Thursday 22 March 2012

Lottery Winners Facts

Every winner of a big lottery prize has a story to tell. From the stories told we have accumulated the following list of interesting lottery facts:

  • The largest single Lottery prize won in the UK was £161,653,000 won in July 2011.
  • The largest Lotto jackpot was £42 million won in January 1996.
  • The average of the Lotto jackpot prizes paid out in both the Wednesday and Saturday draws is just over £2 million.
  • More than 2,500 people have become lottery millionaires in the UK since its launch in 1994.
  • Over Christmas 2011, a record 50 millionaires were created by the National Lottery’s Millionaire Raffle.
  • On average, 13 new millionaires are created each month.
  • If you are a builder, you are more likely to win a jackpot prize than anyone else.

Lucky Lottery Hotspots

Residents of these places have to-date had the best chance of winning a lottery jackpot:
Ilford
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Medway Towns
Romford
Teesside
Perth
Dartford
Sunderland
Bromley
Doncaster

How Winners Chose Their Numbers

Lucky Dip
Birthday dates
Ages of family & friends
Car registration plates
Door numbers of previous homes
Telephone numbers
National Insurance Numbers
Dreamt them
Picked out of a hat
Randomly selected

Unusual Places To Hide A Winning Lottery Ticket

Inside a sock
Inside a bra
Under the mattress
In a biscuit jar
In the freezer
Under the carpet
Under the floorboards
In a piggy bank
Under the PC
Behind a picture

Lucky Professions

Builders
Office workers
Management
Drivers (taxis, lorries, buses)
Catering (chefs, publicans)
Manufacturing (factory workers)
Customer services & retail
Financial sector (banks, accountancy)
Care/Social/Charity workers
IT/computing/electronics

Favourite Purchases

House
Car
Holiday home
Holiday
Jewellery
Swimming pool
Farmland/field
Football season ticket
Motorbike
Dog/cat

Favourite Cars

Mercedes
BMW
Mini
Vauxhall
Land Rover
Range Rover
Ford
Porsche
Audi
Jaguar

Favourite Holiday Destinations

USA
Caribbean
Dubai
Canada
Australia
France
Canary Islands
Spain
Far East
Portugal

Unusual Purchases

A gastric band for wife
New knee
Hair salon
Racehorse
Robin Reliant
Woodland & 300 new trees
Breast enlargement for sisters
Flock of sheep
Whiskey factory
A ‘Lady’ title

Favourite Home Features

Bar
Hot tub
Walk-in wardrobe
Electric gates
Snooker table
Games room
Home gym
Swimming pool
Home cinema
River/lake in grounds

The Best Thing About Winning

Financial security/no money worries
Looking after family friends
Giving up work
Spending more time with the family
Having choices – freedom/time to do what you want
Being able to afford luxury items
Being able to afford luxury holidays
Paying off the mortgage
Being able to help charities
Being able to put children through university

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