How often do people win the lottery. Money "catch" invested in fish

Is it possible to win the lottery and how to do it? What are the best lotteries to play? As life practice shows, winning the lottery is an event that can happen to anyone.

Good day, dear readers of HiterBober.ru business magazine. Alexander Berezhnov and Vitaly Tsyganok are with you.

Winning some local lotteries and "intellectual casinos" ourselves, we summarized the topic of winning the lottery, talked with friends who regularly raise good money in this business and presented our vision of this issue.

You don't have to have to win higher education, be the son of wealthy parents, or graduate from high school with a gold medal. To win, you need only luck and faith in your own luck. It is faith that makes a person buy lottery ticket.

Some lucky people need to buy a lottery ticket only once to win, others buy lotteries regularly (sometimes for several years in a row), until they finally receive a reward for patience and perseverance.

These questions are of interest to many - not only avid players and gamblers - read our article about working methods and profitable technologies for playing the lottery, as well as the biggest winnings in history.

1. Is it possible to win the lottery and what you need to know for this

Skeptics believe that only lottery organizers remain the winners, optimists believe that Sportloto, Gosloto and other popular lotteries are a real way to gain real financial well-being.

Let's say right away that, of course, it is possible to win the lottery, and each player has the chance of taking the jackpot. Probability theory and mathematics with basic statistics allow for the possibility of winning any lottery ticket at any time.

However, in game theory there is also such a thing as distance, and it is the distance that is the main obstacle on the way of ordinary players to the desired wealth. In other words, a fair amount of time can pass from the moment you expect a win to the moment you win. You can play the lottery for a day, a month, a year, ten years - and the probability of winning will always be about the same.

In the article we will try not to touch on the "mystical" aspect of the game, but it should still be mentioned.

There are players who believe in spells for good luck, in a series of victories, in lucky days and numbers, in rabbit feet and rituals. There are many films, books and TV shows devoted to examples of incredible luck. However, in reality, everything is more prosaic: when playing the lottery, we are dealing with mathematical theory games and more.

Of course, faith in one's own strengths and healthy optimism are conditions that work more as a plus than a minus. A person who believes in luck is more likely to be right than a hopeless pessimist.

are now very popular online lotteries, which almost do not differ from the usual "paper" and offline lotteries.

EuroMillions is a Friday lottery for players across Europe. Players from nine countries take part in the game, including Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the USA.

The prize consists of bets placed in each of these nine countries, and the top prize starts at 15 million euros. If the jackpot is not won within a week, the prize rolls over to the next week.

The biggest recorded win per person was 115 million euros, and the most big jackpot– 183 million euros. These huge jackpots have made the EuroMillions lottery one of the most successful and exciting lotteries in the world.

5. Examples of the Biggest Winners in Lottery History

There are a lot of examples of people who have received the biggest and biggest lottery winnings. If there are jackpots, then there are people who win them periodically.

Meet the biggest wins in the history of the world and domestic lotteries.

Among domestic lotteries, the podium is occupied by Albert Begrakyan, who hit the Gosloto jackpot in the amount of 100 million rubles in 2009.

Lucky lottery tickets bought regularly. Before winning, Albert worked as a security guard in a store.

The most successful "foreign" lottery players today are the Messners from New Jersey and Georgia truck driver Ed Neighbors.

It was these people who equally split the $390 million jackpot of the Mega Millions lottery in 2007.

In Europe, the biggest win is 185 million euros in the EuroMillions lottery: another married couple (Kristen and Colin) received the prize in 2011.

Another lucky winner is Evgeny Sidorov, who won 35 million rubles in 2009. Before winning, a native of Moscow was an avid lottery fan.

The man disposed of the money he received wisely - he organized a business in the village and bought a car.

6. Video from Channel One on how to win the lottery

So, anyone can win the lottery. Main question– whether an individual player has enough patience and funds to regularly purchase tickets.

Almost all the lucky players took part in draws all the time, therefore, regularity is one of the necessary conditions for victory. The advantages of the lottery over other methods of instant enrichment are obvious: the maximum possible profit at the minimum cost.

However, do not forget that excessive passion for the game is a kind of psychological disorder.

Finally, watch the video from Channel One "Secrets lottery luck", in this story real people told how to win the lottery in several ways suitable for them:

Russia is a country of those who like to take risks, those who are not averse to trying their luck with the most in a variety of ways. It is not for nothing that the phrase “who does not take risks does not drink champagne” has taken root among the people. And sometimes, fortune really smiles on the brave and desperate. To participate in the lottery, of course, you don’t need to have great courage, but you need to be a desperate enough person to believe in winning. But these people did it! 🙂

wuzzup presents to your attention the 10 most lucky people in Russia who managed to win a fortune in the lottery.

