Coincidence, or tampering? This was the question raised by Thai anti-goverment groups about the winning numbers in Sunday's Thailand lottery draw. They say the numbers appear to have been taken directly from the license plates of two government vehicles.
Thai caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra leaves a cabinet meeting in Bangkok. Photo: The Star
The French National lottery recently handed out 10,000 free gloves to cold passersby in Paris. But these were gloves with a difference…
It promises on the pack, 'Be a millionaire.' Hold on - it's just a pen! There's more comical description for this Lucky Lotto Pen on the Amazon website:
New On Card. One Stroke Will Fill in The Square. Patented Built in Stress Relief Tip Delivers a Uniform Stroke Of Ink. Eliminates Computer and Operator Error. Handy Stainless Steel Scraper Edge On Cap. Never Search For A Coin Again. Keep One At Home, In Your Car, Pocket Book, Desk or Pocket. Don't Be Without Your LUCKY Lottery Pen. Perfect Gift For The Avid Lottery Player.
The Lucky Lotto Pen is also good for scratchies.
Do Silver Lotto System players need one of these? No - it's a $3.99 cost that you'll only use one time, because the System uses the same tickets for each game - you only fill them out once, ever.
The only description on the package we agree with is 'You Must Play To Win!!!'
It's not often you see giant lottery balls floating down the Thames River, or embedded in the wall of a building. But for ad agency threepipe this was an opportunity to think big when they were chosen to publicise the UK National Lottery recently.
The agency spokesman said they have seen the Thames used for many a stunt before, but never on this scale, and also never at night.
Nine years ago Sharon Tirabassi of Ontario, Canada, won $10.5 million in the Lotto Super 7 lottery game (replaced by Lotto Max in 2009). That was the good news. The bad? She had to stand amongst weird lifesize cardboard cutouts for the presentation check photo. No-one could tell us why. Sharon looked pretty happy though.
A Sargento, Wisconsin Powerball winner wears a crazy hat at the draw celebration. He was one of 100 cheese factory workers who were part of a winning syndicate. The workers claimed that they didn't win until they rubbed the belly of a small Buddah statue.
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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
Lottery winner Andrew Garth wondered how to spend his Euromillions £1 Million (about US$1.6 million) jackpot. The Middlesbrough, UK resident decided to have his caricature drawn by local artist Mick Hollinsworth, and posed with his check (that's a cheque in British terms).
We're not sure why. Good likeness though.
Sir Peter Jackson (right) with actor Jed Brophy at the Hobbit world-wide fan event last night. Photo
Last night on tv I watched a famous film director walk into a packed auditorium filled with hundreds of cheering spectators.
He was a celebrity basking in the approval of his fans.
But suddenly I noticed there was something strange about his appearance.
I grabbed the remote, paused the player, rewound, and played again.
Yes, there it was... the oddest thing I've ever seen.
In 2006, 73-year-old retired U.S. Navy diver Dennis Morse had one of the world’s largest lotology collections.
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The state-owned Swedish gaming company Svenska Spelhave featured rock band KISS in a funny TV commercial for their Lotto game. It's about a lottery winner who hired the famous band to play for him.
Look out for the low key ending. Watch it here on Youtube.
This entertaining ad for the UK National Lotto asks - what would you buy if you won the lottery?
Take a look at the video here.
A lottery winner from Sichuan Province, China, wears a panda mask to hide their identity. It's quite common for these winners to do this, but in the USA and many Western countries, lottery owners require a full photo reveal as part of the contract.
Locals celebrate the El Gordo annual lottery by dressing up in old tickets. Via Daily Mail
Spain's annual El Gordo lottery has been running since 1812. It is so popular that some people take the day off work to watch the morning draw and dress up in celebration.
This unique lottery store sign was discovered in New Mexico.
This T-shirt caption says it all! PHOTO
A woman in Madrid wears shoes and the hem of her dress adorned with old lottery tickets to attend the 2011 draw for Spain's Christmas Lottery. Over $940 million was won.
Now the lottery takes to the road! STORY
The Speed Camera Lottery, dreamed up by San Francisco game producer Kevin Richardson, rewards those drivers who don't exceed the speed limit.
Drivers who obey the speed limit get their picture snapped and entered into the lottery. The prize money is raised by fining those motorists who exceed the limit.
The concept was put into action in Stockholm as Hastighets Lotteriet, together with the Swedish road transport authority.
Some big lottery games in the USA have lucky mascots. You'll recognize Big Bird (top right) as the Atlantic Lotto guest mascot, and the Mega Millions and Powerball guys in other photos.
The curious finger-shaped figures (bottom right) are from Pennsylvania's Quinto lottery. Maybe you'll meet them some day!
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