The guy who won the sixth largest lotto jackpot in US history on 19 February sat on the ticket until 1 April. Why? Because the guy has a sense of humour, and also because he spent that time planning for something – not what the average lotto winner would do with his windfall.
The odds of winning the lottery is staggering on its own, but calling it the day before is statistically close to impossible. Neil Trotter became Britain’s fourth biggest national lottery winner when his winning ticket won him close to R2 billion in the EuroMillions lottery.
If you use the live financial indicators on the right-hand side of 2oceansvibe, you will work out that the total winnings, in Rands, is R1.2 Billion. That’s quite a lot of tin! According to SKY News, “A UK ticket-holder scooped the top prize in Friday night’s draw, making it the country’s largest ever lottery win.” Full story after the jump.