What's the most you have won with a lottery?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by OptionsOptionsOptions, Jul 13, 2018.

  1. Amun Ra

    Amun Ra

    My granddad got 5/6 numbers in a lottery in England. I believe is winnings were around 6,000 pounds.
     
    #11     Nov 20, 2020
  2. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    I've never won more than a few bucks.
     
    #12     Nov 21, 2020
  3. wrbtrader

    wrbtrader

    A funny friend bought me a lottery ticket once for my birthday because he was too lazy to get me a real gift. He even had this shitty grin on his face when I unwrapped my present to discover he gave me the lotto ticket.

    The next day of the drawing...I check my lotto ticket to discover I had just won about $5700 dollars via 6/7 numbers.

    I split the pot evenly with him and its still a great laugh between us today.

    By the way, 7/7 numbers would have netted about 55 million. :(

    Had I won that, I would have not split the pot evenly but given him just 1 million. :D

    wrbtrader
     
    #13     Nov 21, 2020
  4. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    Ha, that's amazing! I wish it happened to me too, but the most I've gotten is three numbers out of seven. I still play with the same numbers though, every once in a while.
     
    #14     Nov 22, 2020
  5. darui

    darui

    thanks for sharing your stories.
     
    #15     Mar 15, 2021
  6. LacesOut

    LacesOut

    When he was +4000 headed into the weekend, I bet $5 on Justin Thomas to win the Players.
     
    #16     Mar 15, 2021
  7. darui

    darui

    I do not know how to win such a jackpot. You really need to be so lucky or have a super lotto strategy. I used once the lotto official https://onepoundlotto.com/ but won only few dollars at the time. But I did not give up and will continue playing in different lotteries from around the world.
     
    #17     Mar 15, 2021
  8. tango29

    tango29

    Won $600 on a scratch off that was a X-Mas stocking stuffer about 20 years ago. I thought it was a dud, but fortunately my Dad took a look and saw it was a winner.
    Side note, not that he will see it, or care, I have a buddy I grew up with that teaches at New Trier.
     
    #18     Mar 15, 2021
  9. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    I've never tried any scratchers. I wonder where the chance is better, the lotto or the scratchers...
     
    #19     Mar 16, 2021
  10. destriero

    destriero

    $15K(ish). $5-6K pooled while in undergrad when Illinois had a (then) record Lotto.

    (Less relevant) $100K on Jax first SB (took the under) and won by a point IIRC. $41K on Poirier to win against McNuggets at +275 (avg) in 2021.
     
    #20     Mar 16, 2021