Six Spooky Lottery Stories for Halloween

Table of contents:

• LOTTERY WINNER RECEIVES PAPAL BLESSING
• THE LOTTERY DREAM THAT CAME TRUE
• PSYCHIC WAITER DEMANDS HIS MULTI-MILLION TIP
• LIGHTING STRIKE SURVIVOR WINS THE LOTTERY
• AUSSIE COMES BACK FROM THE DEAD - AND WINS THE LOTTERY TWICE
• HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR HOSPITAL WORKERS

For many, the odds of winning the lottery seem impossible, but yet, lotto winners are produced week-in-week-out across the globe.

Some of these stories are truly incredible, such as that of Ruby the labrador, who back in 2015, sniffed out a lottery ticket worth £150,000 for the Slaters, a couple from the Isle of Wight, this was the Slater's second ticket worth £150,000 for the same draw!

Ruby, along with another family dog, Kai, jumped into the back of the Slater's car after a walk and discovered the ticket inside a catalogue, which had been forgotten about.

'I really can't explain the way this piece of paper floated', said winner Jane Slater, 'it was like you see in slow motion in films, as though someone wanted me to notice it. …It was actually a bit scary because it all happened in such a magical way… we couldn't help feel that someone was looking down on us.'

Such stories and sentiments are not uncommon. Many lottery winners feel as though their good fortune was not so much down to luck, but rather the result of spiritual guidance, by loved ones who have passed, or through divine forces beyond their comprehension.  

#1 LOTTERY WINNER RECEIVES PAPAL BLESSING

When it comes to the divine forces, one person who carries plenty of clout is the Pope, especially in Italy.

Back in 2005, the year of Pope John Paul II's death, an Italian lottery disciple from the town of Lecce decided to use numbers related to the late Pontiff, including the year he became Pope, 19 and 78, the number of years he was Pope, 26, and his age when he died, 85.

The reward for his devotion – approximately £3 million!

#2 THE LOTTERY DREAM THAT CAME TRUE

We all dream of winning the lottery, but how about winning it twice? Here's a story of one such dream that came true.

Back in 2006 Mary Wollens, from Toronto, Canada, had a dream where she won the lotto. The dream was incredibly detailed and vivid. She not only saw the novelty cheque with her name on it, she also saw the winning numbers in her dream– and was able to remember them on waking.

Mary was so sure of her numbers she decided to buy two tickets. Lucky for her she did, because somebody else also had the lucky numbers, but instead of splitting it 50/50, Mary was able to claim two thirds of the jackpot amount, a full $16 million CAD (approximately £10.7 million) for herself!

#3 PSYCHIC WAITER DEMANDS HIS MULTI-MILLION TIP

Back in the UK meanwhile, you may remember a similar story about the 'psychic waiter' Fatih Ozcan.

Fatih, who worked at a Turkish restaurant in York, had also had a dream he would win the lottery and managed to persuade his boss to buy a ticket for him.

The ticket ended up winning £1 million but Fatih's boss then refused to share the prize, claiming that, as it was his money that paid for the ticket, he was its rightful owner.

The case went to court twice, and both times Fatih's boss was ordered to share the prize.

#4 LIGHTNING STRIKE SURVIVOR WINS THE LOTTERY

Peter McCathie was struck by lightning as a teenager, miraculously, he survived.

In 2017, he and a co-worker won a lottery prize worth $1 million CAD (approximately £673,000).

Not only this, Peter's daughter also had a similar story, she, too, was struck by lightning – and also survived to tell the tale.

Although a modest win, in lottery terms, the story made international headlines when one Canadian mathematician calculated the odds of all three events – two cases of lightning strike survival plus a lottery win – at a cosmic 2.6 trillion to one!

#5 AUSSIE COMES BACK FROM THE DEAD - AND WINS THE LOTTERY TWICE!

Now to one of our favourite stories, the story of Australian lottery winner Bill Morgan.

Morgan was a truck driver, a professional shared by Lottoland lottery winner Adam, from the Midlands, who won £1.8 million by betting on the Polish Lotto.

Initially, however, the story of Bill Morgan was anything but lucky. Following a horrific road accident Morgan suffered heart failure and spent twelve days in a coma, where he was pronounced clinically dead.

Against all odds, the redoubtable Aussie recovered with no ill effects. Doctors proclaimed it a miracle.

Feeling invincible, Morgan proposed to his girlfriend, who accepted. Later he decided to buy a scratchcard and won a luxury car.

Following his scratchcard win, a Melbourne news team got wind of the story and decided to shoot a re-enactment as part of a human-interest piece.

The camera crew followed Bill to purchase another scratchard to play out his previous win, Bill scratched away and then unbelievably turned to the cameras to declare, 'I just won $250,000 (AUD - approximately £150,000). I'm not joking!'.

#6 HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR HOSPITAL WORKERS

2020 was a nightmare year for most people across the world.

However, even in the darkest of times, there are shimmers of light.

On Halloween of the global annus horribilis, a syndicate of 4 hospital workers from British Columbia, Canada, were 'treated' to a lottery win of $6 million CAD.

The husband of one the winners texted his wife: 'It's not April Fools!' - no, it was Halloween, but this was no trick!

The syndicate had been playing the Canadian Lotto 6/49 for a year before their fateful win. 

As key workers during the pandemic, they certainly deserved the reward!

Last Updated: 29th September 2022