Is it possible to win a large amount of money in the lottery in Russia? The biggest lottery wins in Russia: a list and interesting facts.

5 November Resident Voronezh region 506 million rubles in the lottery, this is the largest win in the history of Russia, the Stoloto lottery operator said on Sunday.

November 2 american state North Carolina Kimberly Morris in one day, the amount of winnings for which exceeded one million dollars. The woman was offered to receive the entire amount in the form of payments of 50 thousand dollars over 20 years, or else to take 600 thousand immediately. Morris opted for a lump sum and took home almost $420,000 after all taxes were deducted.

$758.7 million American Powerball lottery winning ticket in Massachusetts on August 24, exact location not named.

On April 11, a family from the French city of Dijon entered the EuroMillions lottery, receiving 83.4 million euros at a lottery ticket price of 2.5 euros. The chances of the lucky ones to win such a win were 1 in 116 million.

On October 15, a resident of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg Eurojackpot maximum prize of 90 million euros. The Eurojackpot lottery is popular among residents of 17 European countries. To win the jackpot, players need to match five numbers out of 50 and two more additional numbers out of ten.

On August 12, a resident of Estonia won 1.155 million euros during the drawing of the international lottery Eurojackpot. According to the state company Eesti Loto, this win is the biggest in the history of lotteries in Estonia.

On July 29, a resident of German Hesse won 84.8 million euros in the Eurojackpot lottery. The lucky winner managed to guess all the winning numbers

On May 8, the winning ticket in the $429.6 million Powerball lottery in the US state of New Jersey. The probability of winning is 1 in 292.2 million.

March 5 brothers James and Bob Stoklas from the US state of Pennsylvania. However, the gains were not distributed evenly: lottery ticket brought James $291.4 million and Bob won $7.

On February 27, a resident of Novosibirsk, a participant in Gosloto 6 out of 45, Gosloto in 358 million 358 thousand 466 rubles. He took part in three draws. His lucky bet, which the winner made in one of the city's lottery kiosks, cost 1,800 rubles. The record fell on the 1885th edition.

On February 15, the UK's national lottery operator Camelot confirmed that the United Kingdom has filed nearly £25 million in Europe's largest lottery Euromillions.

On February 12, a company of friends from Dublin of the EuroMillions European lottery in the amount of 132 million euros with a resident of France. The winners received 66 million euros each.

On September 19, a winning $399.4 million Powerball lottery ticket at a gas station in the US state of South Carolina.

On August 25, the media reported that a resident of Switzerland 93.6 million euros in the popular European lottery EuroMillions. This is the biggest win for Switzerland.

On August 8, the organizers of the American Powerball lottery announced that three tickets with lucky numbers were sold in the states of New Jersey and Minnesota, in the amount of $448 million.

June 5 organizers of the Powerball lottery in May. She was 84-year-old Gloria Mackenzie from Florida. She bought a lottery ticket at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida, where only 13,000 people live. She had the option to choose annual payments or a lump sum payment. By choosing the latter, McKenzie received only $370.8 million instead of $590.5 million, which was the nominal amount of the winnings. Mackenzie has won the largest single-person win in US history.

On June 1, in the 585th draw of "Gosloto" 6 out of 45 ", the accumulated super prize, equal to 121 million 835 thousand 582 rubles, was shared by two participants - a resident of Perm Valery (60 million 917 thousand 821 rubles) and a resident of Volgograd Olga (61 million 518 thousand 163 ruble).

On May 28, a resident of the UK in the pan-European lottery EuroMillions over 81 million pounds (nearly 95 million euros). The anonymous winner immediately became 908th in the list of the richest Britons.

On April 26, the media reported that a resident of the US state of New Jersey, 44-year-old Pedro Quezada, on a Powerball lottery ticket. After paying all the necessary taxes, Quezada had about $152 million left in his hands.

April 6, two residents of Belgium for two 26.5 million euros in the European lottery EuroMillions.

On November 29, the organizers of the American Powerball lottery reported that two US residents who bought winning tickets amounted to $580 million.

On November 14, a resident of France won one of - 169.8 million euros in the pan-European lottery Euro Millions.

On November 6, four winners shared the biggest jackpot in Australia. The OZ lotto won AUD 112 million.

On September 18, in the 477th draw of Gosloto 6 out of 45, the accumulated super prize at expanded rates, equal to 152 million 723 thousand 884 rubles, was divided among four participants.

August 11 resident of the UK pan-European lottery Euromillions, which amounted to 148 million pounds (190 million euros).

On March 31, one of the largest Mega Millions lottery jackpots of $656 million was shared by three people from the states of Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.

