The luck of the draw is a phrase often associated with winning the lottery. It’s true, playing the lottery can bring extreme fortune to those who are lucky enough to pick the right numbers. The biggest lottery jackpots in history have been awarded to individuals who had the luck of the draw on their side.
One of these people was Mavis Wanczyk, who won a whopping $758 million Powerball jackpot on August 23, 2017. She purchased her ticket at a convenience store in Massachusetts and chose numbers based on family birthdays. After taxes, she took home an estimated $480 million, making her the third-biggest winner in U.S. lottery history!
In January 2016, three winners split a staggering $1.6 billion in the Powerball draw. John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee were two of them and they selected their own set of numbers for the draw after purchasing tickets at their local grocery store. They ended up with an incredible $528 million prize!
On March 30th 2018, Manuel Franco from Wisconsin became one of the luckiest people ever when he won an astonishing $768 million Powerball jackpot! He said he chose his own set of random numbers for his ticket and when he heard about his winnings he couldn’t believe it – he even took off work just to make sure it was real!
These record-breaking wins prove that having luck on your side can really pay off when playing the lottery. Every time someone buys a ticket, there’s always potential for life-changing amounts of money – but it takes a bit of luck to win big like these people did! So if you’re feeling lucky enough to try your hand at winning big too, don’t forget: it might just be down to your luck of the draw!
