The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/lottery/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:04:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png lottery | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/lottery/ 32 32 Australia’s Aristocrat to buy Israel’s NeoGames in deal worth $1.2 billion https://www.timesofisrael.com/australias-aristocrat-to-buy-israels-neogames-in-deal-worth-1-2-billion/ Mon, 15 May 2023 13:03:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3015738 Nasdaq-listed NeoGames is a Tel Aviv-based online gaming tech solutions provider for iLottery, iGaming and online sports betting operators

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]]> Single Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04 billion win https://www.timesofisrael.com/single-powerball-ticket-sold-in-california-snags-record-2-04-billion-win/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:04:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2870239 Under state rules, the winner's name must be disclosed but no other information has to be made public; business owner gets $1 million bonus for selling winning ticket

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]]> Lottery ticket bought at gas station wins $1.28 billion jackpot https://www.timesofisrael.com/lottery-ticket-bought-at-gas-station-wins-1-28-billion-jackpot/ Sat, 30 Jul 2022 15:43:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2808550 The Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines, a Chicago suburb, to also receive half million dollars just for selling the ticket

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]]> Winner of Israel’s largest-ever lottery jackpot says winning numbers emitted a light https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-fills-out-lottery-ticket-for-first-time-wins-nis-80-million/ Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:16:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2697401 Scoops NIS 80 million ($25 million); had never filled out a lottery ticket before and only did so because the prize was so large

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]]> Grandfather takes biggest-ever Israel lottery jackpot of NIS 76m https://www.timesofisrael.com/grandfather-takes-biggest-ever-israel-lottery-jackpot-of-nis-76m/ Thu, 27 May 2021 07:43:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2553788 Lucky man informs his wife by singing about dreams coming true, calls boss at new place of work to tell him he won't be coming in

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]]> HBO doc on Hamburglar who stole millions in McDonald’s prizes gets 5 Emmy nods https://www.timesofisrael.com/hbo-doc-on-hamburglar-who-stole-millions-in-mcdonalds-prizes-gets-5-emmys-nods/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:06:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2359401 'A true-crime story that everyone's involved in': Series unpicks the absurd saga of a wildly popular decade-long Monopoly sweepstakes that almost no American legitimately won

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]]> Poverty-stricken ultra-Orthodox man wins over $140,000 in lottery https://www.timesofisrael.com/poverty-stricken-ultra-orthodox-man-wins-over-140000-in-lottery/ Sun, 18 Aug 2019 19:57:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2132297 Bnei Brak resident thanks God for the windfall after deciding on a whim to buy a scratch ticket for first time in his life

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]]> 6 months on, mystery Israeli fails to pick up $890K lottery winnings https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-months-on-mystery-israeli-fails-to-pick-up-lottery-winnings/ Sun, 04 Nov 2018 17:19:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1955112 If individual who won NIS 3.3 million in May doesn't come forward by Monday, winnings will return to draw company

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]]> Mending a broken nation: 6 things to know for November 4 https://www.timesofisrael.com/mending-a-broken-nation-6-things-to-know-for-november-4/ Sun, 04 Nov 2018 13:49:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1954968 The Rabin assassination Rabin 23 years ago is reverberating to this day, and the political divide becomes evident on the anniversary of the murder

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]]> NIS 52 million lottery winner says news ‘felt like the UN vote in 1947’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/nis-52-million-lottery-winner-says-news-felt-like-the-un-vote-in-1947/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:34:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1776602 50-year-old says he bought ticket while at the mall with friends, while rest of country was at protests; plans to buy an apartment and deposit the rest for now

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]]> Israeli missions overseas, immigrants, tourists targeted for 2019 budget cuts https://www.timesofisrael.com/immigrants-tourists-israeli-missions-overseas-targeted-for-2019-budget-cuts/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:50:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1766515 Deputy foreign minister calls move to slash ministry workforce 'a targeted assassination' of Israel's diplomacy, vows to block move

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]]> Hotel owner leaves over $2 million to his employees https://www.timesofisrael.com/hotel-owner-leaves-over-2-million-to-his-employees/ Fri, 16 Dec 2016 23:33:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1521871 Veteran staff at King Solomon Hotels in Jerusalem and Tiberias each receive $1,000 for every year they've worked there

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]]> The 3 sins of the Israeli lottery https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/mifal-hapayis-ad-campaign-that-kid-in-the-rainforest-or-a-yacht/ Sun, 20 Nov 2016 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1503183 It's bad enough to dupe the poor, but mocking the needs of children and the environment is too much -- ban the ads!

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]]> Israelis lead race as Micronesian tourism paradise is raffled off, at $49 a ticket https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-lead-the-race-as-micronesian-tourism-paradise-is-raffled-off-at-49-a-ticket/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:10:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1419167 The owners of the Nautilus Resort are moving back to the mainland, but they're selling the hotel in a rather unusual fashion

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]]> Why the Israeli lottery gives winners masks https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-the-israeli-lottery-gives-winners-masks/ Sat, 16 Jan 2016 15:55:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1322243 Unlike the US, Israel keeps the identities of its winners under wraps — and probably with good reason

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