On March 7, 81-year-old Rhode Islander Louise White entered the popular US $210 million Powerball lottery, putting the winning ticket into a Bible the night before the draw and sleeping with it.

On February 29, a resident of the Croatian city of Dubrovnik paid 13.4 million kunas (about $2.3 million) after buying lottery tickets weekly for 30 years and marking the same numbers on them every week.

February 15, local media that a resident of China's Sichuan won the lottery nearly 42 million dollars. In Chinese lottery center Fuli Caipiao reported that a resident of Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan Province, won 200 million yuan ($41.3 million) in the Bicolor Ball lottery. The lucky winner of the prize had to pay 50 million yuan ($7.9 million) in taxes and donated another 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) to charity.

January 27 was drawn lottery win at 4.872 million euros. The lucky person guessed a combination of seven numbers and an additional digit. The ticket was paid for in the city of Maribor.

Material prepared on the basis of open sources

Instruction

Oddly enough, but lotteries in their various versions are in demand almost all over the world. For example, in America it has become a national fad. As for Russia, the first appearance of the "happy" happened relatively recently - during the reign of Peter the Great. It was he who brought the "intricate and useful game" to home country. Today, more than 200 types of lotteries have been officially approved in Russia, including television and universal ones.

Most big wins marked in the Gosloto lottery. This is one of the oldest lotteries, which for a long time was exclusively under the control of the state, but enjoyed confidence. It was thanks to her that many were able to hit the jackpot, because in the 90s not only cash prizes were raffled off, but also apartments, cars, Appliances. The most impressive prize of one hundred million rubles was obtained by a resident of St. Petersburg in 2009.

Another lottery that has seen significant winnings is Bingo. Here, the prizes can be different, ranging from small amounts covering the expenses for the purchased, and ending with large cash payments. It was in Bingo that a housewife from Ufa managed more than 29 million rubles a few years ago. Fixed in 1 and 3 million, in 150, 120, 90 and 70 thousand rubles, which are not considered large. Bingo is one of the most popular lotteries today.

Lottery " Russian loto” is also notable for its large fund of prizes. The largest claimed prize in this lottery is 100 million rubles. no one has won in the entire history of the game, but the prize is almost 30 million rubles. was able to get a resident of the Yaroslavl region.

Another fairly profitable lottery can be called Russian Railways lottery. Its principle is that a person who buys a train ticket receives his lucky lottery ticket in the form of a sticker. The combination of numbers on the sticker may turn out to be lucky, like one Stavropol resident who was lucky to win 11.5 million rubles. The appearance of this lottery was rather a necessity, because even 7 years ago the company suffered significant losses due to a drop in demand for rail passenger transportation. The lottery, which is essentially nothing to consumers, has become part of a campaign to popularize Russian Railways.

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If we talk about the lottery, then the world of people can be divided into two categories - those who believe in the possibility of winning, and those who doubt the adequacy of the former. But statistics show that the most persistent players win sooner or later, although not always so. large sums as they would like.

In order to calculate the chance of winning and understand which lottery is won most often, it is important to understand that. A lottery is a type of game where the possibility of success depends on a random match of the numbers drawn. This one is so diverse that it is very difficult to choose one or another way to play. According to accounting and law enforcement agencies, more than 60% of total number- these are fraudulent projects, the purpose of which is simply to collect money from the sale game tickets. Such one-day lotteries can be found on the Internet, markets, or just at the metro station. Gambling people cannot pass by ticket distributors and buy them in bundles, not paying attention to their reputation, venue, etc. important aspects. As a result, of course, nothing is ever won.

How to choose the type of lottery

Every lottery fan has repeatedly seen reports in the media about the lucky ones who received a big win on the coveted ticket. Those who are not just jealous, but closely monitor the trend of victories, have already managed to understand that the most likely chance to "break the bank" in state lotteries. Such organizations are licensed, their activities are monitored by government agencies, and the risk of being deceived is reduced to zero. When purchasing a ticket, you cannot rely on its original design or low cost. With a bright design, as a rule, they try to draw attention to the newly opened games, the size of the accumulative base of which is very small. The low price of a lottery ticket reduces the chance of winning, as the organizers are forced to sell a large number of coupons in order to recoup the cost of running the game and ensure that a certain number of positions are won. Great value also has the reputation of the organizer, the feedback from the participants in the games and the number of participants who received large sums.

How to calculate the winning combination

In telelotteries, such as "Russian Lotto" or "Golden Key", calculate the probability of receiving big prize impossible, as in instant lotteries. In games of this type, you can only rely on luck and the natural gift of determining the lucky ticket. Draw lotteries, where it is necessary to select and cross out a certain number of numbers on the playing field, such as the well-known Soviet "Sportloto", provide an opportunity for direct participation in the process, but the chances are no greater than in a TV game. Players with many years of experience and a mathematical mindset claim that it is possible to predict and calculate winning combinations numbers, but none of them gave a practical proof of his theory.

