by Enric » Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:46 am
In 1994, John Major launched the first National Lottery. Twenty years on it has created 3,600 millionaires and paid out £53bn in winnings.
The average lottery winner buys 4.5 new cars for either themselves or friends and family, while 10 per cent buy more than 10.
The most unusual purchases in among lottery winners include:
- A pair of new hips 'for the wife'
- A narrowboat
- Tarantulas
- A firework company
- Next door’s house, before turning it into a pub
But these are only the ones we know about; 85per cent of winners choose to remain anonymous.
Four consecutive numbers have been drawn on three occasions – the last time was on November 30th 2011, when the numbers were 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30. In a Florida lottery in the same year, however, the numbers were 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.
In 1994, John Major launched the first National Lottery. Twenty years on it has created 3,600 millionaires and paid out £53bn in winnings.
The average lottery winner buys 4.5 new cars for either themselves or friends and family, while 10 per cent buy more than 10.
The most unusual purchases in among lottery winners include:
- A pair of new hips 'for the wife'
- A narrowboat
- Tarantulas
- A firework company
- Next door’s house, before turning it into a pub
But these are only the ones we know about; 85per cent of winners choose to remain anonymous.
Four consecutive numbers have been drawn on three occasions – the last time was on November 30th 2011, when the numbers were 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30. In a Florida lottery in the same year, however, the numbers were 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.
