If you bought a median-priced house in Auckland’s inner-city suburb of St Marys Bay in 1990 and sold for the median in 2013, you pocketed $1.6 million. But if your house was in Totara Heights in South Auckland you made under $114,000 in real terms.

“You know, we sell a lot of lottery tickets on a daily basis and this doesn’t happen every day,” said Jay Lawrence, manager at St. Albans Price Chopper — one of the stores that sold a winning ticket for $1 million. “Never one this big — we’ve had scratch tickets that were 10,000, even 20,000 before, but nothing — nothing like this,” Bourne said.

“You know, we sell a lot of lottery tickets on a daily basis and this doesn’t happen every day,” said Jay Lawrence, manager at St. Albans Price Chopper — one of the stores that sold a winning ticket for $1 million. “Never one this big — we’ve had scratch tickets that were 10,000, even 20,000 before, but nothing — nothing like this,” Bourne said.

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education expects to hand out up to $85 million in lottery-financed scholarships in the fiscal year starting July 1, a dip from the $97 million it estimates it’ll distribute in the current fiscal year. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the projected decrease in Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarships is mostly based on changes in the sizes of the scholarships during future recipients’ first year in college and the scholarship program’s eligibility requirements.

Shirley Braxton snagged one of the top prizes, $500,000, from the Super Ticket Jewels game from the Virginia Lottery. “I thought I’d won $50,000,” she said.

Shirley Braxton snagged one of the top prizes, $500,000, from the Super Ticket Jewels game from the Virginia Lottery. “I thought I’d won $50,000,” she said.

Rob Amos must have had an unusual look on his face as he stood in the 7-Eleven. The store manager came up to him and asked, “Are you alright?” It was true.

Rob Amos must have had an unusual look on his face as he stood in the 7-Eleven. The store manager came up to him and asked, “Are you alright?” It was true.

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Two lucky people are in possession of the Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket where they won the $1,000 a Week for Life second-prize from the Thursday, Feb. 18 drawing. The tickets matched the five white balls and the Cash Ball.

Alongside A 1.3 million for Essex County Council ‘s sports partnership projects, rugby, netball, canoe and sailing clubs in the district benefited in 2015. These included A 7,571 for Maldon Netball Club, A 7,914 for Maldon and Dengie Canoe Club and A 10,000 each for Maldon Rugby Club and the Marconi Sailing Club.

Alongside A 1.3 million for Essex County Council ‘s sports partnership projects, rugby, netball, canoe and sailing clubs in the district benefited in 2015. These included A 7,571 for Maldon Netball Club, A 7,914 for Maldon and Dengie Canoe Club and A 10,000 each for Maldon Rugby Club and the Marconi Sailing Club.

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust has already benefitted from the People’s Lottery, now Isle of Wight players could be about to cash in. Picture courtesy of On Edition.

Powerball will select winning numbers Saturday night. Classic Lotto also will draw Saturday night for a $3.1 million jackpot.

Powerball will select winning numbers Saturday night. Classic Lotto also will draw Saturday night for a $3.1 million jackpot.

Twin sisters in California will share a $6 million lottery jackpot after one of them lucked out with a winning ticket. Lisa Toton says she purchased several tickets after spotting a yellow ladybug, which she’d never seen before.

Twin sisters in California will share a $6 million lottery jackpot after one of them lucked out with a winning ticket. Lisa Toton says she purchased several tickets after spotting a yellow ladybug, which she’d never seen before.

Winning numbers drawn in ‘Pick 3 Day’ game

Winning numbers drawn in ‘Pick 3 Day’ game

From left, owners of the Lakeside Plaza, Danielle and Patrick Campbell, were presented a check for $57,500 Wednesday from Ohio Lottery Officials, Brad Feightner, Columbus regional manager, and Veronica Riley, sales representative for London. The Campbells sold the first top-prize-winning ticket in the lottery’s new game, Lucky for Life, in which the winner receives $1,000 per day for life.