Tag: new year

Single father won £1 million on the lottery still showed up to work as chef on Christmas Day. Dedication or what?

Frances and Patrick Connolly from County Down won the lottery jackpot in the New Year’s Day draw. The lottery winners explain they will be sharing the winnings with their family and friends.

This could be the year for you (if you’ve got a Euromillions ticket)! Players are being urged to check their tickets to see if they have become the fourth-largest lottery winner in the country. One UK ticket-holder has won £114.9m in the New Year’s Day EuroMillions draw.

Man dies three weeks after winning $1m in the lottery. Donald Savastano was planning to use his winnings to pay off some debts, purchase a new car and visit the doctor.

If you win a big lottery jackpot in the new year, here are three ways to really beat the odds — by making sure your winnings don’t go to waste.