Most people dream of getting rich. They want to get money without spending a lot of effort. Some dreams come true – people win big prizes in a lottery. Such man are a little bit, but their gains are often dazzling.
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10th place
About 500 thousand dollars. Lottery. The amount is not the astronomical scale, but there is an interesting story. Lucky put on the same numbers for many years: 15, 16, 18, 28, 36 and 49, hoping that one day he will win. Therefore, he won at odds of 1 to 12 million. Even more incredible is that, while continuing to bet on the same numbers, the same man won again! Moreover, the probability of such a coincidence is 1 to 150 trillion!
9th place
1.6 million dollars. Racing. Two friends put 64 dollars on 9 horses taken at random. The forecast was justified with amazing accuracy: 7 of 9 selected horses came first in seven races. Incidentally, this is the biggest win at the races, and the record is not beaten yet.
8th place
2.7 million dollars. Poker. The record was set in 2004 in the casino “Bellagio”, known for the film “Ocean’s 11”, while the poker marathon. If you think that it’s “easy money”, then you are wrong. Poker Marathon takes place in a few days from 12 pm until dawn with short breaks. The loser is eliminated. As a result, “there can be only one.” The winner holds more than a dozen parties in a terrible suspense.
7th place
35 million dollars. Slot machine. The prize went to a casino waitress who decided to work after a break in her own institution. To earn that kind of money, she would have to work as a waitress in 1165 years.
6th place
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22 million 600 thousand dollars. Slot machine. The winner of this heap of money was the 74-year-old resident of Los Angeles, which has decided to celebrate his birthday unconventionally by going to the casino.
5th place
39.7 million dollars. Slot machine. The winner wanted to remain incognito. This is the biggest win on slot machines; a record is kept to this day.
4th place
128 million dollars. Lottery. “Mega-Millions” – USA nationwide lottery, one of the three largest in the country. In 2003, the lucky immigrant from Cambodia, which incidentally was satisfied with his work the gardener, who brought him 40 thousand dollars a year. When journalists asked whether he intends to quit his job, he replied, “I will ask permission from my boss”.
3rd place
149 million dollars. Lottery. When an immigrant from Mexico in the bank debt has reached 44 thousand dollars, and in his pocket was a dollar, he decided that he had nothing to lose, and bought a lottery ticket. After 10 days of winning the lucky wife filed for divorce and division of property required.
2nd place
181 million dollars. Lottery. Jackpot lottery “Big Game” (2000) is the largest lotteries in the world history – 363 million dollars. There were 2 winning tickets, so each the player gets a half of a huge prize.
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1st place
315 million. Lottery. “Powerball” is the most popular in the United States. In December 2002, the jackpot in the lottery was an unprecedented amount – 280 million dollars. Americans seized a mass psychosis; all police forces went to the protection of public order in the long hours of queuing for tickets.
