Lottery Annuity Games from Around the World

It’s no surprise, therefore, that over recent years so-called “annuity games” have become immensely popular with lotto lovers all over the world.

Unlike single jackpot games, when you win an annuity game your prize is paid daily, weekly or monthly. It might only be £1,000 a day, but it reduces the risks of running out of money. Even after a big splurge, there will always be another payment on the way!

We’ve taken a look at some of the most popular annuity games around the world and what people love about them the most.

Gagnant à vie (Canada)

Canada’s “Gagnant à vie” literally means winner for life – and that’s precisely what happened for teenager Charlie Lagarde!

In a moment of remarkable luck, Charlie won “Gagnant à vie” with her first ever lottery ticket, buying the ticket to celebrate her 18th birthday in March 2018.

When her lucky numbers came up, Charlie was offered a choice between a single payout of $1 million or $1,000 a week. Naturally, as a young and sprightly teenager, Charlie chose the weekly payments, and now stands to collect more than $3 million over the course of her life.

Cash4Life (USA)

A classic annuity-style game, it’s super simple to bet on the New York Cash4Life; you just choose five numbers from 1 to 60 and a Cash Ball number from 1 to 4.

With a top prize of $1,000 every single day for the rest of your life, and a second prize of $1,000 a month for life, this daily dosh was traditionally only available to American residents – until now!

Punters in the UK can now bet on the outcome of Cash4Life at Lottoland.co.uk, with a chance to win all the same prizes as the original draw, including seven tiers of fixed one-off cash awards.

Better yet, with prizes awarded in pounds instead of dollars, betting on Cash4Life at Lottoland could mean winning the biggest annuity payout on the planet!

Lucky for Life (USA)

Lucky For Life is another hugely popular annuity game from the United States which offers two huge annuity prizes: $1,000 a day for life as first prize, and $25,000 a year for life as second prize.

The top prize even includes a cash option, where the lucky winner can choose a $5.75 million single payout instead. This is what an anonymous couple from Kansas did when they won last June, pulling in a prize so big that they were both able to take early retirement.

“We don’t really know what the future holds for us,” the winner remarked. “We now have to figure out what we’re going to do with all our spare time!”

Set for Life (Australia)

Friday the 13^th is unlucky for some - but not for a couple from the Sunshine Coast who bought a ticket for the 40^th Set For Life draw on this supposedly ill-fated day.

Matching 8 numbers out of 37, the lucky winners will now receive $20,000 every month for 20 years – almost $5 MILLION in total.

Commenting about the Friday they’ll never forget, the couple said, “It turns out Friday the 13th isn’t so bad after all!”