Fun Lottery Facts That Will Drop Your Jaw! #4 Is Just Insane!
Many people are born with a silver spoon and being the lady luck’s darling child, they know what it’s like to win a lottery! Here are some fun lottery facts to read while you wait to win yours!
Fun Lottery Facts That Will Blow Your Mind!
Do you think that the lottery is a game of chance for those with a stroke of luck? I have heard a lot of people say, “Oh, I wish I could win a lottery” heck, I’ve said it too but have I won any yet? Nope. Have you? Maybe, maybe not! While we wait for the lady luck to give us our stroke of luck why not read more about fun lottery facts that are supposed to drop your jaw? I hear #4 is just insane!
The Biggest Jackpot in History
On the 30th of March 2012 Mega Millions saw one of the biggest jackpots in the history of lotteries – an eye-popping amount of $656 million! The winning lottery ticket was finally claimed on the 10th of April 2012 by the “Three Amigos” – a 20-something woman, a 40-something and another elderly woman – who took home approximately $35 million each! Talk about a stroke of luck, they had a truckload each!
Chances of Winning a Jackpot Worth a Fortune
If you’re looking at Mega Millions, your chances of winning a jackpot worth millions is 1 in 175,711,536… it’s a lot to digest but it’s still better than Powerball which is 1 in 195,249,054. It’s a lottery fact, can’t get any better than that can it! Did you know that your chance of getting hit by lightning is around 1 in 700,000? Careful there! You’re 250 times more likely to be hit by lightning than winning the Mega Millions…the sad part is that getting hit by lightning won’t make you a millionaire (!).
If you’re 25 years old you could invest $20 a month in a mutual fund and by the time you’re 65 you will have $93,626.41 to spend! I know, I know… the whole point of playing the lottery is to win a fortune today, not when you’re old. Well, considering that you’re 146 times more likely to die in a firework accident and 8,000 times more likely to be murdered mutual funds sounds a little more worthwhile, don’t you think, hmm?
The Dreaded Lottery Curse
Is it urban legend or true story? Well, according to Chelmsford’s marriage and family therapist Szifra Birke, approximately one-third of lottery winners find themselves either shackled with serious financial troubles or bankrupt within just five years of becoming millionaires. Much like the case of David Lee Edwards, a man who won $27 million, but unfortunately couldn’t live up to what he expected to do and how he would have wanted to spend. How would you spend your lottery winnings?
Lottery Fact – Lucky Bird Poop
Bird poop, according to some, is considered lucky. An unidentified man was walking under a tree when a bird pooped on him. Because this is supposedly a good sign, he bought Fortune 4 Instants ticket and instantly won £24. Then the following week the same thing happened at the same place, he went on to buy National Lottery Fortune 4 and took home £444. Even today, this man can be seen under the same tree every Wednesday and Saturday hoping that this lucky bird would do the honors of pooping on him so he can win some more. Talk about superstition… but I’d love to find that lucky pooper!
Other Fun Lottery Facts You Won’t Believe!
- Do you need to be unemployed to win the lottery? Looks like it because a study in California revealed that 40% of lottery players are… wait for it… unemployed. Maybe you need to be unemployed to play, it gives you plenty of time to wait and watch! As they say, patience is a virtue?
- Talk about perseverance, the poorest one-third of the population in Maryland buys 60% of the daily numbers tickets in the hopes of taking home a bounty.
- Did you know that if you spent $10,000 a year on lottery tickets it would, statistically speaking, take you 2,809 years to win?! Who says you only need a dollar and a dream? You need immortality to live that many years too! Calling all immortals!
- According to gaming officials, each year approximately $800 million worth of lottery winnings (represents approximately 2% of total prize money awarded) are unclaimed! Do they forget or have they lost hope in winning altogether?
- Approximately 59% of responsible lottery winners have given up their regular ‘9-5’ job, 31% carry out unpaid voluntary work and 15% start their own business. Also, about 30% have bought multiple homes and a hot tub while 16% have purchased an Audi and a… caravan?