10. Yuri Ivanov from Tolyatti - 952 thousand rubles

In 2008, a resident of Tolyatti, Yuri Ivanov, unexpectedly for himself, practically became a millionaire. It happened on the eve of Epiphany, when the man was playing the next lottery. According to the owner of the amount of 952 thousand rubles, he saw winning numbers in a dream. Yuri has been waiting for 23 years for fortune to knock on his window. Throughout all these years, the player has thought of different strategies to win, and then the day came when the lucky one was able to guess all the numbers. Ivanov did not say what he would spend the won amount on, but he assured that he would dispose of it wisely. The Togliatti resident is going to continue playing the lottery, as he is sure that he will be able to win more a large amount. Well, let's wish him good luck.

9. Uralian from the village of Vargashi, Kurgan region - 1 million rubles

A Uralian from the village of Vargashi, Kurgan Region, did not expect that on Christmas Eve he would become a millionaire. It happened on January 6, 2008. It was on that day that a resident of the village decided to play the lottery and hit the jackpot of 1 million rubles. In an instant, the man became the richest in the village. By the way, this is the big win to the lottery in such a remote area from the Russian capital. Before villagers managed to win no more than 200 thousand. The owner of the million chose not to disclose his name, respectively, and nothing is known about how the money was spent either.

8. Alexander Osterenko from the Samara region - 2.5 million rubles

In 2011 a resident Samara region Alexander Osterenko unexpectedly became a millionaire, having won the amount of 2.5 million rubles. The idea to buy a lottery ticket in the mail came young man spontaneously. When Alexander began to clean protective layer, I was very surprised to see the printed amount. Osterenko disposed of money wisely, having bought an apartment for himself.

7. Unknown train passenger - 11 million rubles

As practice shows, you can become a millionaire simply by buying a ticket from the Russian Railways company. So an unknown passenger of the train, having indicated the number of his railway ticket in the lottery ticket, became the happy owner of 11 million rubles. The winner of the lottery was searched for about two weeks to present a cash prize. This is the biggest Russian Railways lottery win. True, a little later, a considerable amount was also won in Russian Railways - 8 million rubles. If nothing is known about the first lucky person, then there is some information about the second owner of millions: the money went to the Kemerovo region to a pensioner who asked not to disclose any information about her to the media. It can only be said with complete certainty that these passengers have purchased lucky tickets in the literal sense.

6. Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova - 29 million rubles

Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova, together with her husband, in 2001, on December 30, became the owner of 29 million rubles, hitting the jackpot in the Bingo Show. Luck was brought by one of the six tickets purchased by the family on the eve of the game. Such a fabulous amount of unemployed spouses did not even dream of. Alas, one of the most big wins did not bring happiness to the lottery. The money was spent on the purchase of housing and the purchase of two cars of the domestic auto industry, but most the spouses managed to lower the sums on slot machines and booze. Bought cars were broken during the accident, the apartment burned down in a fire. Soon, the millionaire who appeared on television screens turned into a beggar. Nadezhda died five years later, having developed a trophic ulcer. After that, the husband of the deceased stopped drinking and now leads a reclusive life along with his remaining sons.

5. Muscovite Evgeny Sidorov - 35 million rubles

In the spring of 2009, Muscovite Yevgeny Sidorov won 35 million rubles in the Gosloto lottery. The bet cost the man 560 rubles. An ordinary locksmith became a millionaire in an instant. The man decided to dispose of his winnings very wisely: together with his family, he left for his homeland, in the Lipetsk region, where he decided to do business. Now Evgeny has his own farm, in addition to this, the millionaire is breeding carps. The man spent the winnings not only on his own needs: he repaired the road in his native village of Sidorov, and also cleaned the local cowsheds and ponds. The newly minted businessman lives happily with his family in a new house and drives the Nissan Navara car he dreamed of buying for so long.

4. Albert Begrakyan - 100 million rubles

In 2009, a resident Leningrad region Fortune smiled on Albert Begrakyan, and he became the owner of a large sum of money - 100 million rubles. This is one of the biggest winnings in the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery, where the probability of winning is 1 in 8 million. The millionaire spent all the finances in just two years. Albert provided a full account of what such a large sum was spent on. The man invested about half of the money received in the construction of the hotel, about 16 million was spent on the purchase of real estate in St. Petersburg, about the same amount was spent on the repair of the acquired St. Petersburg apartment. The rest of the money was spent on buying a premium car for myself and buying a car for my father. The generous millionaire also bought an apartment for his sister, gave out about 12 million in debt to friends and donated about 2 million to charity.

