List of U.S. jackpots of at least $300 million $656 million, Mega Millions (March 30, 2012) shared by 3 tickets: Kansas, Illinois, and Maryland. Cash payout $474 million. $390 million, Mega Millions (March 6, 2007), 2 tickets: Georgia and New Jersey. Cash payout $233.1 million, third largest in American lottery history. $380 million, Mega Millions (January 4, 2011), 2 tickets: Holly Lahti of Rathdrum, Idaho; and Jim and Carolyn McCullar of Ephrata, Washington. (Cash payout $240 million, second largest cash value claim in American lottery history, pending the outcome of $337m annuity/$244.7m cash jackpot below, won on August 15, 2012) $365 million, Powerball (February 18, 2006); Nebraska. Biggest win on one ticket; shared by eight workers in a meatpacking plant. $363 million, The Big Game (precursor of Mega Millions), May 9, 2000, by 2 tickets (Illinois and Michigan.) $340 million, Powerball (October 19, 2005); Oregon.[1] The cash value, $164.4 million, was split by the Chaney and West families.[2] (pending) $337 million, Powerball (August 15, 2012); Michigan. Cash payout, $244.7 million, would be largest in Powerball history if the ticket is claimed. $336 million, Powerball (February 11, 2012); Rhode Island. Louise White of Newport chose the cash payout, $210 million, then largest in Powerball history.[3][4] $336 million, Mega Millions (August 28, 2009); California and New York. $331 million, The Big Game (April 16, 2002) by 3 tickets (Georgia, Illinois, and New Jersey.) $330 million, Mega Millions, (August 31, 2007) by 4 tickets (New Jersey, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia.) $319 million, Mega Millions (March 25, 2011); New York. $315 million, Mega Millions, won November 15, 2005, by a group called "The Lucky 7", in Anaheim, California, Choosing cash, their prize was $175 million.[5] $314.9 million, Powerball, won December 25, 2002, by Andrew J. Whittaker Jr., in West Virginia. Opting for the lump sum, as with most winners, his prize was $170,505,876[6] $314.3 million, Powerball (August 25, 2007); Indiana.335,000,000
Probability of winning The chances of winning a lottery jackpot can vary widely depending on the lottery design, and are determined by several factors, including the count of possible numbers, the count of winning numbers drawn, whether or not order is significant, and whether drawn numbers are returned for the possibility of further drawing. In a simple 6-from-49 lotto, a player chooses six numbers from 1 to 49 (no duplicates are allowed). If all six numbers on the player's ticket match those produced in the official drawing (regardless of the order in which the numbers are drawn), then the player is a jackpot winner. For such a lottery, the chance of being a jackpot winner is 1 in 13,983,816. In bonusball lotteries where the bonus ball is compulsory, the odds are often even lower. In the Mega Millions multi-state lottery in the United States, 5 numbers are drawn from a group of 56 and 1 number is drawn from a group of 46, and a player must match all 6 balls to win the jackpot prize. The chance of winning the jackpot is 1 in 175,711,536. The odds of winning can also be reduced by increasing the group from which numbers are drawn. In the SuperEnalotto of Italy, players must match 6 numbers out of 90. The chance of winning the jackpot are 1 in 622,614,630.[11] Most lotteries give lesser prizes for matching just some of the winning numbers. The Mega Millions game gives a payout (US$2) if a player matches only the bonus ball. The weekly 6/49 lottery operated by the ILLF[citation needed] offers a two-ball cash prize, for which the odds is 1 in 6.63. In the UK National Lottery the smallest prize is £10 for matching three balls. Matching more numbers, the payout goes up. Although none of these additional prizes affect the chances of winning the jackpot, they do improve the odds of winning something and therefore add a little to the value of the ticket. On the other hand, multiple smaller prizes usually mean smaller jackpots. It is common for the jackpot to be split evenly if multiple players have tickets with all the winning numbers.
Video Rhode Island woman, 81, is $336 million Powerball winner http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-03-06/powerball-lottery-winner/53389588/1 BLOG: 81-year-old wins $336.4M Powerball "I want to say that I'm very happy. And I'm very proud," White said in a ceremony marking her win. "This will make my family very happy. We are truly blessed." White purchased the $2 ticket on a run to a Newport Stop & Shop for rainbow sherbet just hours before the Saturday night drawing. Fittingly, Tuesday's check was made out to the "Rainbow Sherbert Trust." The odds of winning were tiny â about 1 in 175 million. White didn't believe she had won after hearing the numbers 1-10-37-52-57-11 on TV. After checking the Internet, "we still didn't believe it," she said. "We turned off the computer and turned it back on and went back to the website, and my numbers were still there," White said. "We hugged each other and jumped up and down screaming." "She still can't believe she won," said family friend Barbara Martocci. "She's a very down to earth, grounded, nice woman. Her life revolves around her family."
He is on of the most well-known big-bet players. The record of one of the biggest Baccarat wins in Las Vegas casino belongs to him. Australian multimillionaire and media magnate, Kerry Packer added his glorious name to history of the biggest wins right after in 1997 he had won more that $20 million dollars in on of the largest gambling houses in Las Vegas â MGM Grand. His losses were just as impressive as his wins. Some time later â in 1999, the same Kerry Packer played Blackjack in on of London casinos, and betted 250,000 pounds per each deal. Kerry Packer let himself to lose $28 million dollars, then quitted playing, forever entering the history of Great Britain. The most big jackpot won in Excalibur casino in Las Vegas in March 2003 totalled really titanic $39,7 million dollars! This time a 25 years old engineer from Los Angeles got lucky, who had a starting bet of just $100 and left the casino as a multimillionaire. Now the casino pays him $1,5 million annually within 26 years. As for big wins in the global web, there are some impressive records also. Thus, the most significant win was registered in 2008 in slot machine âMega Moolahâ, which paid cumulative jackpot of 6 million euro in on internet casino from Microgaming company. Mega Moolah is modern video slot with bets starting from 50 cents, where the opportunity to win multimillion jackpot is given to very player, not depending on a bet. http://www.totalcash.net/biggest-casino-wins-in-history.html
http://www.eptmontecarlo.com/ PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final In 2012 Europeâs richest poker tour returns to Monaco in style, with the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final. This glittering event will draw Season 8 to a close in one of the worldâs most exclusive and luxurious destinations, and award millions of euros in cash prizes. After a one-year break, the EPT finale returns to its spiritual home in Monaco. The tournament room will be Le Sporting located in the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, Av Princesse Grace, and the poker festival will run from April 23-May 1, 2012. The PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event will have a â¬10,600 buy-in and the worldâs best players, ----------------------------------------------- including Team PokerStars Pros like Daniel Negreanu, Jason Mercier and Liv Boeree, plus hundreds of PokerStars qualifiers, will take part. In Season 7 the EPT finale took place in Madrid, Spain, where 686 top players created a prize pool of â¬6,860,000. The big winner was Ivan Freitez from Venezuela, who took home the title and â¬1,500,000 in cash. ------------------------------ In Season 8 the total prize pool and first place prize are set to be even bigger - find out how you can be part of it by visiting PokerStars and www.montecarlocasino.net. http://www.montecarlocasino.com/en/ ####################### 1. Start Capital 10.600 euro 2. 1 Place- 1 500 000 euro (Price money are not taxed in EU ) one best from 686 players Nicolai Ghiaurov - Faust Le Veau D'or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xOs_uZrBnI& Samuel Ramey - Le veau d'or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkW8w4A4Nwc