40 Random Bits of Trivia About the Lottery, Gambling and the People Who Risked Everything

When it comes to the facts, the house always wins
40 Random Bits of Trivia About the Lottery, Gambling and the People Who Risked Everything

The rush we get from gambling facts is exhilarating. To be clear, we mean facts about gambling, because we’d never gamble with facts. The thought of losing a single fact to some rival site sends our anxiety through the roof. 

Some of these people might have been a little frivolous with their money, but we don’t think they’d be so risky with these facts. They’ll probably stuff them in their walls like we do.

Generous Powerball Winner

A POWERBALL WINNER IN SOUTH CAROLINA DONATED HIS ENTIRE $150,000 PRIZE TO CHARITY. CRACKED They chose to remain totally anonymous and not pay taxes on the winnings. I hit enough to make someone happy, he said. POWER BALL LOTTERY - DOUBLE PLAY POWERPLAY 1 Number of consecutive drawings Select the number of consecutive drawings, up to 20 in advance 2 5 6 تر 10 12 15 18 20 Add Power Play? Add Double Play? YES 2 Select your numbers per PLAY or QUICK PICK (QP) These are the five white ball numbers and the Powerball number lect Five PLAY A

CBS 

Royal Flush

The odds of dating a supermodel: 1 in 88,000 The odds of getting a royal flush in poker: 1 in 649,739 You are 7 times more likely to date a supeRmODEL

Betting on Breast Implants

CRACKED BREAST IMPLANTS ON A BET. In 1997, Brian Zembic accepted a $100,000 bet that he wouldn't get breast implants and keep them for a year. Не got the implants, and still has them, since he gets an additional $10,000 for every year with those puppies.

Lotto Winners Gone Bust

CRACKED IDE Tyres GOING FROM £10 MILLION TO DELIVERING COAL A 19-year-old garbage collector from the UK won about £10 million on the lottery in 2002. But he spent it all on a wild lifestyle and, 10 years later, was completely broke. Не then started working seven days a week delivering coal and firewood.

AU News 

Odds of Winning the Lottery

The odds of being hit by lightning and winning the lottery in one's lifetime are about 1 in 2.6 trillion CRAGh 2015 Atic 1oto July Amotique Lotery Pet

Dr. Pepper

Dr Pepper decided to bet on Axl Rose's laziness. GUNS N' ROse ROSES N' DEMOCRACY GUNS GNR CHINESE And they lost. It seemed like a safe bet. In 1994, G

Las Vegas

100% OF LAS VEGAS GOVERNMENT FACILITIES' ENERGY IS FROM A RENEWABLE SOURCE. All the community centers, fire stations, street lights and parks in Sin C

Political Betting During COVID

The online betting world turned upside down. TAU EMNS DIU FOOTAAU 39998 000000 mnod Since pretty much all sports events anywhere are cancelled, online
Source: Politico

Boeing Employee

CRACKED 36 years of service rewarded with a 747 million dollar Powerball ticket. A Boeing employee recently won a massive Powerball jackpot. To commemorate their 36 years of service, they bought the ticket for $747 million and celebrated with a cake featuring a 747 jet. LOTTERY P O W E R BALL DATE February 28. 2023 PAY TO THE ORDER OF Becky В. Seven Hundred Fifty-four Million, Five Hundred $754,550,826 Fifty Thousand, Eight Hundred, and Twenty Six FOR Power

Fox 

Lightning Strikes Twice

CRACKED LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE: MISSOURI WOMAN WINS $50,000 LOTTERY JACKPOT. A woman from Missouri was stuck at a convenience store during a lightning storm and decided to buy a Powerball ticket. She ended up winning $50,000. $2 SAGOM LOTTERY'S BALL POWER R POWERPLAY - of Dream POWER PLAY on (14) (26) $1 per play NEW YORK LOTTERY'S $2 P o W E R BALL POWERPLAY Number of Draws (4) POWER PLAY $1 per play (٢) NEW YORK LOT

UPI 

Canadian Lottery

WINNING THE CRACKED JACKPOT At just 18 years old, Juliette Lamour from Canada has made history by becoming the youngest Canadian to ever win a massive $35.8 million lottery jackpot on her first try. I still can't believe I hit the Gold Ball jackpot on my very first lottery ticket! she said. TTO 649 LOTTO GOLD BALL 9 MILLION $ 48 Juliette L. of Sault Ste. Marie DAY - THE Decem ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GLAMING CORPORATION DONATURE February . 2022 Date

BBC 

Atlantic City’s Gamblin’ Granny

CRACKED ATLANTIC CITY'S GAMBLIN' GRANNY. In 2009, Patricia Demauro learned how to play craps, and won 154 rolls in a row over 4 straight hours. She started with $100, and her speculated winnings range from $180,000 to millions. This unbreakable world record had odds of 1 in 1.56 trillion.

Casino / Time 

The Businessman Who Gambled Away More Than $100 Million

CRACKED OVER $100 MILLION GAMBLED AWAY One businessman lost more than $100 million in 2007 at a chain of casinos in Las Vegas. It's said that he was given alcohol and drugs to keep him gambling.

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Lottery Odds

TELL US NOW. BUYING A LOTTO TICKET PE Todd M. says, If the lottery was a Vegas game it would be the worst one in the worst casino. If You insist on p

The Winning Waitress

40 Random Bits of Trivia About the Lottery, Gambling and the People Who Risked Everything
Source: People

The Whole Nine Yards

Bruce Willis appeared for free because of a gambling debt. TR.U.T. Willis lost a bet to Matthew Perry, and donated his paycheck. The bet? Perry thou
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