3. Valery T. from Omsk - 184 million rubles

Valery T. from Omsk hit the jackpot of 184 million rubles on February 10, 2014. This is one of the biggest lottery wins of all time. Valery was made happy by the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery when he made a multi-circulation bet in the amount of 810 rubles. The winner was in no hurry to receive the prize, as he was dumbfounded by the announced amount of winnings. It is known that after breaking the jackpot, a resident of Omsk was going to move from hometown to warmer lands and buy housing there for yourself and your family.

2. Mikhail from Nizhny Novgorod - 200 million rubles

The biggest lottery win went to Mikhail from Nizhny Novgorod. lucky plucked big score in the amount of 200 million rubles, in the fall of 2014. A bet of only 700 rubles helped the man turn into a millionaire overnight. No specific information about the lucky man could be found out.

1. A resident of Novosibirsk - 358 million rubles

A resident of Novosibirsk became the owner of the biggest win in Russia in history. The lucky winner won 358 million rubles in the Gosloto lottery on February 28, 2016. The winner chose to remain anonymous.

A resident of Novosibirsk won 300 million rubles in the lottery. This was reported on the website of the distributor of state lotteries in Russia "Stoloto". Such big prize was played for the first time at Gosloto 4 out of 20. The winner purchased his ticket on the website for 100 rubles. After receiving the winnings, the winner is obliged to pay taxes in the amount of 13 percent of the winnings and as a result will receive 261 million rubles.

AiF.ru talks about other big lottery wins in Russia.

2017 - 364 million rubles.

This win was recognized as a record for Russia. The ticket cost the owner 700 rubles. The winner has not yet applied for his rightful winnings.

2016 - 358 million rubles.

In March 2016, a resident of Novosibirsk won 358 million rubles in the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery. The winner took part in three draws. His lucky bet, which he made at one of the city's lottery kiosks, was worth 1,800 rubles. The 47-year-old physician applied for his winnings only a few weeks later. For the win he came with his best friend. After receiving the prize, the winner announced that he would move to Moscow, buy big house and will develop own business and also help those who need financial support.

2015 - 126 million rubles.

On May 29, 2015, a resident of the Kaliningrad region won a super prize equal to 126,925,038 rubles. The 37-year-old engineer said he would use the money to build a house and a playground. According to him, he has been fond of lotteries since childhood. Together with his grandfather, he bought tickets and dreamed of becoming famous throughout the country as a lottery winner.

In the same year, during the draw, more than 200 million rubles were divided among themselves by residents of the Murmansk region and the Stavropol Territory, who guessed 6 numbers out of 45. A resident of the Murmansk region won 102,293,526 rubles, while his bet was 2.8 thousand rubles. A lottery participant from the Stavropol Territory won 101,587,947 rubles, his bet was 1.8 thousand rubles.

2014 - 202 million rubles.

On August 9, 2014, a resident of Nizhny Novgorod won 202,441,116 rubles. The winner came to draw up the prize only a month later. He refused to comment on his incredible luck in the form of the country's largest win, citing a state of shock.

At the beginning of 2014, during the super prize drawing, a resident of Omsk received 184,513,482 rubles. He bought his lucky ticket in one of retail outlets sales and issued a multi-circulation bet worth 810 rubles. He planned to spend the prize on the purchase of a large house near the water in a country with a warm climate.

2013 - 121 million rubles.

On June 1, 2013, in the 585th draw, the super prize, equal to 121,835,582 rubles, was shared by two participants at once: a resident of Perm, Valery (60,917,821 rubles), and a resident of Volgograd, Olga (61,518,163 rubles). Valery bought his ticket during a business trip to Sochi. He planned to spend the amount of money he won on the children's long-standing desire: a big house. Olga also wanted to buy her own home on the Mediterranean.

2012 - 152 million rubles.

On September 18, 2012, in the 477th draw, the super prize, equal to 152,723,884 rubles, was shared by four participants. All of them made a detailed bet: they marked more than 6 numbers in the playing field.

2011 - 135 million rubles.

On December 31, 2011, the super prize, equal to 135,198,272 rubles, was divided between a pensioner from Pyatigorsk and an entrepreneur from Moscow.

2009 - 100 million rubles.

On March 19, 2009, an entrepreneur from St. Petersburg won 100,118,974 rubles in the lottery. No one could break his record for more than five years. The winner of the prize stated that he was going to spend the money on buying a house, a summer house and a car.

They say that the main difficulty for beginners is the choice of the lottery itself. And of course, no one hides that the size of the super prize plays an important and even decisive role when choosing a lottery. We decided to make it easier for our participants and tell you which of the Russian state lotteries you can win the biggest super prizes.

