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The National Lottery was introduced to South Africa on 11 March 2000. At the time it was run by Uthingo. [citation needed]After a marketing effort that aimed to reach 80 percent of South African homes directly [5] more than 800,000 tickets were sold in the first day of availability [6] Nearly R70 million worth of tickets were sold in the first three weeks of operation.
SA Lotteries operates under Tatts Group's master brand the Lott. SA Lotteries syndicates national games (including X-Lotto (Mon/Wed/Sat), Powerball, Oz Lotto, The Soccer Pools). SA Lotteries also has its own version of Keno. In November 1965, a referendum was passed in South Australia which allowed for the establishment of a state owned lottery ...
The annual Spanish Christmas Lottery is considered the world's largest lottery, as its prize pool averages €2.4 billion. [26] [27] It is managed by the state-owned Loterías y Apuestas del Estado. Its top prize/jackpot of €4 million is awarded to—not split by—up to 180 winning tickets.
The Powerball jackpot rose to $263 million ahead of Saturday night's drawing. Check here to see if it's your lucky day. Powerball winning numbers for January 11 drawing: Jackpot rises to $263 million
Wednesday's Powerball drawing boasts a jackpot of $865 million with a cash option of $416.1 million, the fifth-largest in the game's history.
On November 8, 2022, a single ticket purchased in Altadena, California, was the only winner of a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, the largest in U.S. lottery history. [73] The prize was claimed on February 14, 2023. The winner was revealed as Edwin Castro. He opted to collect his prize as a lump sum payment of $997.6 million.
To find the full list of previous Powerball winners, click the link to the lottery's website. When is the next Powerball drawing? The next drawing will happen on Monday, Jan. 6, just after 11 p.m. ET.
CHF 64.6 million (US$72.8 million) was the largest winner in Switzerland's Swiss Lotto, won on 2 March 2024. [81] £35.1 million (US$49.6 million) was the largest winner on the UK Lotto game in April 2016. €38.4 million (US$49.7 million) was the largest jackpot in the Netherlands draw of the Staatsloterij (State Lottery) in May 2013.