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SET FOR LIFE · AU
Set for Life Australia: Upfront Cash and a WA Price Rise
Lotterywest says Set for Life Australia adds upfront Division 1 and 2 payments at Draw 4057 on 14 September, subject to approval, plus a WA price rise.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3 min read
SET FOR LIFE · UK
UK Set For Life: £120,000 Unclaimed on a Lambeth Ticket
An unclaimed UK Set For Life prize of £120,000 sits on a Lambeth ticket, paid as £10,000 a month for a year. Allwyn's claim deadline is 20 February 2027.
Sep 13, 2026 · 3 min read
SATURDAY LOTTO · AU
The Busselton Saturday Lotto Winner Who Let It Ring
A Busselton great-grandfather let an unknown number ring for weeks, not knowing his A$6.60 Saturday Lotto entry had returned A$652,714 on 22 August 2026.
Sep 12, 2026 · 3 min read
SATURDAY LOTTO · AU
Saturday Lotto Rules: How to Play and What the Odds Say
Saturday Lotto rules, how to play, and how the six divisions work: six from 45 with two supplementaries, drawn on Saturday, and what the odds really mean.
Sep 9, 2026 · 6 min read
POWERBALL · NZ
A Gisborne Ticket, an NZ Powerball Win of NZ$28.25 million
One NZ Powerball ticket sold at a Gisborne store won NZ$28.25 million on 5 September 2026, along with three more Lotto First Division winners that night.
Sep 6, 2026 · 2 min read
SATURDAY LOTTO · AU
Two Western Australians Win Saturday Lotto Division One
Saturday Lotto draw 4709 produced nine Division One winners across Australia on 5 September 2026, and two of the nine tickets were Western Australian.
Sep 6, 2026 · 2 min read
SATURDAY LOTTO · AU
A Perth Saturday Lotto Win, One Day Before His Birthday
A Perth man won A$2.1 million in Saturday Lotto the day before his 63rd birthday, then made Lotterywest tell his son as well, just to be sure it was real.
Sep 3, 2026 · 4 min read
EUROMILLIONS · UK
What a UK EuroMillions Ticket Actually Matches
A UK EuroMillions ticket is 5 from 50 plus two Lucky Stars, drawn Tuesday and Friday. Here is every match pattern, the odds on each, and the 180-day clock.
Aug 31, 2026 · 7 min read
THUNDERBALL · UK
UK Thunderball: 5 From 39, Plus One Ball of Its Own
A UK Thunderball ticket is £1 and the draw is 5 from 39 plus the Thunderball. Here are the match tiers, the odds on each, and the 180-day claim window.
Aug 30, 2026 · 5 min read
POWERBALL · NZ
NZ Lotto Powerball: More Prizes, Longer Jackpot Odds
Lotto NZ adds four more Powerballs on 13 September 2026: more prizes and bigger jackpots on the Powerball add-on to NZ Lotto, and longer jackpot odds.
Aug 30, 2026 · 5 min read
LOTTO · NZ
A NZ$250,000 Lotto NZ Ticket Sold in Tauranga
Four Lotto NZ players each won NZ$250,000 in the Wednesday 26 August draw, and one of the winning tickets was sold in Tauranga. Players are urged to check.
Aug 29, 2026 · 3 min read
EUROMILLIONS · IE
Kerry Ticket Made Ireland's Newest EuroMillions Millionaire
A Quick Pick sold in Killarney landed the €1,005,000 EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle prize in the draw of 21 August 2026, on raffle number I-VBD-36131.
Aug 27, 2026 · 4 min read