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"A victory of justice": Forced to sell her home - and won 10 million shekels
After years of financial difficulties in which she was forced to sell her family home, a widow in her 50s won the prize in Double Lotto. She is not alone: within a few days, three new winners arrived at the Mifal HaPayis headquarters, including a resident of the South who won 40 million shekels, who will buy an apartment for his soldier son, and a finance professional who will provide a...

The 'Chance' lottery glitch reaches the court: 'The balls were inserted in the wrong order'
Two requests to certify class action lawsuits were filed against Mifal HaPayis following a glitch in the lottery. The applicants claim that incorrect results broadcast in real-time caused participants to discard tickets and harmed their ability to claim winnings. Mifal HaPayis: 'We are examining on an individual basis a small number of inquiries from customers who claim they won and do not have...

Request for a 2.5 million NIS lawsuit against Mifal HaPayis: "The draw was cancelled"
Due to negligent work by Mifal HaPayis that disrupted the draw results and caused thousands of bettors to lose money, the losers filed a request for a class action lawsuit against the company in court. Mifal HaPayis denied the claims.

Unusual coincidence in the lottery: are these Israel's lucky numbers?
The latest lottery draw resulted in another huge win, but what stunned the participants is a very rare statistical sequence that repeated itself with amazing precision within just one week.

When luck smiles: winner of the American lottery wins $1.04 billion
An Illinois resident has won the largest prize of the year in the Powerball lottery. The winner can choose between receiving the full $1 billion prize or a one-time lump sum of $450.5 million in cash.

Cancelled 'Chance' lottery draw: Mifal HaPayis admits error in ball loading
Mifal HaPayis has acknowledged that the 'Chance' lottery draw results were invalidated due to a human error in loading the balls into the machines. The organization also confirmed that there was no real-time oversight by the committee during the process.

1,000,000 shekels down the drain: Unusual malfunction at Mifal HaPayis
The results of the 'Chance' draw held last Friday were invalidated due to a technical error and negligence in loading the lottery machines. Gamblers are furious, as many discarded their tickets after the incorrect results were published.

Lotto goes wild: This mistake cost players 80 million shekels
Two participants were a step away from the grand prize in the latest Lotto draw, but missing the strong number left the huge jackpot unclaimed and rolled it over to the next draw.

80 million shekels jackpot remains unclaimed: Lotto prize continues to grow
The latest Lotto draw ended without a winner for the first prize. Two participants managed to guess six numbers, but missed the strong number, leaving the large sum for the next draw.

Million-Euro Lottery Ticket Recovered from Garbage Truck in Italy
An Italian woman accidentally threw away a winning lottery ticket after misinterpreting a terminal message. Following a frantic call to the sanitation department, workers conducted a massive search of a garbage truck and miraculously retrieved the intact ticket after more than 24 hours.

Jackpot up to 80 million shekels: The massive lottery draw taking place today
This evening, one of the largest lottery draws in history will take place, with a first prize that could reach 80 million shekels.

What are the odds? After winning $100,000, he raked in another million
Oscar Mendoza, a resident of Sanford, North Carolina, experienced an incredibly rare winning streak, claiming a $1 million grand prize just two months after winning $100,000 in another lottery game.

Lottery Winner of 12.5 Million Shekels Admits: "I Mismanaged My Money, I'm Back to Work"
Reuven Shemesh, a painter from Hadera who won 12.5 million shekels in the lottery, reflects on his financial mistakes. After a period of lavish spending, he has returned to his original trade.

20% of reservists received notification: You won an apartment at a discount
Out of 25,394 reservists who registered for the 'Apartment at a Discount' lottery, 4,734 received a winning notification this morning—nearly one in five participants. In total, approximately 60% of all lottery winners are reservists.

800,000,000 dollars: The biggest win of the year in the USA
One lucky winner in Florida scooped up the biggest prize of the year in Mega Millions. The win broke a drought of 38 consecutive draws without a winner.

2,000 IDF soldiers won an apartment at a discount - these are the prices
The lottery has concluded, and soon nearly two thousand reservists will receive notification that their apartment is on the way. How much will an apartment cost in Yehud versus Rishon, where are the lowest prices, and who is set to become a millionaire?

Double Lotto Winner of 10 Million Shekels: "First Thing We'll Do Is Pay Off the Mortgage"
A resident of central Israel who won 10 million shekels shared his modest plans for the future. The winner intends to maintain his current lifestyle while treating his family, including his son serving in the IDF.