Statistical data from various global communities of fans of such entertainment suggests that tickets are won more often than others. instant lottery, but the winnings are negligible and only pay back the funds spent on their purchase. Serious wins are possible only in large games, but when acquiring a large number tickets.

Many people dream of getting a big fortune without any effort. Those who do not rely on themselves, or at least on the inheritance of wealthy relatives, are often ready to rely on fate. Let's say by participating in the lottery. Lotteries are especially popular in the United States of America. It is no coincidence that biggest lottery wins were obtained in the USA. It is worth noting that the winners do not receive the entire amount of the winnings. First of all, they have to decide whether they want to receive the money won in the form of relatively small annual payments, or whether they prefer to take it in cash. In the second case, the prize amount is significantly reduced. In addition, winners are required to pay a 25% federal tax on winnings.

Biggest lottery wins

1. Most big jackpot for the entire history ($ 390 million) was drawn in the American lottery Mega Millions on the night of March 7-8, 2007.

A few days before the draw, all over the country lined up in front of vending machines selling lottery tickets. huge queues. Over 1 million tickets were sold in New York City alone in an hour. The chance to win was 1 in 176 million, and two lucky ones took advantage of it - from the states of Georgia and New Jersey. Each received $190 million. The winners of one of the winning tickets were the spouses Harold and Elaine Messner from New Jersey, who bought it in a liquor store. The second winner, 52-year-old Georgia truck driver Ed Neighbors, purchased his ticket from a store in Dalton where he used to go for a cup of coffee.

2. Jackpot of $365 million. was drawn on February 18, 2006. A tidy sum immediately went to eight lucky ones from the US state of Nebraska.

Lincoln Meatpacking Workers Decided play international lottery Powerball for fun. When they found out they had won $365 million, they couldn't believe their luck. The winners recovered from the shock for several days before they appeared at the office of the organizers of the lottery. Two of them, 56-year-old Kwang Dao and 34-year-old Dung Tran, are immigrants from Vietnam, and 26-year-old Alain Mabossou came to the US from Central Africa.

True, the lucky ones got only 177 million dollars, half of the winnings. Indeed, according to the rules of the lottery, the jackpot in full is paid to the winner only equal parts for 30 years. As is often the case, colleagues decided not to wait for annual payments, but to take the prize in cash, losing part of the prize amount. Therefore, after paying all taxes, each of them received about 15.5 million dollars in their hands.

Quang Dao decided to send some of this money to his family in Vietnam, and Alain Mabossou was going to invest in his education.

3. The jackpot of the Big Game (currently Mega Millions) lottery reached $363 million on May 9, 2000 - at that time it was a record figure not only for this game, but also for lotteries around the world.

Two Americans managed to break the jackpot - from Illinois and Michigan. As expected, both winners decided to collect their winnings immediately. After taxes, each lucky winner received $90.3 million.

One of the lucky ones was a certain Larry Ross from the town of Lansing. Moreover, as Larry himself admitted, he is not at all a fan of lotteries. I just decided to buy a $2 hot dog one day. small money I didn’t have it with me, and the seller didn’t have change from a hundred. Having quarreled a little, the man nevertheless found a way out: he went and bought 98 lottery tickets.

After receiving his prize, Ross was going to quit his job, buy new cars for himself and his wife, and also move to a safer area.

4. Two couples from Oregon won the fourth largest jackpot in American lottery history. The $340 million was shared between Francis and Bob Chaney, their daughter Carolyn West and her husband Steve.

Steve West, who bought the ticket, invested his $20 and his family added the remaining $20. He also admitted later that the lottery ticket was filled out all together.

The draw took place on 19 October. Two days later, private entrepreneur Steve West called on television and announced the win. After that, the lottery ticket was sent for examination, on Tuesday, November 8, its authenticity was confirmed.

Frances Cheney said she was scared by one of the biggest winnings in American history. Bob, 72, did not share his wife's fears and bought a yellow Hummer first.

5. In 2005, the prize of 315 million dollars went to seven employees of the Los Angeles clinic Kaiser Permanente. Some time before the prize draw, they bought 21 Mega Millions lottery tickets for all, agreeing to divide it among themselves if they win.

The American press called the newly minted millionaires the "lucky seven" because they did not want to disclose their names.

Traditionally, lottery winners decided to take the entire amount in cash. After paying all taxes, each of the clinic employees received approximately $25 million.

