Lotto winners through the years

Mackenzie Samet

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Oct 22, 2018

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Geraldine Williams, a retired house-cleaner, won $294 million in the Mega Millions lottery in 2004. Getty Images

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Derek (left) and Elaine Thompson celebrating with Elaine’s brother, Ian Allen, after winning $27 million the UK’s National Lottery. PA Images via Getty Images

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Paul Long, 55, of the UK, celebrates after his Lucky Dip ticket won him $13 million. PA Images via Getty Images

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Lottery winner Samuel Chica (left) holds a check for $273,059 after he bought give newspapers to be sure that he had won.

Lottery winner Samuel Chica (left), of Canada, holds a check for $273,059. He bought five newspapers to check the results to make sure he had won. Toronto Star via Getty Images

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Euro Lottery winners, Les Scadding and his wife Samantha, get used to the high life on board a Princess 58 powerboat in Cardiff Bay after scooping 45.5 million in Euromillions jackpot.

Euro Lottery winners Les and Samantha Scadding scooped up 45.5 million in a Euromillions jackpot. PA Images via Getty Images

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36-year-old Sharon Brown (left) and 29-year-old Carey Pearson, two best friends from Essex, celebrate their new-found wealth at a photocall in east London after scooping almost 8 million in the National Lottery draw.

Best friends Sharon Brown (left) and Carey Pearson celebrate their new-found wealth after winning nearly 8 million in the UK’s National Lottery draw. PA Images via Getty Images

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Joan Woodland, 73, wins 6,862,953 in the UK’s National Lottery. PA Images via Getty Images

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In 1968, Mrs. Lee Belt, of Babylon, Long Island, learns she and her husband have won $10,000 in the lottery drawing. The New York Post via Getty Imag

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College students, Mohammed Rahman (left) and Glen Wilton display checks for a total of $1,917,475.

College students Mohammed Rahman (left) and Glen Wilton, of Canada, display checks for $1,917,475. Toronto Star via Getty Images

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Eugene Hernandez and Dolores Trejo inside the store where they bought a winning $34 million lotto ticket.

Eugene Hernandez and Dolores Trejo, both 29, stand in the California store where they bought a winning 34 million lotto ticket. LA Times via Getty Images

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Lottery jackpot winners Kevan Moss and his partner Vivienne Mole, from Daventry, after receiving their check for 6 million in Birmingham.

Lottery jackpot winners Kevan Moss and his partner Vivienne Mole celebrate after receiving their check for 6 million in the National Lottery. PA Images via Getty Images

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Britain’s oldest Lottery winner, Jack Hewitt, 79, receives a kiss from the Asda Lottery till girls after winning 1.6 million jackpot in the National Lottery. PA Images via Getty Images

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7.2 million National Lottery winner, Joan Eggington, 65, with her family. PA Images via Getty Images

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Cabinet-maker David Ashcroft from Liverpool, celebrates winning the 12,353,263 jackpot.

Cabinet-maker David Ashcroft, of the UK, celebrates winning the 12,353,263 jackpot. PA Images via Getty Images

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Georgia Richards hugs her father, Russell Norsby. They won $122 million.

Georgia Richards hugs her father, Russell Norsby. They won a SuperLotto Plus jackpot of 122 million in California. LA Times via Getty Images

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1968, Julia Cossette leaps joyfully as her name is drawn for a $100,000 prize.

Julia Cossette leaps joyfully as her name is drawn for a $100,000 prize in 1968. The New York Post via Getty Imag

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Toronto bachelor, Hugh Garber, flashes a big smile as he holds up his $3.2 million Lotto.

Hugh Garber, of Toronto, flashes a big smile as he holds up his $3.2 million lotto prize. Toronto Star via Getty Images

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Candido Oliveira, 47, from Dorchester, won $32 million in the Mega Millions Lottery game.

Candido Oliveira, 47, won $32 million in the Mega Millions Lottery game. Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Ericka Greene, 20, of Georgia, won $59 million in 2002. Getty Images

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2012, People celebrate after winning the first prize of Spain's Christmas lottery named "El Gordo".

People celebrate after winning the first prize of Spain’s Christmas lottery, named “El Gordo,” in 2012. AFP/Getty Images

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People celebrate after winning the first prize of Spain’s Christmas lottery, named “El Gordo,” in 2012. AFP/Getty Images

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