LOTTOSHACKS: GUESS What Kimora Lee Simmons Is Looking To Splash $43 Million On?

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Remember Kimora Lee Simmons? Looks a little different here to her mugshot. She's the pushy (in a nice way) model turned tv reality show subject in: "Kimora: Life In The Fab Lane." Now she's rumored to be looking at this monster mansion in Beverly Hills. Not many other lottery jackpots would cover the cost of this mansion and 20 acre grounds, so Mega Millions or Powerball are the only way in for the rest of us.

SELLING PRICE: $43 million
LOCATION: Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
COUNTIN': 7 beds, 22 baths, 30,000 sq ft
SELLER: Guess co-founder Armand Marciano
GAME TO WIN TODAY: Powerball - $194,000,000
BALANCE AFTER PURCHASE: $151 million

Couch Potatoes And Hide-At-Homers: This Service Will Buy Your Lottery Tickets For You

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Ever wanted to stay home and avoid traffic jams, crowded car parks, store queues and bad weather? But you need your lottery tickets played...what to do?

A California company heard you. They started a service back in 2010 to offer a lottery ticket order service for just the players in the CA area.

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Why I'm Always A Day Ahead Of You, And How Sometimes That Makes Life Strange

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Because of my location in New Zealand at the bottom of the world, we are generally a day ahead of the rest of the northern hemisphere's time zone. That's pretty much every country except Australia.

As the first country in the world to see the sun, it is sometimes challenging - especially when I'm trying to work out when to ring someone in the United States. That's when I google "time in California" to figure it out.

Swatch attempted to reinvent time with Swatch Beats. Swatch Group

Here's some of the interesting ways the time difference challenges you and me on the opposite ends of the earth:

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The iPad and iPhone Party Started Without Me, But I'm Not Worried

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I've just ordered two new Apple products to replace my old ones. I'm changing out my iPhone 4S and iPad2 for an iPhone 5S and iPad Air.

So why have I waited several months after their launch to update these? And what if The Next Big Thing is announced by Apple shortly, and I've spent all that money on outdated equipment?

My old iPad 2, still going strong - but I need a change.

Before I answer that, let me tell you how I buy stuff.

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Now You'll Never Lose Your Lottery Tickets Again, As Long As They're In Your Wallet

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The Smart Wallit Pro tracks your wallet and you can use it for airport luggage too.

It's smaller than a credit card and fits into your wallet in the same way.

But the moment your wallet - and the lottery tickets inside - goes more than the distance you set for it, the Smart Wallit Pro lets your smartphone know with a message.

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Lotto Of The Near Future: Play At The Airport Before You Fly

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There are already iPads at airport restaurants. It's just another step to make them accept lottery game orders.

Imagine you're waiting at the airport, killing time. While you are sitting at your table, you order some food from a restaurant from the iPad there.

Then, as you flip through the screen, you discover a lottery site, and carefully input your favorite numbers.

A click later and you board the plane happy that you haven't missed the night's game.

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ODDITY: The Lottery Prize Has Left The Building! Elvis Makes Win Happen

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A Grandmother from South Ockendon in Britain got a double surprise recently. Vera Webber mistakenly thought her Euromillions prize was only £20,000, but found it was £1 Million (about US $1.6 million) after her daughter checked the numbers. Then the keen Elvis Presley fan was presented with her publicity check by an Elvis impersonator. She intends visiting the King's shrine at Graceland, USA. 

PHOTO: Thurrock Gazette

WINNING: Looking Out For No.1 - The Ultimate Success Story

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Author Robert Ringer with his world-changing book - ideal today for lottery winners.

It was in a small, cluttered bookshop in San Francisco, away from the noise of the buskers and traffic, that I found a book that changed my life.

And 30-something years later the principles of the paperback I bought, "Looking Out For No. 1" still ring true.

You see, when you win the lottery, it changes your life in ways you don't expect.

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LIFE LESSON: How My 50 Year-Old Mom Blitzed The Competition

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Successfully selling real estate is a tough business, but my mom (not her above) did it well enough to win a coveted sales trophy.

My mother was once one of our country's top real estate sales people a few decades ago. In one year she managed to outsmart and outsell every other salesperson in her firm in a city of over 2 million population.

She had a magic touch that attracted sales without any effort.

Me - on the other hand - also tried to sell real estate many years ago. I failed miserably.

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How My New Wall Clock Fixed My Lottery Date Problem

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My new wall clock solves a lot of lottery problems.

"I've won, I've won!" she screamed in delight, thrusting the tickets in front of her partner. "Look at them!"

They looked correct against the website results.

"But wait up, check out the date!" he said.

It was the 7/5/2013 draw.

And in their country, the day comes first, not the month. It was the wrong date for those tickets.

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CAUTION: Could Winning The Lottery Be An Unexpected Adventure?

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When you win a big lottery prize, your life changes beyond measure. Suddenly a whole new world opens up to you.

And then the potential for trouble starts.

A recent $26.5 million Lottery winner in our country started spending his money on speedway racing, buying and driving sprint and midget cars.

Like many drivers before him, he'll have an accident one day. And it might cost him his life, or maybe an extended hospital stay and problems with parts of his body for the rest of his days.

It's not only the lottery where you'll have problems either.

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WISE WORDS: The Hidden Traps You Can Fall Into After Winning The Lottery

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New Jersey Powerball winner Pedro Quezada won a record $338 million. Under current laws he won't be able to keep his identity secret. Photo

When you win a substantial lottery prize, you need to keep your head down.

Security is ultra important so you don't get targeted by crooks, scam artists and begging letter writers.

In many countries you are required to give permission for releasing your private details as part of the winning contract.

But in the USA there are only 5 states which won't publish your private information:

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