It should be noted that before the prize draw, the odds of winning were estimated at 1 in 176 million.

6. The $314.9 million jackpot was hit at the end of December 2002, on Christmas Eve.

Lucky Jack Whittaker from West Virginia had no idea what the win would turn out for him.

59-year-old Jack was robbed twice and arrested twice - for disorderly conduct and for drunk driving.

Further more. In the house of the unfortunate millionaire, they found the corpse of a friend of his granddaughter, who died of a drug overdose. And a couple of months later, the granddaughter herself died for the same reason - at the age of 17. Finally, he was sued by the casino administration in Atlantic City. Due to the fact that he allegedly owed the institution $ 1.5 million, and the checks issued by him for this amount turned out to be invalid ...

The millionaire is no longer happy with his winnings. And his wife believes that he should have just torn that "lucky" ticket.

7. The 2007 Powerball lottery winner was a 65-year-old Ohio auto mechanic named David Koterel and his two adult children who won $314.3 million.

Lynn Hiles, 46, worked at the post office, but after receiving prize money decided to quit. Her brother, 42-year-old David Koterel Jr., is the co-owner of a parts factory.

The Koterel family chose to take their winnings in cash, although this significantly reduced the amount. After taxes, they received $145.9 million.

The owner of the store that sold the prize ticket received a one hundred thousand dollar incentive.

The biggest win in Russia

And the most big win in Russia was paid in March 2009 to Albert Begrakyan, a resident of St. Petersburg. He won 100 million rubles in the next draw of the All-Russian State Lottery. This is the biggest win in history. Russian lotteries. Albert came to Russia from Armenia in 2001 with his family: his wife and two daughters, aged 11 and 12. At first he worked as a store security guard, later he opened a grocery store. In 2006, he became the owner of a car service.

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Many people love lotteries and play them regularly. The ability to invest a small amount and then hope to get a big one is a great way to tickle your nerves without the slightest risk. In addition, it is always interesting to try your luck, to determine how much fortune favors you.

Not surprisingly, in one form or another, lotteries exist in almost all countries. In America, for example, they have even become a national pastime. In our country, they appeared relatively recently, under Peter the Great, who brought them along with tobacco, shipbuilding and other useful things.

Since then, they have become not just a lot, but a lot, but everyone is interested in what is the most winning lottery in Russia. After all, participating in such one can hope that luck will be more likely.

But do not forget that the lottery is a lottery, which means that what is lucky for one does not mean that it will lead you too. But at least for the sake of interest, you can see where people win most often, how much they win, and most importantly, how they then dispose of it.

Gosloto

The largest winnings were noted in Gosloto. And in this case, the main thing is not only quality, but also quantity: quite a lot of people hit the jackpot right here. Here are the most impressive examples:

1. 100 million rubles - the biggest lottery win in the history of Russia. Albert Begrakyan, resident of St. Petersburg, 2009. He played the lottery quite often, he was mentally prepared to win, so he managed to properly dispose of it: he invested a third in the construction of a hotel, bought several apartments: for himself, his sister and two as an investment, a car for himself and his parents, spent part on charity and travel in Europe. In general, he disposed of money wisely.
2. 35 million rubles. Evgeny Sviridov, a resident of a suburb of Moscow. The winnings received were practically completely invested in the improvement of his native village: he made a road, water supply and was going to organize a livestock farm that would create new jobs for the residents of the village. good investment money: promising, reasonable and socially useful.
3. 4.5 million rubles. A married couple, Oleg and Natalia from Samara. They play lotto regularly, and, apparently, they immediately knew what to spend the money on. The entire amount was transferred to charitable foundation for the construction of a church in his native land.

Various amounts of winnings, different winners, different ways their investments. But all three winners with the largest jackpots managed to dispose of them reasonably and calmly. But that doesn't work for everyone.

Bingo

This lottery is also often marked by winnings, which can vary from symbolic amounts that only partially cover the cost of a ticket, to quite impressive amounts.

And here is the most a prime example- more than 29 million rubles. Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova, an unemployed resident of Ufa, received a very large prize, but her family was unable to properly dispose of it. The purchased elite apartment burned down, two cars were broken in serious accidents, the children abandoned their studies, guests and relatives, attracted by free drinks and snacks, often came to the apartment. The very favorite of fortune died a few years after the win - the middle-aged body could not stand it.

Fortunately, other winners of this lottery did not win as impressive amounts, which means they did not receive such swipe. But still, it allowed Bingo to get into the most winning lotteries.