Russian Lotto and Jackpot

Hearing the word "Jackpot", we immediately remember the lottery " Russian loto"And its permanent host Mikhail Borisov. It is he who every time reminds us that on the 15th move the Jackpot of the lottery will be played, minimum size which is 100 million rubles. Why do we say "minimum"? But because the Jackpot is cumulative and grows from circulation to circulation. For example, in March 2017 it reached 139 million! And if you want to win the largest Jackpot in Russia, then hurry up to get Russian Lotto tickets for the next draw.

Jackpot "Russian Lotto" is drawn on the 15th move

Biggest lottery win

Surely you have heard about the grand event that took place in February last year. A resident of Novosibirsk has won in history Russian lotteries- more than 358 million rubles. He managed to do this thanks to the expanded rate in Gosloto 6 out of 45.
Gosloto 6 out of 45 is one of the most popular lotteries. The largest super prizes in Russia were played here. The minimum guaranteed super prize is 50 million rubles, but, as in the case of the Russian Lotto Jackpot, the super prize is cumulative. And it accumulates in Gosloto 6 out of 45 very quickly, so big wins are not uncommon here.

Biggest Guaranteed Super Prize

“Gosloto 4 out of 20 is the lottery sensation of last year, which has been talked about for several months. The lottery instantly became one of the most beloved and popular among our regular participants, because the guaranteed super prize here is a record 300 million rubles!

Guaranteed super prize "Gosloto" 4 out of 20 "- 300 million rubles

The first draw of Gosloto 4 out of 20 took place on December 31. Then special attention was riveted to her, because in honor of such significant event, as the first edition, and such a wonderful holiday as New Year, it was decided to increase the super prize to ! The drawing of the largest super prize in Russia was followed by the whole country in live channel NTV. Then the super prize "Gosloto" 4 out of 20 "was not drawn, but the lottery immediately fell in love with all the participants.

Now you can compete for the biggest super prize in Russia three times a week. The lucky one, who managed to guess four numbers in field 1 and four numbers in field 2, will win the coveted 300 million rubles. Why don't you be that lucky one?

Become a Lottery Millionaire

Big super prizes in Russia can be won in different state lotteries. For example, in Gosloto 7 out of 49, the guaranteed super prize is 100 million rubles. Agree, this is a very impressive amount for which you want to fight.

A large super prize in Russia can be won in different lotteries

Gosloto 5 out of 36 also often has large super prizes. The winner of the 1349th lottery draw won over 47 million rubles. By the way, in an interview, the millionaire admitted: despite the fact that he won such a large sum, he is not going to stop there and believes that luck will smile at him again.

Who at least once did not think to buy a lottery ticket and try their luck, especially in the context of the ongoing financial crisis? A couple of extra millions could easily solve money problems and become a ticket to happy life for anyone ordinary person. But Fortuna is an unpredictable and capricious goddess. Not everyone is lucky: someone buys tickets often, but never wins. And someone gets millions on the first try. Who are the lucky ones who are lucky enough to win the biggest sums?

Jack Whittaker

This man is the owner of the largest lottery win in the United States in history - as much as 315 million dollars. Moreover, Whittaker was far from the poorest person - at the time of such a joyful event, he served as president of one of the major construction corporations. However, the day of buying the ticket did not make Whittaker any happier. Jack decided to take the winnings not in parts, but all at once. After deducting taxes, he was left with an amount of almost three times less than the original winnings - only 113.4 million dollars.

As befits a respectable Christian, Whittaker transferred ten percent of this amount to the fund of charitable religious organizations. He also gave the lucky ticket saleswoman a car and a house.

But on this white stripe in Whittaker's life ceased. Jack has been arrested several times for driving under the influence of alcohol. In the summer of 2003, thieves broke into his car and stole almost half a million dollars. In January 2004, he was again robbed of $200,000. And in the same year, Whittaker was arrested - the reason was the threat to kill the manager in the bar, where he was a regular and a drinker.

And the last straw was another robbery - now Whittaker's bank accounts were already affected. In September 2006, fraudulent check robbers cleared all the bank accounts of the former lucky man. Such was the unhappy end of the biggest lottery win ever.

Brad Duke is a smart winner

But there is also an opposite story - and this is the victory of Brad Duke, who worked as a manager in Ohio State. He approached the money received much more rationally. The amount of 85 million dollars, which was one of the largest winnings in the lottery, was divided by him into several parts. 45 million Duke invested in securities those companies where the risk of losses was minimal and the profit was the highest. Another 35 million decided to invest in companies with high risks, but high income - oil and gas corporations. For those 5 million that remained, Duke went with friends to Hawaii, paid for his studies and a loan for housing.

