Foreign lotteries continue to be one of the fastest growing scams in the nation. The con artists prey on the elderly and most vulnerable.

Officials with the South Carolina Education Lottery say a Summerville lottery player is $200,000 richer this morning. The Palmetto Cash 5 ticket for Sunday’s drawing was sold at the Hot Spot at 2187 N. Main St. in Summerville.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR AN UNCLAIMED MISSING LOTTERY TICKET OWNER. THE WINNER HAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO CLAIM THE PRIZE.

South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball in Saturday’s drawing to win the game’s $50,000 third prize, and an option purchased for an additional dollar tripled the amount. The odds of winning the third prize are 1 in about 913,000.

The Beer and Liquor Store at 4469 Morrison Avenue in suburban Lake Worth sold the winning ticket, according to the lottery department.

With the news someone could be about to lose A 1m and a yacht trip we thought it best to remind you about other unclaimed lottery prizes. We can only imagine what it must feel like to miss out on all this money so take a close look at the list below.

A potential lottery winner could see their prize of A 1million and a yacht trip sail away if they don’t claim it by Wednesday. Anyone who bought a EuroMillions ticket in Reading on April 24 should start looking under their sofa now for the slip.

IT may look almost too good to be true, but the National Lottery handout, run in coordination with the Echo, is one hundred per cent for real. The money comes from the enormous fund of unclaimed Lottery cash, which, amazingly, stands in excess of A 1billion.

The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $93 million and Powerball is at $90 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers from the weekend’s drawings. Friday’s Mega Millions numbers are 2-38-48-61-68 Mega Ball 4 Megaplier 3x.

HEARTS were in mouths today as a crane lifted two specially-commissioned flagpoles into place on top of the recently re-coppered and refurbished domes of the former Odeon high above the city’s skyscape. The manoeuvre, closely watched by waiting supporters of the Bradford Live project, took about two hours from start to finish.

A single winning ticket was sold in the province for Saturday night’s $64 million grand prize – the biggest jackpot in Canadian lottery history. There’s no word yet where in Ontario the ticket was sold, or whether it belongs to just one person or a group of people.

Having lots of money can’t buy you love, but it sure buys a whole lot of other fun stuff. The jury is out on whether money can buy you happiness – recent research by AUT has shown people who feel they can live on what they earn report the highest levels of life satisfaction, no matter what their income A – and UK studies suggest net financial wealth is directly correlated to feelings of wellbeing.

The IOU tells lottery winners that they will receive their larger prize when the state solves its long-running budget crisis. Illinois Lottery spokesman Steve Rossi blamed the hold-up on “the ongoing budget stalemate in Springfield,” the state capital.

Casual readers may be forgiven for thinking that Jamaican-based Supreme Ventures Ltd is simply that country’s lottery operator. In fact, Trinidadian-based investors have a significant stake in that company.

The biggest lottery jackpot in Canadian history is up for grabs Saturday night. The grand prize in the Lotto 649 draw will be an estimated $64-million, and Canadians across the country have been lining up for their tickets.

It’s the stuff dreams are made of – the biggest lottery jackpot in Canadian history is up for grabs Saturday night. The grand prize in the Lotto 6-49 draw will be an estimated $64-million, and Canadians across the country have been lining up for their tickets.

The bells have been restored and are now back at St Nicholas Chapel in King’s Lynn. Pictured is Peter Trent.

Richard Bateson of Camelot Global Services and lottery Director Bishop Woosley listen Friday as the Arkansas Legislative Council discusses a contract with the company to develop a business plan for the lottery. Camelot Global Services will create and help implement a new business plan for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery under a contract potentially worth more than $3.7 million.

It’s the stuff dreams are made of – the biggest lottery jackpot in Canadian history is up for grabs tonight. The grand prize in the Lotto 6-49 draw will be an estimated $64-million, and Canadians across the country have been lining up for their tickets.

The lottery is akin to the magical kingdom where dreams come true. In New York, their constant advertisements on television assure us that all you need is “a dollar and a dream.”