Friday, October 26, 2012

EuroMillions: Millionaires’ Families Come First


Over the summer, the National Lottery, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, conducted an exclusive survey of the millionaires it has created since its conception in 1994 and what they have done with their winnings.

 
It’s a great read with some really interesting results, some of which are completely unexpected.

In an effort not to overload you with statistics, I have chosen to focus on a small proportion of the facts. In particular – one of the most interesting facts highlighted is how the winners distributed their newfound wealth amongst themselves and their family and friends.

Here are some interesting facts the survey bought to light:

More than just 3000 Millionaires?

·      Lottery winners have, so far, spent £1.615 billion on investments for the future/children.
·      510 millionaires have been directly created by Lottery Millionaires’ generosity of giving (excluding gifts given to their children).

·      3270 children of winners are already, or will be when they grow up, millionaires as a result of their parents’ win.

That’s a fantastic amount of millionaires made. The spread of wealth to children and family is something I didn’t think about before reading the report.

To put this into perspective, the £1.615bn spent on investments for the future/children money is the equivalent to what it would cost to raise three quarter of a million British children (according to the Guardian’s estimate that the average cost of raising a child to the age of 18 is £218,000).

Family matters dealt with

·    National Lottery Millionaires have spent £1.17 billion on gifts for family and friends.
·    3000 millionaires have paid off 3700 mortgages of family and friends
·    390 winners gave their previous home to a friend or family member

Oh to be a friend of a jackpot winner! The amount spent on gifts for friends and family is even more surprising, when you consider that the amount Lottery winners’ have spent on large items for themselves (such as cars and holidays) only amounted to £680 million.

As the National Lottery research suggests, winning a huge jackpot means financial freedom not only for the winners themselves, but also for their friends and family.

During these tough economic times, having the opportunity to help those around you is a definitely not an opportunity to be missed.

As 1 in 4 jackpots is won by lottery syndicates it’s no surprise people boost their chances of winning by playing as part of syndicate. We can offer you the chance to play in the next EuroMillions or Lotto draw for free. All you have to do is join one of our syndicates and hope those winnings numbers to come up. Who knows, you and your family could be holidaying in Barbados this Christmas.

It’s worth a try, isn’t it?

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Free EuroMillions/Lotto Line Giveaway


With your news feed over-flowing with status updates, photos and events you can be forgiven for missing the news that we have an exclusive 1 free line giveaway on the LottoByText Facebook page.

By ‘liking’ LottoByText on Facebook you could be in with a chance of winning the highly sought-after EuroMillions or National Lottery jackpot and walk away with a multi-million pound cheque.

Now, I could attempt to promote this fantastic deal like this:

“BREAKING NEWS! Don’t miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime Lottery offer from the world’s finest mobile lottery syndicate provider: LottoByText. Join LottoByText on Facebook and win the next huge jackpot for FREE. It’s fantastic. It’s amazing. It’s not to be missed.”

However, if I did that, you’d likely get bored of the promotional drivel and probably think it’s one big lie.

So, I’m not going to do that.

Instead, I’ve written a simple tutorial to help you play the Lotto or EuroMillions for free on Facebook.

Step 1. ‘Like’ our Facebook page and go to the ‘1 Free Euro Line’ app. Alternatively, you can click here to go straight there.



Step 2.  ‘Like’ the app to access the offer. (That’s the little blue button with a ‘thumbs up’ on it.)


                       
Step 3. Read through the app info and click ‘Go to App’.

Step 4. If you want, allow us to post a quick message on your behalf to tell your friends that you’ve received your free line.

Step 5. Enter your mobile number in the white box. We need to know your number because we send you your EuroMillions or Lotto line to your mobile via SMS. Find out why we do this here.

Step 6. If everything’s correct, you should get this message (below). If you get something different, that’s because you’ve probably entered a non-UK number or already received a free line via this app before. If you encounter any other problems, just speak to us on Facebook.




I hope that you’ve found that I’ve kept my end of the deal not overloading you with faux-sounding promotional talk! All I’ve done is break it down into bite-size chunks to help all you keen Lottery players out there get your free line.

Want to find out more about how LottoByText could help you win the lottery?

We are the UK’s most successful mobile lottery syndicate service with over 50,000 winners each month. All you need is mobile phone and a little bit of luck.

Try it now. You’ll be surprised how easy it is. 

Friday, October 12, 2012

EuroMillions & Lotto News Roundup


 For the benefit of those who missed this week’s hot lottery news, I’ve decided to do a weekly roundup of what’s happening on our sister news site.

