The Biggest Lottery Win Ever

Many countries now have the equivalent of a national lottery. The bigger the country, the bigger the jackpot! With a typical stake of $2-$3 per line, hopeful punters pick their lucky numbers and hope to see them come up when the draw is made. The odds of winning with a single ticket are almost astronomical - but as we said at the start of this article, somebody has to win the prize pot, and you can’t win if you don’t enter. When a large-scale lottery win comes in, the life of the winner is immediately changed beyond all recognition.

Unsurprisingly, the largest lottery win in world history happened in America. Equally understandably, the winner wants to remain anonymous! What we can say for certain is that the winner is female, and lives in South Carolina. When her numbers came up in the Mega Millions Lottery came up in October 2018, the jackpot was $1.5bn. She took six months before coming forward to claim her prize. We’re not surprised - she was probably still in shock!

We’d never advocate gambling if you don’t have the money to do so - and nor should anybody - but as you can see, when the wind’s blowing your way and your luck is in, you could become a millionaire overnight. It certainly beats spending 9-5 working for somebody else for the next thirty years!