5 Psychological Reasons We Play the Lottery
There have got to be some deep-rooted reasons for our obsession with lotteries. Why else would we play…
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This section covers a diverse range of subjects relating to lottery winners and the game itself. Topics include common pitfalls, mathematical principles behind lottery-play, lottery winner profiles and unusual facts. Our aim is to provide you with plenty of light-hearted articles for your entertainment – after all, playing the lottery is supposed to be fun right? But we also recognise that playing the lottery is a serious pastime for many people. With this in mind, we try to include articles which entertain and inform our readership. Feel free to browse our article section for a taster of the type of content you can expect from Lottery Winners.
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Voltaire and the French Lottery
Voltaire was one of the most prominent public figures in Enlightenment-era France. He was a versatile, prolific writer…
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Top 10 Luckiest UK Lotto Towns
Since its inception in 1994, the UK national lottery has created more than 4000 millionaires. Although these lucky…
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How Not to Pick Lottery Numbers
Picking the right lottery numbers often results in early retirement and/or a new lease of life. Sadly it’s…
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Happiness of Lottery Winners – Studies in Levity
It’s often assumed that acquiring a massive, life-changing lottery windfall will result in long-lasting happiness and contentment. To…
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Top 10 Biggest Lottery Jackpot Wins
Big-money lottery winners are a growing demographic with thousands dotted all over the globe. And while most big…
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Lottery Odds Compared – 8 Helpful Examples
We all know that winning the lottery is something that happens to other people. Well most of us…
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The gambler’s fallacy is phenomenon that affects all of us to varying degrees. The extent of its influence…
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10 Lottery Winners Who Gave it Away – Part 2
The second in our series about generous lottery winners includes a couple who built a water-park, a kindly…
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Biggest Lottery Scams Ever
Wherever there’s big money to be had, you can be sure that somebody somewhere is trying to get…
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Gambler’s Fallacy and The Lottery
The gambler’s fallacy describes the erroneous belief that the odds of something with a fixed probability, increases or…
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The Lottery in North Korea
International pariah, North Korea is one of the most misunderstood nations in the world. Actually, it’s not, we…