Juan Rodriguez win

Another of the biggest lottery wins went to a native of Colombia named Juan Rodriguez. The amount was no less than 149 million dollars.

Rodriguez worked as a watchman, and the constant lack of money was the reason for the ongoing scandals with his wife. At that moment, when poor Juan had only one dollar left in his pocket, the amount of his debts already amounted to about 44 thousand dollars. It was then that he decided to try his luck and buy a lottery ticket. However, this story was overshadowed only by the fact that ten days after the win, Juan's wife filed for divorce. In a court ex-wife said he "could have won more."

Generous Vietnamese

Most big win in the lottery in the world, which went to the oldest winner, amounted to 310 thousand dollars. This amount went to a 97-year-old old man from Vietnam named Nguyen Van Het. He spent almost his entire adult life in poverty. Nobody expected the old peasant to decide to play the lottery.

He bought a lucky lottery ticket with money that his relatives gave him. Immediately after it became known about the win, neighbors began to gather around his house. The old man was so happy that he started handing out money to everyone. So that he would not be completely without money, the authorities had to intervene.

Retired from South Carolina

Another of the biggest lottery wins of all time went to South Carolina resident Solomon Jackson. He won $260 million in a lottery called Powerball. The pensioner decided not to disclose his plans for the future. All that is known about the winner is that he worked as an employee all his life and retired in 2000. The amount that went to Jackson was the biggest lottery win in the history of Powerball. Happy ticket a pensioner bought it for only $2 at a gas station.

The Story of Ralph and Mary Stebbnis

This story is one of the darkest examples of money luck followed by a streak of serious bad luck. Married couple became the winner of the American lottery called Mega Millions in 2005. It was one of the largest lottery prizes held by the company - $208 million. The couple chose to first take a smaller part, which was allowed by the rules of the lottery - 125 million. The rest of the amount was to be paid to them over several decades. The Stebbnies planned to pay off their debts, buy a farm, invest the money they won in keeping and breeding cows, and live the lifestyle of ordinary provincials for the rest of their days.

Mary and Ralph lived together for 23 years and had three children. Both of them immediately left their previous jobs after winning - Ralph was an ordinary worker in a mining company, and Mary received about $ 7 per hour, working as a saleswoman. However, the win did not make the couple happy. In the fall of 2006, Ralph Stebbnis was charged with attempted murder of his daughter's friend, as well as possession of a weapon. Less than two months later, he died of a heart attack.

lucky combination

Another Mega Millions lottery jackpot was not so miserable. It was divided between two winners - a Washington resident named Jim McCular and a resident of the state of Aihado who wished to remain anonymous. $380 million was the largest lottery win in the world in 2011. What numbers fell to these lucky ones? It was a sequence of numbers 4, 8, 15, 25, 47 and 42. Residents of the United States have noticed that this series is repeated several times in episodes of the series Lost (“Stay alive”). According to the plot, they also brought the hero of the series named Hurley luck in the lottery.

The Story of the Poor Waitress

However, most often lottery win brings bad luck to its owner. So it turned out with a waitress from Las Vegas named Cynthia Jay. She decided to go to the casino after work. She was not going to leave a lot of money in the machines - she had only 27 dollars in her hands. Cynthia decided to play the lottery called " one-armed bandit". Gradually lost one dollar after another and was about to leave. Suddenly, a loud sound was heard throughout the casino, which notified all visitors about winning the jackpot.

The amount that Cynthia managed to win was about $35 million. It would take her 1,165 years to earn this money as a waitress. However, the luck did not last long. Not even a few months after winning, Cynthia was in a serious car accident. The poor girl was in wheelchair. Later, she stated that she would give all the money, if only to walk and work as a waitress again.

Lotteries in the USSR

AT Soviet time lotteries did not bring such misfortunes. Perhaps this was because they did not win astronomical sums - lotteries were created mainly to develop the economy. One of the most popular lotteries of the past was the Sprint lottery (USSR). The biggest win at that time was 10 thousand rubles. In the first four days after the launch of the lottery, 2 million tickets were sold. Their cost was 50 kopecks. or 1 ruble. It was also possible to win a Volga car, which interested Soviet lottery fans much more.

Also in the era of the USSR, sports lotteries were very popular - "Sportloto", "Sportprognoz". It is believed that these drawings were the first type of bookmaking in the vastness of the USSR. The prizes received by lottery ticket buyers were often scarce goods - televisions, refrigerators, washing and sewing machines.