We have three exciting stories for you this week:

The first is a piece on the humbling tale of the EuroMillions winner who does not want to give up his job, despite winning the iconic £148M EuroMillions jackpot, back in August. The second story is of the news that a pensioner’s dream finally came true with a lottery win. My final piece focuses on the city of Sheffield and how it’s benefiting from National Lottery funding.


After successfully matching 5 balls and 2 lucky stars to win the second-largest lottery windfall in British history, Adrian Bayford and his wife Gillian, spent their first vacation in a caravan in Scotland with Gillian’s parents. The couple, on holiday, reportedly were modest spenders only splashing out on Easyjet flights to Scotland and a night in with takeaway pizzas.

Upon winning this kind of money, most people would expect a Lotto winner to at least leave their job. Oh no, not Adrian! Having spent his whole life building a small music shop business in Suffolk, he wasn’t going to let it go easily. So come Monday morning he was back on the shop floor, making tea for his business partner and re-tuning those violins.

What are your thoughts on going back to work after winning the lottery?


Thomas Foden, an eighty-year-old National Lottery winner from Tipton, recently scooped a £3.9 million jackpot with the help of his daughter, Irene Harper.

This draw, on Saturday 29th September 2012, made history, as it was the UK’s first quadruple Lotto rollover draw ever to occur.

Mr. Foden vows he always knew he was going to win the lottery: “I always said we’d have a big win and it’s a surprise now it’s actually come true,” he told ITV news. His daughter, on the other hand, was completely shocked and couldn’t believe her luck.

Interestingly, it was only recently that they shifted their store of choice for purchasing their National Lottery tickets from local convenience store Fags and Mags to the, far luckier in their case, Costcutter supermarket.

Have you ever thought about changing the way you buy your lottery tickets?


The city of Sheffield is to benefit from a £1.3 million grant from the National Lottery. The immediate beneficiary will be Sheffield Cathedral, situated within the city centre.

In order to restore it to its former glory, the stunning cathedral, dating back to 1430 A.D., needs extensive work to keep it in a good condition.

These renovation plans are extended to Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet – an 18th century steel works – which has just also received funding to repair the site for visitors.

Sheffield is indeed set to have a National Lottery make-over!

However, that’s now it for this week! Did you know LottoByText release exclusive lottery news every day?

If you don’t want to miss out, subscribe here.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

EuroMillions | September Results

September proved to be an eventful month in the EuroMillions calendar. With  a mid-week rollover and the extra special, bi-annual SuperDraw, the jackpot total for September was £239m.

I know! BeJesus, that’s a lot.

In Euro’s that’s €299,000,000. Doesn’t that sound impressive?

Here’s a breakdown of all the results for September.

I recommend getting your mobile and finding the LottoByText SMS you’ve received so you can check if you have won.

September’s Winning Numbers

Tuesday 04th September 2012 SUPERDRAW
11 - 17 - 18 - 39 – 44          (5 – 10)          Jackpot £79.75 M

The winning millionaire raffle ticket is RHP042184

Friday 07th September 2012
13 - 15 - 30 - 35 – 42          (4 - 6)             Jackpot £27.12 M

The winning millionaire raffle ticket is SHY258723

Tuesday 11th  September 2012
6 - 15 - 22 - 37 – 44             (2 - 4)             Jackpot £21.21 M

The winning millionaire raffle ticket is TJH389116

Friday 14th September 2012
3 - 10 - 23 - 27 – 44             (7 – 9)            Jackpot £12.05 M

The winning millionaire raffle ticket is VJN265623

Tuesday 18th September 2012
6 - 7 - 38 - 39 – 44               (7 – 9)             Jackpot £21.51 M

The winning millionaire raffle ticket is WJW891363

Friday 21st September 2012
4 - 19 - 34 - 41 – 43             (7 – 11)          Jackpot £12.01 M

The winning millionaire raffle ticket is XKH350714

Tuesday 25th September 2012
7 - 25 - 27 - 48 – 49             (1 – 4)            Jackpot £37.82 M *Rollover

The winning millionaire raffle ticket is YKL907199

Friday 28th September 2012
20 - 23 - 26 - 30 – 33          (6 – 9)              Jackpot £27.60 M

The winning millionaire raffle ticket is ZLJ501773

If you think you’ve won, click here to claim your winnings.

Remember playing the EuroMillions as part of a lottery syndicate enhances your chances of winning whilst reducing the amount of money you spend. For more information on how this works, visit our lottery syndicate explanation page.

I’ll leave you with this thought. If you won the EuroMillions jackpot would you go back to work? Would you want to change your lifestyle to one of luxury or keep it as humble as possible? You’ll be surprised what £148m EuroMillions Jackpot winner Adrian Bayford did…