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Thursday 7 December 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Lucky

This year
2023
First Lotto jackpot winner since October for haul worth over €11 million
It is the first Lotto jackpot win since October.
All time
Author Alice Sebold apologises to man wrongly jailed for raping her
Anthony Broadwater’s conviction was overturned last week after a re-examination of the case found serious flaws in the prosecution.
'I saw death too closely' - F1 driver describes horrific 140mph crash after leaving hospital
Romain Grosjean managed to escape his blazing car at the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix.
Former Nigeria and Serie A player escapes from suspected armed kidnappers
Christian Obodo says two men forced themselves into his car and pushed his girlfriend out.
'Here we go, watch this now – we’re going to win the Lotto': Carlow family who scooped €2.7 million Lotto jackpot
Ths syndicate said they will pay off their mortgages.
Winning ticket for Saturday's Lotto worth €5.3 million sold at Centra in Innishannon
The owner of the Centra on the Main Street said he hopes a local won the big jackpot.
€11 million jackpot winner makes contact with National Lottery
The jackpot – the highest in over two years – was won last Wednesday.
'Accidental coach' Schmidt 'not really' interested in the All Blacks jobs
The Ireland head coach says he’s been lucky in his career.
A very surprised Sydney man won the lottery twice in the space of a week
The odds of winning just once are one in almost two million.
Mourinho bemoans fixture list, claims Liverpool are 'luckier'
The Red Devils boss believes Premier League scheduling is doing his side few favours, while their arch-rivals are benefiting from extra rest time
Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond airlifted to hospital in Switzerland following 'serious' car crash
Hammond avoided serious injury in the incident.
Someone has won €12.8 million on the Lotto
Those numbers were: 2, 15, 19, 26, 37, 38. The bonus was 39.
Newcastle's Mo Diame scored one of the flukiest goals you'll see last night
“I definitely meant that,” joked the Magpies midfielder.
Man who recently lost his job claims €500,000 Lotto prize
He wants to start his own business.
Lotto ticket worth over €11 million sold on Dublin's Amiens Street yesterday
It was the second highest jackpot of the year.
QUIZ: Just How Lucky Are You?
Luck, be a lady tonight.
Buy a EuroMillions ticket recently? Time running out for winner of unclaimed €190,000 prize
The deadline for the winner is 5.30pm on Thursday 28 July.
Lotto winner: 'We only had €40 left for the week - and then we win over €164,000'
The Wicklow family will clear the arrears on their mortgage with the money.
Woman wins money on two ITV game shows within an hour of each other
Some people get all the luck.
Man finds $20, plays lottery and wins $1 million
One very lucky guy.
Did you win the €2.5 million Lotto jackpot from last night?
Check your ticket.
A scratch card turned this €2 debt between Cavan brothers into €50,000
Nice work.
Man wins nearly $1 million after entering poker tournament by mistake
How’s that for luck?
Household cat "torn to pieces" by Lurchers as owners looked on
“The owners just stood there and did nothing when he was trying to get them away from the cat. They wouldn’t call them off.”
Behold the luckiest table tennis shot of all time
There’s a fine line between genius and being incredibly fluky.
'Southampton were lucky. They came for a draw' - Van Gaal
According to the Manchester United boss, they were the better team but got punished for not putting away their chances.
Longboarder has unbelievable near miss with bus
Our nerves.
So THAT'S why they made the iPhone 6 so big
It all makes sense now.
How Jammy Are You?
How much cash do you find in coat pockets?
Pony rescued after being found in 'excruciating pain' with head collar embedded in his face
The ISPCA wants to hear from anybody who has any information about the pony.
Nick Heidfeld walked away from this horror crash in the first-ever Formula E race
“Could/would/should have won that. Now nothing.”
Guy sinks freak basketball shot, winning the greatest bet a dad could ever make
Well, she’s gonna regret agreeing to that.
Insane near-miss in a racecar doesn't even bother driver
This is waaay too close for comfort.
A young Irish football fan is now the proud owner of a piece of World Cup history
Kevin and Oisín Treanor recently attended Germany’s incredible 7-1 win over Brazil.
Dublin man says he no longer has to sell his home after €500k lotto win
The father of four bought the ticked on Friday at the Applegreen service station on the M1 at Lusk.
Louie the beagle gets the best present ever
We love you Louie!
Today is a full moon on Friday the 13th - does that mean anything?
Are you afraid? Should you be?
Government gets €765,000 a year from slot machines
Not from gambling themselves, we should add.
Tiny copy of the Bible which was on board Apollo 13 sells at auction
The microform Bible, which measures just 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches, sold for $75,000.
Unbelievable dash-cam footage shows tree falling on unlucky traffic cop
That was a seriously bad place to pull over that car.