5 of the Biggest International Lotto Wins in 2017

 

November 5, 2017 – a resident of the Voronezh region in Russia won 506 million rubles in the lottery. This is the biggest win in the history of Russia, according to the Russian operator of lotteries “Stoloto”.

November 2,  2017 – a resident of the American state of North Carolina Kimberly Morris bought two winning lottery tickets in one day! The total amount of winnings exceeded one million dollars. The woman was offered to receive the full amount in the form of payments of 50 thousand dollars for 20 years, or to withdraw 600 thousand at once. Morris chose a one-time payment and after deducting all taxes took home almost 420,000.

August 24, 2017 –  the winning ticket of the American Powerball lottery with a jackpot of $ 758.7 million was bought in Massachusetts, the exact purchase location is not known.

On April 11, a family from the French city of Dijon tore off the super- jackpot in the EuroMillions lottery, receiving 83.4 million euros at a lottery ticket price of 2.5 euros. The chances of lucky winners for such a win were 1 to 116 million.

On February 14, a Belgian resident won 23.5 million euros in the European lottery EuroMillions.

If you decide to try your luck at winning, checking online lottery results is easily done from your laptop or mobile device.