly 5 white balls and 1 red. The results of the famous print run have been announced 13 january 2016 of the year. Jackpot winners immediately became 3 lucky from the states of Florida, Tennessee and California. Each of them received 528 000 000 dollars, not counting taxes.

Jackpot 1 billion 586,4 million dollars

1. One year later, 23 August 2017 year, the same PowerBall raffled off a huge amount of 758 700 000 dollars. 20 drawn in a row no one was able to get the jackpot of the game, because of what accumulated an impressive amount. During 21 circulation, when the chances of winning became negligible and amounted to 1:292 millions, the lucky one was found. It was America's biggest lottery win, received by one person. The winner is Mavis Wonzik, a Massachusetts healthcare professional, who later left her career at the clinic.

Powerball Winner

1. The third place in the ranking of colossal wins was shared immediately 3 winner, having received a prize in 656 000 000 dollars. It was the American Mega Millions lottery, conducted 21 Martha 2012 of the year. Its essence lies in the right choice 5 numbers from 75 and 1 additional number from 15. Each lucky one got his hands on 218 000 000 dollars. Two of them wished to remain anonymous. The third, Merle Butler, failed to escape due to local rules of the drawing. This was the largest US Mega Millions win.
2. In May 2013 of the year, the largest prize for that date was drawn at the Powerball 590 500 000 dollars. Got it from Florida, retired teacher Gloria Mackenzie. She herself chose a ticket in a supermarket in the small town of Zephyrhills and did not even guess the number, since they have already been entered in the field. The intrigue about the winner lasted for a long time, however, according to local regulations, the name of the lucky one was announced. In her arms the woman received 370 800 000 dollars including taxes.
3. A year earlier, In November 2012 of the year, the jackpot has been drawn 587 000 000 dollars. It was the largest prize in Powerball history at the time., which has accumulated over 16 previous editions. Jackpot goes to two winners. A Missouri couple and an Arizona resident. Each of the lucky ones received 293 000 000 dollars excluding taxes. In addition, additional draws were held in the drawing, as a result of which 8 people got 2 000 000 dollars, a 58 - by 1 000 000 dollars.
4. A large sum in 536 000 000 dollars received by a couple from Indiana, took part in the game Mega Millions. The winners wish to remain anonymous.

Mega Millions Lottery

1. Jackpot c 533 000 000 dollars was raffled 30 Martha 2018 of the year. A 47-year-old man from Florida managed to get it. He later told the press, what bought everything 2 ticket, one of whom turned out to be happy.
2. The amount of money was invested in charity 487 000 000 dollars excluding taxes, won by a couple from New Hampshire at the Powerball. The couple wished to remain incognito.
3. An interesting incident in the history of Powerball happened, when in August 2013 r. played out 448 million dollars. This amount was divided immediately 3 happy ticket, but the winners turned out 18 man. 1 the ticket was filled out by a group of employees from one office, so they had to share a third of the winnings in 149 000 000 dollars for all participants.
4. Prize in 447 800 000 dollars received by the player, who bought a PowerBall ticket in a small store, selling alcohol. The lucky one wished to receive the entire amount at once, so he got into his hands 279 100 000 dollars. The organizers took care of the sellers of this store., by writing them a check for a million dollars.

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After that, the winner can take all the money at once, for what additional fee is deducted, or receive it in equal payments during 29 years.

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The largest jackpots

The biggest jackpot in the world was drawn in the Powerball lottery (USA) in 2016 year. Its size was 1,586 billion dollars and was equally divided between the three participants, guessing the winning combination of numbers.

Each winner then received more than half a billion dollars..

In September 2018 of the year, the world community was again stunned by the stunning news of the jackpot drawing, not much inferior to the record, at the rate of 1,537 billion dollars (excluding taxes - as in the previous example).

The lucky winner was the owner of the MegaMillions lottery ticket, acquired in the US state of South Carolina. The winnings will be paid out in equal monthly installments during 29 years. The amount of one such payment will exceed 2,2 million dollars.

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The number of participants in such lotteries during the surge can reach tens of millions, despite the fact that the probability of winning each individual participant is inversely proportional to their total number.

In the same MegaMillions lottery, the probability of getting the coveted jackpot is scanty 3 x 10-9. Only one of its more than three hundred million members can count on Fortune's favor.

The biggest roulette winnings

All, who has ever been to a casino, know perfectly well, that winning at roulette is very difficult and you really need to be happy, extremely lucky person. Considering roulette as a way to make money is stupid, since any device is aimed only at making money in the casino, otherwise it doesn't make sense. One big win accounts for a million defeats and broken lives, so don't play with your life, because it may not be worth it.

Despite this, many play, and that means, there are those, who nevertheless achieves his goal and wins substantial sums of money. There are not so many known cases in history and they can all be described, by highlighting just a couple of lines. Joseph Jaggers is lucky, which at the end of the 19th century won 325 one thousand dollars, playing at the Monte Carlo Casino.

Charles Wells also made good money, who hit the jackpot in 1 million francs. After a couple of months, he repeated his achievement, because of what he was suspected of fraud, but they could not prove it. The last of the "lucky" roulette - Gonzalo Garcia Pelayo, which at the end of the last century was only 2 earned almost 2 million dollars.