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A collection of some of the Largest Jackpots ever won| Prize | Lottery | Country | Name | Date | Notes |
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| $390m | Mega Millions | United States | Won by one ticket holder from New Jersey and one from Georgia | 6 March 2007 | World's largest jackpot | | $365m | Powerball | United States | One ticket bought jointly by eight co-workers at a Nebraska meat processing plant | 18 February 2006 | World's largest single ticket winner | | $363m | The Big Game | United States | Two winning tickets: Larry and Nancy Ross (Michigan), Joe and Sue Kainz (Illinois) | 9 May 2000 | The Big Game is now named Mega Millions | | €180m | EuroMillions | France(2), Portugal(1) | Three ticket holders | 3 February 2006 | Europe's largest jackpot | | €115m | EuroMillions | Ireland | Dolores McNamara | 29 July 2005 | Europe's largest single winner and the world's largest single payout. | | €71.8m | SuperEnalotto | Italy | One ticket bought jointly by ten bar customers in Milan | 4 May 2005 | Largest Italian prize | | £42m | National Lottery | United Kingdom | Three ticket holders | 6 January 1996 | Largest UK prize | | £35.4m | EuroMillions | UK | Angela Kelly, 40, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire [3] | 10 August 2007 | Largest UK single winner | | €37.6m | National Lottery | Germany | Won by a nurse from North Rhine-Westphalia | 7 October 2006 | Largest German prize and single winner | | €16.2 m | National Lottery | Ireland | Paul and Helen Cunningham | 28 July 2007 | Biggest single winner and jackpot (Ireland) |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 June 2008 )
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Biggest Jackpot Wins
