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€240.0 million (US$258.3 million/£205.8 million) was the largest jackpot in the Euromillions history in the pan-European EuroMillions , won on 8 December 2023, the ticket was sold in Austria. [78] £195.7 million was the largest prize won by a British winner in the pan-European EuroMillions in sterling currency, won on 19 July 2022. [78]
Modern history (1987-present) [ edit ] In 1987, the PCSO launched the small-town lottery (STL) and Instant Sweepstakes, the STL is intended to compete with jueteng , a popular but illegal numbers game that is criticized as a major source of corruption in local government units and was suspended in 1990.
The odds are at 1 in 28,989,675. Draws are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. On July 9, 2022, a single bettor wins the jackpot prize of ₱401,186,804.80, making it the third largest jackpot prize won. Also, for the first time in history, on October 1, 2022, a jackpot prize worth ₱236,091,188.40 was divided among 433 winners.
In November 2022, Powerball set a record for the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, with its 8 November 2022 draw having an estimated jackpot of US$2 billion. [40] [41] The precursor to legal lotteries were the underground "numbers game" of the 1800s, which operated out of "Policy shops" where bettors choose numbers.
A lottery is a form of gambling which involves selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random. Lotteries are outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing their own national (state) lottery.
The Michigan Lottery offers a number of games in different styles of play, including: "Scratch-off" games; Terminal-based games, where drawings are held to pick winning numbers.
On November 8, 1966, New Yorkers voted to approve a constitutional amendment authorizing a government-run lottery. The referendum passed with over 60% in favor. The proceeds of the Lottery were to be "applied exclusively to, or in aid or support of education."
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.