Russian loto

This company has one of the largest prize pools, which ensures its place in this ranking. And although no one received the sum of one hundred million rubles here, many winnings can also be quite impressive. For example, 29.5 million, which, at the behest of fate, went to an unknown resident of the Yaroslavl region. Unfortunately, apart from this information, nothing more is known about the lucky man, it is difficult to say what this money went for. Let's hope that he was able to find a useful and worthy use for them.

Lottery company Russian Railways

This particular lottery can also be quite profitable, with a certain amount of luck, of course. Its big advantage is that you don't have to do anything special. You just buy your train ticket along with a lottery sticker and cross your fingers.

Apparently, an unknown businessman from Stavropol crossed them in some particularly cunning way, since he managed to win 11.5 million rubles. True, the award was looking for a hero for more than two weeks, but as a result, it nevertheless found it. Their further fate is unknown.

Another win in this lottery was also not bad - 8 million went to a pensioner in the Kemerovo region. They searched for her even longer - two months. How she will spend the unexpected joy, the woman did not tell.

Now you know which lotteries are the most winning. Of course, if you buy a ticket in one of them, this does not guarantee you a win. But, on the other hand, if you do not buy it, then there will be no chance of winning for sure. Therefore, you should not be like the Jews from the well-known anecdote: give fate a chance. But what if?..

TASS-DOSIER. November 5, 2017 official website of the Russian distribution company state lotteries Stoloto reported that a resident of the Voronezh region won 506 million rubles in the 1204th draw of the Russian Lotto lottery. This is the largest jackpot in the history of lotteries in Russia. The organizer of the lottery is the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, the operator is State Sports Lotteries JSC.

The previous Russian record was set on May 21, 2017. Then the organizers of the Stoloto lottery announced that the prize in the amount of 364 million 685 thousand 787 rubles. went to a resident of Sochi ( Krasnodar region). According to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, the winner had to pay 13% of this amount to the treasury. Thus, the owner of the prize received 317 million 277 thousand rubles. Happy ticket was bought for 700 rubles. The prize was drawn in the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery, which is also organized by the Russian Ministry of Sports.

In third place - the victory of a physician from Novosibirsk. On February 29, 2016, he won 358 million 358 thousand rubles in Gosloto 6 out of 45. (after taxes - 311.7 million rubles). According to the winner, he regularly participated in this lottery for two years. The lucky bet cost him 1,800 rubles.

The fourth place belongs to another resident of Novosibirsk. On May 30, 2017, he won a super prize in the amount of 300 million rubles in Gosloto 4 out of 20. (after taxes - 261 million rubles), played for the first time in the history of this lottery. He bought his ticket on the lottery website for only 100 rubles.

In fifth place - the victory of a resident Nizhny Novgorod, which in August 2014 took the jackpot in the amount of 202 million 441 thousand rubles. in Gosloto 6 out of 45. After deducting taxes, he should have had 175.7 million rubles in his hands.

The biggest jackpot in the world

On January 13, 2016, the organizers of the popular Powerball lottery in the United States announced that three winning tickets for a $1 billion 586.4 million jackpot. This is the largest jackpot in the world in the history of lotteries, but not the largest single win after tax. There were two winners married couples from the cities of Munford (Tennessee) and Chino Hills (California), as well as a pensioner from Melbourne Beach (Florida).

According to the rules of Powerball, the winner can receive the jackpot in installments over 29 years or become its owner immediately. In the latter case, the amount of winnings becomes about half as much, excluding taxes, which vary from state to state. Thus, if all three winners decided to get their hands on the winnings at once, each of them would receive $327.4 million, and after taxes - only about 40-50% of this amount.

Prior to the Powerball lottery draw in January 2016, the biggest jackpot was drawn in the Spanish Christmas Lottery (Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad) - it amounted to €720 million, with a total prize fund more than €2.5 billion. However, then the jackpot was divided among 180 winners.

Biggest single lottery win

At the same time, the January 2016 record is not absolute in terms of winnings for an individual winner. The largest single-ticket win in US history was $758.8 million. On August 23, 2017, 53-year-old Mavis Wanchik from Chicopee, Massachusetts, won the Powerball lottery on August 23, 2017.

In May 2013, a resident of Zephyrhills, Florida, USA, became the only winner of the $590.5 million Powerball lottery jackpot. She chose the one-time prize, receiving $370.9 million before taxes.

Tax-adjusted, the largest single win (£148.7m or €190m) was received in the EuroMillions lottery in August 2012 by Adrian and Gillian Bayford from the British city of Haverhill in Suffolk. The same amount in euros was won in October 2014 by a resident of the Portuguese city of Castelo Branco, however, in accordance with the law adopted in 2013, he had to pay 20% of taxes on this amount, that is, he received only €152 million.